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Lot# 6099 - Auction 257-264

  • Lot# : 6099 Finland

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    Catalogue# : Connell 1
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    Ångbåts Aktiebolag Sibbo, the Company was founded in 1892 and the Sibbo sailed between Helsingfors and Söderkulla, some 2 kilometres up the Sibbo river, from 1892 until 1899 when the company was disolved in 1899 and the steamship was renamed Janaslahti.rnrnCoastal Ships - Helsingfors Area - Ångbåts Aktiebolag Sibbo 1892/99: Typeset 10 penni black on violet-rose paper, Type I, perf. 11½, the used example on cover to Ida Wanerberg, Bridge Quay, Nevas tied by straight line SIBBO handstamp in blue. This is the example illustrating the #1 in Dr. Connell 'The Letter and Parcel Stamps of the Finnish Shipping Companies' on page 68. The cover with slight imperfections but, with just three covers recorded, exceedingly rare.rnProvenance: Collection Fabergé.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF