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  • Lot# : 2138 Finland

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    1800, Church announcement, containing full content dated January 30, written in Finnish and addressed to the church of Alakiminki, showing on reverse a nice example of a blackish brown feather tied by red wax seal, a beautiful feather lettersheet. Cert Heikki Pahlman (2003).
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 500 CHF

    Lot# : 2139 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 : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 2140 Finland

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    Catalogue# : 6 Ax var
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    1866, Coat of Arms, 8 p. black on yellow-green paper, puncture "A", cancelled by an attractively faint blue "HELSINGFORS" cancel, exhibiting a dramatic double perforation on the lower left side, very scarce example, unlisted in Michel. Cert. Schwenson BPP (2019). Gi = €500+ a used example without variety.rn 
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 140 CHF

    Lot# : 2141 Finland

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    Catalogue# : 2, 6CX, 8Cx, 9Bx, 9Cx, 10B and others
    1856/1889: Assortment of thirty seven used stamps and a smal piece with mixed combination franking of Mi. 6Cx and 9Cx, also 1856 10 k. carmin with clear margins, range of values of the 1860 issues from 5 b. to 40 p. various roulettes, several scarcer examples and a selection of values of the later 1875-89 stamps, some fine, the odd fault, a high catalogue and scarce accumulation.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 500 CHF

    Lot# : 2142 Finland

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    Catalogue# : 6Cx, 8Cy
    1867/1871, 8 p. black on green, strip of three, used in combination, 20 p. blue on grey-blue, roulette 3, two singles, on cover, from Nikolajstad (now Vaasa) to London, dated 18 April 1874, tied by faint datestamp, "London Paid" in red dated 27 April 1874, faults top of right stamp and teeth missing on the strip, 20 p. both have pulled perfs., toning to edges, however a rare multiple combination on an overseas destination from a small town.rnrn 
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 500 CHF

    Lot# : 2143 Finland

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    Catalogue# : 9 Cx
    1866, Coat of Arms, 40 p. pink carmine, printed on pink paper, fresh shade, with puncture "C2", used on piece, tied by "STOCKHOLMS KK 10 18.6.72", very fine perfs., attractive and scarce use in Sweden.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 140 CHF

    Lot# : 2144 Finland

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    1870: Folded letter with 1 Mark + 5 Penni from Borgå to London, endorsed 'via St Petersburg', 1 Mark Roulette III and 5 Penni laid Paper Roulette III with clean cancel "BORGA OL 8 4", "FR.KO" transit cancel "C. PETERSBURG" on letter in black. English cancels "PD"  and "LONDON E.  PAID 14 AP 70"  both in red. The 5 Penni has a two shorted dents. Certificate Rolf Gummesson 1998. Facit SKR 130'000.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,200 CHF

    Lot# : 2145 Finland

    Finland shipmail, costal ships of the Borgå area, Borgå - Helsinki Steamship Company 1884-1896c, 1894: 25 penni brown, type II, fresh colour, used with central pen stroke. Also Borgå Steamship Company 1891-1900, 1893, 25 penni deep dull blue, used with three-line cancel "ÅNGFARTYGET / 5 SEP 93 / BORGÅ", the earliest recorded date with the three-line cancellation, ex Fabergé; and 1893, 25 penni deep dull blue and 50 penni red, used with three-line cancel "ÅNGFARTYGET / 29 MAR 96 / BORGÅ", resp. "ÅNGFARTYGET / 11 MAJ 96 / BORGÅ".
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 2146 Finland

    FINLAND REVENUE ISSUE 1881/1891: Traditional study of the Revenue issues of Finland, presented on the exhibition pages. This is the JUSSI TUORI COLLECTION intact as it was presented latest at the FIP-Exhibition IBRA 2023 and awarded Gold Medal. Jussi Tuori is a senior expert on the classic Revenues of Finland and the issues are analyzed and described by KS imprints, colours, varieties, cancellations and perforations, with several new findings included. Of many examples only a few are recorded. Special efforts have been made on large strips and multiples. Major varieties from the issue of 1881 are MARKKA instead of MARKKAA. 64 pages (A3).
    Starting bid : 30,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold
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