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    Catalogue# : 8B+11
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    1866: Coat of Arms with Serpentine Roulette II, 20 penni blue in an unusual mixed franking with 1875 Senate printing 32 penni carmine, tied by "HELSINGFORS 25.9.75" cds in blue to cover to Paris with framed PD in red, St. Peterburg transit cds, and French entry datestamp "RUSSIE ERQUELLINES 10 SEPT 75" in blue alongside, reverse with St. Petersburg Train station transit cds. An attractive cover, in addition an extremely rare combination which was possible only between August 1875 (issue of the Senate printing) and December 1875 (before France joined the GPU in January 1876). Cert. Tuori (2003) Facit 8v2C2b+18, SEK 85'000+ for this combination.rnrnProvenance: Collection Silvain Wyler.
    Starting bid : 3,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 7,000 CHF