1977 and 1983 Sweden: sets of 6, 104, 78, and 104 (total 292) cards. Swedish Star Wars cards are often referred
to as being one series - when there are in fact four different series. The first series of cards was issued in 1977
in a series of "Pop artists". Only six of the cards were Star Wars-related and to make things more exciting - two of
the cards shared the same number - 78. These say "Universaltryck Grafiska AB" on the short side of each card, and are
labeled "Star Wars" in Swedish: "Stjarnornas Krig". Thanks to Colin Kelly, these are numbered 31, 77, 78, 78, 113, and
125. The next Star Wars set was issued by the company Nellba in 1983. These are numbered 201-278 and 301-326. Most of
these cards (but not all of them) are labeled with a description of what they show, i.e. if the card depicts Luke
Skywalker it says so. The name of the producer (Nellba) is printed on the flipside of the cards. This is a subset
of cards that was part of a larger set that included other subjects, referred to as the "Filmisar" set, hence the
odd numbering. The third Star Wars set runs between 201 and 278 and carries the text "TM Lucas Film 1983 Arr."
on the short end of the cards. The flipside is blank. All of these cards are labeled "Star Wars" in Swedish:
"Stjarnornas Krig". These are the most common. I believe that these were part of a "second printing" of the
"Filmisar" set that wasn't as extensive as the first printing. The final set is the most difficult to obtain.
It's identical to the second set (201-278, 301-326), but carries no text on the flipside. Another printing of the
"Fimlisar" set?
To recap, here's a checklist:
• 6 cards, part of a "pop" series. "Universaltryck Grafiska AB" on the front, labeled "Stjarnornas Krig" for all cards.
• 104 cards, numbered 201-278 and 301-326, "Nellba" on the backs, labeled with varied descriptions.
• 78 cards, numbered 201-278, "TM Lucas Film 1983 Arr." on the front, blank backs, labeled "Stjarnornas Krig" for all cards.
• 104 cards, numbered 201-278 and 301-326, blank backs, labeled with varied descriptions.
Unopened packs contained 7 cards. The following are scans of some of the variations.
• 6 cards, part of a "pop" series. "Universaltryck Grafiska AB" on the front, labeled "Stjarnornas Krig" for all cards.
• 104 cards, numbered 201-278 and 301-326, "Nellba" on the backs, labeled with varied descriptions.
• 78 cards, numbered 201-278, "TM Lucas Film 1983 Arr." on the front, blank backs, labeled "Stjarnornas Krig" for all cards.
• 104 cards, numbered 201-278 and 301-326, blank backs, labeled with varied descriptions.
Unopened packs contained 7 cards. The following are scans of some of the variations.
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