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Lot# : 1105 Finland
1822 (June 20): Envelope to Helsingfors, dated in manuscript on reverse, showing on front scarce strike of Latin lettering italic 'Abo' handstamp in red, in use only from April to October 1922 as the Abo Postmaster followed, during the Chorlera epidemic, other European countries in using red ink as a warning cancel. A fine and very rare entire, certs. (Gummesson 1998) and Schwenson (2013).Starting bid : 500 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 1106 Finland
Lot# : 1107 Finland
1851 (Oct. 15): Private lettersheet (A. Alfthan) with full content written on bluish grey paper with 10 kop. carmine printed on reverse, cancelled on front by low boxed "Wiborg 15.OCT 1851" to Helsingfors. Fine and scarce postal stationery. Cert. Schwenson (2013) Michel F2.Starting bid : 750 CHFHammer price : 750 CHFLot# : 1108 Finland
Lot# : 1109 Finland
1858 (March 8): 5 kopek blue, Large Pearls, a fine used example with ample to large margins, of good colour, cancelled by pen cross and 'Helsingfors' datestamp (Jan 8, 1859) in black. Cert. Schwenson (2014) Mi = EUR 2'200 / FACIT Nr. 1 II b = SEK 14'000.Starting bid : 750 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 1110 Finland
1856: 10 kopek carmine on narrow laid paper, an unused example with ample margin at top and large on three sides, thinned at each upper corner and the gum cleaned to prevent further aging. Whilst the stamp is indeed somewhat faulty, it represents a true rarity in unused condition. Cert. Schwenson (2000) Mi. 2z = unpriced.Starting bid : 500 CHFHammer price : 2,400 CHFLot# : 1111 Finland
Lot# : 1112 Finland
Lot# : 1113 Finland
Lot# : 1114 Finland
Lot# : 1115 Finland
Lot# : 1116 Finland
Lot# : 1117 Finland
1880 (June 11): 20 pen. greyish blue tied by mute circular five bar handstamp (No.60) on entire letter from "Salo 11.6.1880" to Lojo. Opinion Schwenson (2013) as well as 1882 stamp office printing 5 pen. salmon-red with compound perforation 11:12 1/2 used (opinion Schwenson).Starting bid : 100 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 1118 Finland
Lot# : 1119 Finland
Lot# : 1120 Finland
1885/91: Small group of 'better' adhesives with 1885 10 m. brown, yellow-brown & rose used (cert. BPA), 1891 3 r. 50 k. black & grey, marginal mint, unmounted og., 3 r. 50 k. black & grey used (cert. BPA) and 7 k. yellow & black used (cert. RPS) etc. Fresh and fine selection Mi = EUR 1'000+.Starting bid : 250 CHFHammer price : 360 CHFLot# : 1121 Finland
1856/1875: Small collection in very different conditions, with 1856 10 kop. carmine on wove paper used (3, two cancelled in manuscript only), 10 kop. carmine on wide vertically laid paper used with 'Brahestad' low boxed datestamp (17.11.1859) and in manuscript (Mi 2y), 1856 10 k. carmine on narrow vertically laid paper used with low boxed Börga (1 June 1958) datestamp (Mi 2z), 1860 5 k. rose unused with one pulled and one creased roulette (Mi 3B), 10 k. blue unused of fine frontal appearance but thinned (Mi 4Ca), 1866 5 p. brown lilac unused and used (Mi 5Cx and 5Cy) and a further 5 p. example apparently imperforate with RPS cert. of 1910 ('apparently imperf.'), 10 p. black on yellow unused and used, 20 p. blue used, 40 p. rose unused and used, 1 m. yellow-brown unused and used; 1875/82 perf. 11 set of seven to 32 p. unused (Mi 12/18) with additional examples of the 20 p., 25 p. and 32 p. unused; an excellent reference group, nearly all with certificates / opinions Schwenson (2000) Mi = EUR 19'000+.Starting bid : 2,000 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 1122 Finland
1840c.: Lot twelve outer lettersheets showing Cyrillic single line postmarks in black of Heinola, Helsingfors (2), Kuopio, St. Michael, Lovisa, Tammerfors and Wasa as well as three covers from Abo with black handstamps in Latin lettering. Mainly fair to good strikes as usual.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : not sold
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