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EXPERTIZING ......................................................................................................... BY TOM HORN authentication department director twhorn@stamps.org Basics: Norway Post Horns The World’s Longest Running Design Had Four Basic Designs in 57 Years The longest running stamp design in the world is the Post Horn of Norway. The basic detail for identifying the correct Scott catalog number for the many Norway stamps is in the – you guessed it – Post Horns. But the letter style and denominations are in the mix as well. The focus here is on the three details that many collectors miss when identifying these stamps. We’ll tell you more about identifying the stamps in a moment. First, some background. “Post horns are valveless horns, with a cupped mouthpiece similar to a modern day trumpet,” states the Stamps of Distinction website. “Because the horns did not have valves, the sound of the horn could only be varied by changing the formation of the user’s mouth on the mouthpiece. … When a post rider or mail coach arrived in a town or village , the driver would signal his arrival by blowing his post horn. … Over time, the post horn became a symbol of mail service and remains so to this day.” Norway began showing post horns on stamps in 1872 and has produced a new Post Horn stamp as recently as 2014. Today, we’re looking at the first four major issues. The first of these stamps was issued in 1872 with the shaded Post Horn, the country name, “NORGE,” in sans-serif format and the denominations in skillings. This is the only skillings design of the Post Horns. The next printing in 1877 kept the shaded Post Horn ring and lettering format, but changed the denomination to “ore” and “krone,” thereby distinguishing this series from the first issues. The 1882 series made the change in the Post Horn by having the ring unshaded except for a line of color in the ring under the crown. The 1893 series retained the denominations and the previous unshaded Post Horn ring. It made the change in the lettering format to the Roman font with serifs. In 1910, these stamps were redrawn. The line of color was removed from the Post Horn ring below the crown and the “3” of the 3-, 30- and 35-ore denominations were rounded, rather than flat, at the top. Please note that this column gives you the basic differences as there is not enough space to go into the types found in the first and second series. Of course, perforation measurements, color and watermarks will help guide you to the correct catalog number, as well. Note: Images courtesy of the APS Reference Collection. Norway Scott 17, year 1872. Norway Scott 30, year 1877. Norway Scott 41, year 1882. Some of the modern Post Horn stamps from Norway: Scott 193, year 1940; Scott 418, year 1962; Scott 960, year 1991. Norway Scott 76, year 1910. 688 AMERICAN PHILATELIST / JULY <strong>2018</strong>
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