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Karlstad (Also; Carlstad) is a city, the seat of Karlstad Municipality, the capital of Värmland County, and the largest city in the province Värmland in Sweden. The city had 61,685 inhabitants in 2010. Karlstad has a university and a cathedral.
Karlstad is built on the river delta where Sweden's longest river, Klarälven, runs into Sweden's largest lake, Vänern. It has the second largest lake port in the country after Västerås.
Karlstad is often associated with sunshine and the symbol for Karlstad is a smiling sun. Karlstad is reputed to be one of the sunniest towns in Sweden and a local waitress, known as "Sola i Karlstad" (the Sun in Karlstad) for her sunny disposition, is also commemorated with a statue.
Postmark Examples
 KARLSTAD EM afternoon mail (Eftermiddag) |
 KARLSTAD ★ AFG ★ Bridge Type Cancel. |
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Machine Postmarks
Covers
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 Perforation Cancellation 1880 |
 Slogan postmark advertising the exhibition in Karlstad 1929 |
 1893 EM sent in the Afternoon |
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