FACIT Norden 2025

FACIT Norden 2025 is now available!

The catalogue is 1120 pages, in hardcover and with a ribbon bookmark. It contains all the Nordic stamps until the latest issue. However, only stamps from 1951 onwards are described with varieties, earlier stamps are described only with issue, denomination and price for a normal stamp.

Among the contents of FACIT Norden 2025:

• An attractive gift from PostNord is enclosed (a nicely cancelled minisheet: Carl XVI Gustaf 50 Years as Head of State)
• Extra fine cancelled stamps F393-F683 (NEW)
• List of stamp products issued by the Swedish Post (REVISED, now with prices)
• First day covers with SESAM cachets (REVISED)
• Forged stamps (REVISED)
• The Ålandic gutter pairs (REVISED)
• All newly issued Nordic stamps
• Adjustments and various corrections
• Updated membership roster for the Swedish Stamp Dealers Association
• Adverts from stamp dealers and auctioneers
• Adverts from the Nordic postal services

Price SEK 700 incl. VAT (p&p will be added).

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FACIT Special Classic 2024

FACIT Special Classic 2024 is the specialized catalogue featuring all stamps of the Nordic countries in colour, with varieties, until 1951.

Among the contents of FACIT Special Classic 2024:

• Updated article on Return labels and handstamps for undeliverable items to the Nordic countries.
• Update of "Proofs for Swedish Stamps".
• Article "Cliché Relocations in the First Three Print Runs of the 4 Skilling Banco".
• Many price adjustments throughout the catalogue.
• Updates of new varieties and watermarks.
• Article explaining catalogue changes for Landstorm II.
• Image showing part of a wire cloth.
• Prices for superb copies of cancelled stamps 1924-1951 are now added to the Swedish part.
• Prices for superb copies of mint unhinged and unused stamps up to and including Bromma 1936.
• Article "Færingehavn on the West Coast of Greenland".
• From the Ringström Museum of Philately the mounted collection of HAPAG "Hamburg American Packet Company West India Line" is shown.
• Icelandic cancellations have been updated.
• Corrections and updates of American and British Military Mail in Iceland during World War II.
• Map of Icelandic post offices and postal routes 1885.
• Update of the Icelandic overprints ”Í GILDI ’02-’03”.
• Article "An Expert's Guide to the Iceland Í GILDI ’02-’03 Overprints", Postscript No. 2.
• 512 pages.

Price SEK 500 incl. VAT (p&p will be added).

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FACIT Sverige 2023

FACIT Sverige 2023 features all Swedish stamps from the start in 1855. All values are described with prices for unused (both hinged and never hinged) as well as cancelled stamps and with all the different stamp designs depicted in colour. The catalogue is written in Swedish with most parts in English as well.

Among the contents of FACIT Sverige 2023:

• A list of stamps that cannot be soaked off using water.
• Tourist Postage Labels, Newspaper Stamps and Franking Labels.
• First Day Covers, Booklets, Self-adhesive Stamps in Covers and Souvenir Sheets.
• All Thematic Sheets published from 1 November 2018 and onwards are pictured along with a complete price list.
• Price list for the Official Maximum Cards.
• NEW: Stamp products issued by the Swedish Post are now priced and updated.
• NEW: Swedish Postal Stationery are updated and now also includes the Military Stationery, which are also updated.
• REVISED: Private Local Post, the first three periods.
• Updated membership roster for the Swedish Stamp Dealers Association.
• GIFT FROM POSTNORD: A First Day Cancelled minisheet, “Marinen 500 år”, especially for this catalogue.
• 384 pages.

Price SEK 450 incl. VAT (p&p will be added).

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FACIT History & Index

At last a history of FACIT!

Our Editor in chief Gunnar Lithén has gone through all the catalogues from FACIT Special 1948 up to and including the latest 2022 (79 issues). The result is this handy listing of articles and other content from all issues of FACIT Special, as well as an index of contributors and article authors.

FACIT History & Index is printed in a limited edition and the text is in both English and Swedish.

Price € 40 incl. VAT (p&p will be added).

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Large Gold Medal to FACIT Special Classic 2017

For the first time ever, a Large Gold in the literature class has been awarded to a stamp price catalogue. During the international stamp exhibition FINLANDIA 2017 in Tampere 24-28 May, FACIT Special Classic 2017 was awarded no less than 95 points and thereby a Large Gold Medal. Also FACIT Norden 2017 received very high scores and was with 93 points awarded a Gold Medal.

FACIT Special Classic and FACIT Norden emerged when in 2016 chief editor Gunnar Lithén decided to divide FACIT Special into two parts. FACIT Special Classic contains all Nordic stamps up to 1951 with varieties and specialties. FACIT Norden contains all Nordic stamps from 1951 onwards with varieties, the period before 1951 is described with issue and denomination, without varieties. Both catalogues also contain current editorial material and have been highly appreciated by the collectors.

What do my stamps cost?

The first FACIT catalogue was issued in 1947. It has since become the standard reference and a "must-have" for collectors of Nordic philately. Armed with the right FACIT you not only have a current price catalogue with all issued stamps, but also a handbook in the art of stamp collecting. It is written by a catalogue committee of about 20 active, distinguished philatelists, each closely monitoring the market in their area of expertise.

FACIT Special Classic contains all the Nordic stamps with varieties and specialties until 1951.

FACIT Norden contains all the Nordic stamps until the latest issue. However, only stamps from 1951 onwards are described with varieties, earlier stamps are described only with issue, denomination and price for a normal stamp.

FACIT Postal is issued every five years and is focussed on Swedish town cancellations and postal history, a popular philatelic area of interest.

FACIT Sverige is issued every two years and is a simpler catalogue with Swedish stamps only. The catalogue is filled with beautiful high quality colour images and the content is easy to grasp. This is the perfect catalogue for the beginner or for anybody in need of a quick valuation of their stamps.