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Lot# 3089 - Auction 291-297

  • Lot# : 3089 Finland

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    Catalogue# : 4A
    1860: Arms 10 kop. rose-carmine, Serpentine roulette type A, on 1864 cover from Sordavala to St. Petersburg, tied by SORDAVALA cds (Aug 5) in black. Lightest horizontal file fold well away from the franking, a desirable cover to Russia, Facit 4C1 = 2'200 skr.rnNote: The receiver of this letter is Cornelius Otto Schütt (1798-1865) with his address Kirpitshnoi perulok, in his own house, St. Peterburg". Schütt came from Hamburg and was the founder of a famous brewery dynasty in St. Petersburg.rnProvenance: Collection Tobias Mellgren, Corinphila sale 101 (Nov 1997), lot 633.
    Starting bid : 150.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 240.00 CHF