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    8 penni black on green ribbed paper, Roulette II, a fine single example and a block of four used on 1874 opened for display cover to Waldheim, Saxony. The adhesives nearly all with outstanding full roulettes (just a couple slightly blunted on the block) and of excellent fresh colour, neatly cancelled by 'Helsingfors' datestamps (April 8) in blue. St. Petersburg transit cds in black (March 22, old style) and Waldheim arrival cds faintly struck. A splendid 40 penni franking and an extremely unusual cover for the specialist. Cert. Gummesson (1997) Mi. 6Bz.

    Provenance: Collection 'Tobias Mellgren', Corinphila sale 101 (Nov 1997), lot 683.
     
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,200 CHF