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Lot# : 3219 Finland
20 penni orange-yellow, perf. 12½, a superb used vertical pair, positions 11/21, showing variety tête-bêche, well cancelled by large part Borga datestamp (3.1.1885) in black (first week of issue). Exceptional and very rare. Cert. Mo. Ossa (1975) Mi 22K = € 3'000/Facit = 40'000 skr.Starting bid : 750 CHFHammer price : 950 CHFLot# : 3220 Finland
Lot# : 3221 Finland
20 penni orange, a superb used vertical strip of three, positions 1/11/21, the central stamp being variety tête-bêche, cancelled by fine circular dotted lozenge of Nykarleby. An exceptional multiple. Cert. Olamo (1991) Norma 30a. Mi 22K = EUR 3'000/Facit = 25'000 skr.Starting bid : 400 CHFHammer price : 400 CHFLot# : 3222 Finland
20 penni orange-yellow, perf. 12½, a superb used horizontal strip of four on piece, positions 11-12-13-14, showing variety tête-bêche, well cancelled by Helsingfors datestamps (23.5.1885) in black. Exceptionally fine and very rare. Cert. Gummesson (1996) Mi 22K = € 3'000/Facit = 40'000 skr.Starting bid : 1,000 CHFHammer price : 1,000 CHFLot# : 3223 Finland
1 mark grey & red, single example used on 1890 printed Parcel Form to a Doctor at Järvelä, neatly tied by 'Helsingfors' cds (14/1) in black with JARVELA arrival cds below off the following day. Some aging to the Parcel Form but a rare usage. Cert. H. Oesch (1999) Mi 24 = € 3'200/Facit = 30'000 skr.Starting bid : 500 CHFHammer price : 600 CHFLot# : 3224 Finland
Lot# : 3225 Finland
Lot# : 3226 Finland
Mourning Issue 1900: Covers (4) all bearing the black (1 penni) Mourning stamp issued to protest against the Finnish Coat of Arms being forbidden by the Russians for use on Foreign Mail, three covers being up-rated with further adhesives (one with 5 m. green & red). A scarce and attractive group Facit = 6'000 skr.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 210 CHFLot# : 3227 Finland
Lot# : 3228 Finland
Lot# : 3229 Finland
Lot# : 3230 Finland
1891: 'With Rings' 50 kop. violet & green, a fine used vertical pair on 1905 registered Parcel Card to Skive, Denmark; neatly tied by PIELAVESI datestamp (27/XII). Reverse with Hango transit cds (29.XII) and registration label on front, original pin with Customs form still attached to reverse. Copenhagen arrival on front (1/1). A rare stamp on cover Facit = 12'500 skr.Starting bid : 250 CHFHammer price : 380 CHFLot# : 3231 Finland
Lot# : 3232 Finland
1891/89: 3 r. 50 k. black & light grey, a fine used example on 1899 registered cover to Forbin in Paris, neatly tied by trilingual 'Helsinki' cds in black (15/XII). Philatelic but extremely scarce. Cert. Gummesson (1991) Mi 46 = EUR 8'000/Facit = 75'000 skr.Starting bid : 750 CHFHammer price : 750 CHFLot# : 3233 Finland
Lot# : 3234 Finland
Lot# : 3235 Finland
Lot# : 3236 Finland
1913: 10 mk. deep black & light grey, a superb used block of four on white paper, cancelled centrally by 'Poststyrelsens Räkenskapsavdelning' cds (24.1.1913) in black. Rare and most attractive multiple. Cert. Gummesson (1987) Mi 60Caw = EUR 1'200+/Facit = 16'000 skr.Starting bid : 300 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 3237 Finland
1901/03: 10 mark black & grey used on 1914 Insured cover to Helsinki with 5 p. green, 20 p. pale blue, 40 p. claret & blue and 1 m. lilac & green all tied by bold strikes of PARKANO datestamps (20/1) in black. Slight file fold away from adhesives. Reverse with Post Office seal intact and Helsinki arrival cds. The 10 mark is a rare stamp on letter Facit = 6'000 skr.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 260 CHFLot# : 3238 Finland
1901/1911: Bank cover front to Wasa Bank at Jakobstad insured for 25'000 r., franked by 1901 1 m. lilac & green in a block of six and rare usage of pair of 10 m. black & grey with 1911 10 p. carmine and single 40 p. lilac & blue all tied by trilingual 'Nikolaistad' datestamps with framed 'Warde' Insured handstamp at right. An extraordinary item Facit = 6'000+ skr.Starting bid : 300 CHFHammer price : 800 CHFLot# : 3239 Finland
