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  • Lot# : 214 Finland

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    Catalogue# : 1/II,2x
    1856: Large Pearls 5 kop. dark blue, with margins close to large all round, cancelled by pen cross and Helsingfors cds in black, minute creasing at top, in addition 10 kop. dark carmine, in brilliant deep shade, margins fair to shaved, cancelled by low-boxed Viborg datestamp (16  Aug. 1856) in black. An attractive pair. Two certs. Facit 1/IIa, 2c = SEK 26'000/Mi = € 2'850.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 460 CHF

    Lot# : 215 Finland

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    Catalogue# : U15/III+6B
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    1860: Postal stationery envelope Coat of Arms 5 kop. blue on invalidated 10 kop. rose, additional franking of ten examples 1866 Coat of Arms with Serpentine Roulette II 8 penni (strip of three, three pairs and a single adhesive, overall good quality, three stamps with perforation irregularities), all adhesives tied by small circle "WILLMANSTRAND 4/7 1868" cds's to cover to Diessbach, Canton Bern, with "AUS RUSSLAND über BÜR XI EDK.BRG / FRANCO 8 7 68" cds's in red alongside reverse with HEIDELBERG - BASEL T.P.O. and BASEL - OLTEN T.P.O. as well as Diessbach arrival cds's (10 JUL). Single rate cover to Switzerland, opened for display on three sides, the 72 p. rate is overpaid by 8 p., the postal stationery envelope was not taken into account for usages sent abroad, an attractive item. Cert. Nykvist (2003) Facit 6v1C2, SEK 26'000+ for a 72 p. rate cover to SwitzerlandrnrnProvenance: Collection Silvain Wyler.
    Starting bid : 20,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 216 Finland

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    Catalogue# : 6C+8C
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    1866: Coat of Arms with Serpentine Roulette III, two horizontal pairs of 8 penni (one shorter perf.) and Roulette II 20 penni blue, tied by "HELSINGFORS .10.1874" cds's in blue to cover to Paris with framed PD in red, Russian OPLATSHENO in black and French entry datestamp "RUSSIE ERQUELLINES 13 OCT 74" in blue alongside, reverse with St. Petersburg transit and Paris arrival cds's (13 OCT). Single rate cover to France, opened for display on three sides, an fine cover. Signed A. Diena and Bolaffi; cert. Tuori (2003) Facit 6v4C3 + 8V2C2b, SEK 25'000+ for a 52 p. rate cover.rnrnProvenance: Collection Silvain Wyler.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,400 CHF

    Lot# : 217 Finland

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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

    Lot# : 218 Finland

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    Catalogue# : 9
    1866/74: 40 p. rose, used examples (18), largely fine, with a range of roulettes, shades and cancellations. A scarce assembly Mi = € 3'200+.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 219 Finland

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    Catalogue# : 2-10
    1856/72: Classic used group with 1856 10 k. rose (2) used at Borga and Brahestad (signed A. Diena), 1860 5 kop. blue (2) and 10 k. rose (4),  1866 5 p. brown-lilac (4), 8 p. black on green (3), 10 p. black on straw (3), 20 p. blue (2), 40 p. rose (8) and 1 mark brown (1), condition varies but a good highly catalogued group with some cancellation interest.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF

    Lot# : 220 Finland

    1856/1992: Collection in two albums, in the main catalogue numbers complete with better sets and values used and 1941 onwards in complete mint sets, incl. 1856 Coat of Arms 5 kop. blue (2, one with large pearls) and 10 kop. rose (2) of which two with Gummesson certificates (1987/89), further diff. Serpentine Roulettes to 1 M. with one copy of 10 P. unused, then 1875 Coat of Arms up to the modern issues with miniature sheets and booklets. A fine collection.
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,000 CHF
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