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  • Lot# : 3083 Finland

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    Catalogue# : 1/I
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    1856/58: 5 kop. small pearls dark blue, a huge margined superb single example on 1856 cover to Padasjoki, cancelled by central strike of HELSINGFORS large boxed datestamp (Sept 5, 1856) in black. A pristine and most attractive cover, certs. R. Gummesson (1979), P. Gummesson (1997), Tuori (2003) Facit 1/Ia = 90'000 skr.+ 300 skr. for the cancellation.rnProvenance: Collection Sibelius, Corinphila sale 135 (April 2003), lot 1029.
    Starting bid : 2,500.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 6,000.00 CHF

    Lot# : 3084 Finland

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    Catalogue# : 2x
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    1856/58: 10 kop. dark carmine on wove paper, a huge margined single example on 1857 cover to Helsingfors, tied by clear WIBORG large boxed datestamp (Dec 8) in black, a crisp information strike alongside, reverse with ANK arrival datestamp of the following day. A splendid cover, cert. R. & P. Gummesson (1997) Facit 2c = 25'000+ skr.+ 140 skr. for the cancellation.rnProvenance: Collection Tobias Mellgren, Corinphila sale 101 (Nov 1997), lot 584.
    Starting bid : 750.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,200.00 CHF

    Lot# : 3085 Finland

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    Catalogue# : 2x
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    1856/58: 10 kop. red-carmine on wove paper, a good to large margined single example on 1857 cover to Joensuu, tied by WIBORG large boxed datestamp (July 11) in black. Vertical file fold well away from the franking, paper torn at top, some paper split at the edges, nevertheless a desirable cover, cert. Schwenson (2003) Facit 2e = 25'000 skr.+ 140 skr. for the cancellation.
    Starting bid : 400.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 400.00 CHF

    Lot# : 3086 Finland

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    Catalogue# : 2x
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    1856/58: 10 kop. dark carmine on wove paper, a large margined single example on 1857 cover to Jacobstad, tied by WIBORG large boxed datestamp (July 29) in black. Vertical file fold well away from the franking, an appealing cover, cert. R. & P. Gummesson (1997) Facit 2c = 25'000+ skr.+ 140 skr. for the cancellation.
    Starting bid : 500.00 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 3087 Finland

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    Catalogue# : 2x
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    1856/58: 10 kop. carmine on wove paper, a large margined single example in a deep shade on June 1859 cover to Jacobstad, cancelled by central strike of NYSTAD large boxed datestamp in black. Vertical file fold well away from the franking, nevertheless a desirable cover, certs. Grønlund (1974), Ossa (1978), R. & P. Gummesson (1995) Facit 2 = 25'000 skr.+ 350 skr. for the cancellation.
    Starting bid : 500.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 500.00 CHF

    Lot# : 3088 Finland

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    Catalogue# : 3A
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    1860: Arms Serpentine roulette 5 kop. blue in a deep fresh shade, on 1855 second page of entire letter from Helsingfors to Tavastehus, tied by ANK arrival datestamp (March 21) in black. An appealing cover, Facit 3C1 = 10'000 skr.+.rnProvenance: Corinphila sale 126 (May 2001), lot 6164.
    Starting bid : 150.00 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 3089 Finland

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    Catalogue# : 4A
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    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

    Lot# : 3090 Finland

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    Catalogue# : 5Bz
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    1866: Arms 5 p. brown-lilac on laid lilac-blue paper, Serpentine roulette type B, on 1875 visit card of a Lübeck company, despatched  in Tammerfors to Jacobstad, tied by indistinct TAMMERFORS despatch cds (March 7) in black. A rare and unusual usage, correctly franked with the inland printed matter rate, Facit 5v2C2 = skr. 8'000+rnProvenance: Corinphila sale 143 (May 2005), lot 3151.
    Starting bid : 150.00 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 3091 Finland

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    Catalogue# : 5Cx
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    1866: Arms 5 p. reddish brown on laid pale lilac paper, Serpentine roulette type C, on 1871 entire letter to Elimä, tied by light WIBORG despatch cds (Nov 24) in black, railway "FINSKA JERNVÄGENS POST KUPE EXPED No 14 24 / 11 1871" alongside. A fine and fresh printed matter item, the adhesive paying correctly the domestic rate, Facit 5v1C3 = skr. 8'000+rnProvenance: Collection Sibelius, Corinphila sale 135 (April 2003), lot 1166.
    Starting bid : 200.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 200.00 CHF

    Lot# : 3092 Finland

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    Catalogue# : 8Cy
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    1866: Arms 20 p. blue on thick wove grey-blue paper, Serpentine roulette type C, two single examples in a vivid shade on 1873 cover to Kristinestad, cancelled togerher by large boxed NYSTAD (Aug 13) datestamp in black, an information strike and ANK arrival datestamp alongside. Most attractive, signed Ossa; cert. E. Diena (1981) Facit 8C3z = skr. 1'600+.
    Starting bid : 300.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 320.00 CHF
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