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john sefton
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Kinningsbat

Post by john sefton » Sat Jan 14, 2012 4:46 pm

SWEDISH INLAND BOATS
A free translation by SVEN-GOSTA LlJEKVIST Stamp issue: Sweden 1988. Log Book December 1997
Many of the old inland boats of Sweden have lost their function and the types and how they were built have been long forgotten. But some of the types have been documented and now appear on stamps.

KINNINGSBAT from a place named Byske In the north of Sweden This type has been used at log-dnlhngs In the river. The name refers to a dialectical word concerning the construction.
Sweden SG1376
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