But Maybe Not For SL?
They look a bit brighter now but still a bit flimsy. But there is no monetary value on them.
There is a King …
… who has been on the throne for 50 years. He is King Carl Gustaf and his queen is Juliana.
She has a 30 Krone commemorative with price printed thereupon – but this year’s Christmas stamp (just one not about 100 as in the UK) is unpriced. (OK Maybe 100 is a bit if an exaggeration but …)
They have quite a neat system for postal rates. Currently they go up in steps of 15 Kr and a single stamp pays 15 Kr of postage – so for a 45 Kr mining you stick on THREE identical unpriced stamps.
… Bjorn Borg …
… Auguste Strindberg …
… and a popular music group whose name currently escapes him?
Were they in any way successful?
… has a city population roughly equivalent to Birmingham but is built on a multiplicity of islands.
This makes things exciting for public transport.
… and blue buses.
It has blue trams …
… and suburban trains (also mainly blue) designated “Metro” …
… and airport express trains in cream and yellow.
It also has a small, narrow gauge suburban network …
… which is now being equipped with shiny new trains.
Everything (except the Airport Express) is run by “SL” the city’s transport authority; but everything is “contracted out” to a variety of operators.
… ferries ditto …
… and diagrams of many, many unpronounceable interchanges.
He tried to “sok” …
… (with “umlaut”) but to no avail.
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