Issued in 1973, these Viking images come from a Stora Hammar stone, one of four bas-relief steles on the island of Gotland. The stone on which they are carved has a red background, not blue, like the ship stamp. Once Christianity was in power many of these stones were demolished and others toppled to provide building material for the first stone churches on the island.Issued in 1973, these Viking images come from a Stora Hammar stone, one of four bas-relief steles on the island of Gotland. The stone on which they are carved has a red background, not blue, like the ship stamp. Once Christianity was in power many of these stones were demolished and others toppled to provide building material for the first stone churches on the island.
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