1915: Third Letterpress Issue, 10 m. black & greenish grey, the magnificent lower right corner block of four, variety imperforate vertically between both stamps and margin, fresh colour and full original gum (upper pair unmounted og. lower pair with one hinge remnant), minor margin crease of no importance. Just 25 pairs of this variety exist. Cert. Eichele (2007) Mi 60b var = unpriced/Facit = 56'000+ skr.Starting bid : 1,000 CHFHammer price : 2,800 CHFLot# : 3240 Finland
Lot# : 3241 Finland
Lot# : 3242 Finland
Lot# : 3243 Finland
1930: Zeppelin 10 m. violet surcharged in red, a fine mint block of nine, marginal from base of sheet, central stamp showing '1830' for '1930' error on position 86. Vertical crease along vertical perforations on first column, fresh and fine, unmounted og. A rare error of which only 500 can exist Mi 161+161/I = EUR 4'000+/Facit = 37'800 skr.Starting bid : 1,000 CHFHammer price : 1,800 CHFLot# : 3244 Finland
1930: Baltic Sea Flight, cover addressed to Osnabrück, Germany franked by Zeppelin 1930 10 mk. violet and Olavinlinna 5 m. blue (2), neatly cancelled by 'Helsingfors 24.IX.30' datestamp in black, with SUOMI / FINLAND Flight cachet at left in violet and Friedrichshafen arrival (25/9) on reverse. An additional Zeppelin stamp with '1830' for '1930' error of surcharge was suppossedly added later to this flown cover and cancelled by another Helsingfors cds. Cert. Kauppi (2015) Sieger 89A.Starting bid : 300 CHFHammer price : 1,700 CHFLot# : 3245 Finland
1930: Baltic Sea Flight, postcard addressed to Brunswick, Germany franked by 10 mk. violet with '1830' for '1930' error of surcharge, neatly cancelled 'Helsingfors 24.IX.30' datestamp in black, with SUOMI / FINLAND Flight cachet alongside in violet and Friedrichshafen acceptance (25/9) below. Exceptional and very rare. Cert. Gummesson (2001) Facit = 135'000 skr/Sieger 89D = € 8'000.
Provenance: Collection Ludwig Kofler, Corinphila sale 127 (May 2001), lot 2177.
Starting bid : 3,500 CHFHammer price : 5,500 CHFLot# : 3246 Finland
1930: Baltic Sea Flight, cover addressed to Berlin, Germany franked by 10 mk. violet '1930' surcharge in a horizontal pair, neatly cancelled 'Helsingfors 24.IX.30' datestamp in black, with SUOMI / FINLAND Flight cachet alongside in violet and Friedrichshafen acceptance (25/9) on reverse. Scarce Sieger 89B = € 675.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 150 CHFLot# : 3248 Finland
1930: Baltic Sea Flight, cover addressed to Leipzig, Germany franked by 10 mk. violet '1930' surcharge in a horizontal pair, neatly cancelled 'Helsingfors 24.IX.30' datestamp in black, with SUOMI / FINLAND Flight cachet alongside in violet and Friedrichshafen acceptance (25/9) on reverse. Scarce and fine Sieger 89B = EUR 675.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 200 CHFLot# : 3250 Finland
Lot# : 3251 Finland
Lot# : 3252 Finland
1856/2013: Used collection with 1856 Small Pearls 5 k. used (cert.), Large Pearls 5 k. used (2), 10 kop. rose (8), 1860 5 k. blue (23), 10 kop. rose (34), 1866/67 5 p. brown-violet (25), 8 p. black on green (44), 10 p. black on yellow (22), 20 p. blue (30+), 40 p. rose-red (35), 1 m. brown (4); 1875 32 p. red (3), 1875 Senate & Stamp Office printings in an extensive range incl. printings and perforation varieties incl. 5 p. orange vertically imperforate (3), 20 p. blue imperforate, 25 p. in blocks, 32 p. (9), 1 m. violet Senate printing (11), Stamp Office printing 10 p. in used blocks, 1 m. lilac (10); 1885 issue with specialised selection of choice examples incl. 1 m. (7), 5 m. (3) and 10 m. (5); Russian period with values to 7 r. and rare 10 m. (3), 1903 10 m. (5), 1915 10 m., 1929 set to 10 m., later period with further fine duplication, the whole collection with many multiples and certificated items. Careful viewing is essential.Starting bid : 3,000 CHFHammer price : 15,000 CHFLot# : 3253 Finland
1920/83: Collection with Military Mail from 1941/42 with framed KENTTAPOSTA handstamps (ex Winter War with Russia), Censor markings and Reseals from a variety of towns, 1941 covers with 'Kenttaposta' red label tied (2), 1963 usages of Military stamp on letter (2), 1983 overprinted blue Military stamp on covers (2); East Karelia issues on 1941/43 covers (10), 1920 North Ingermanland first issue covers (3), 1922 Karelia cover with eight values etc. (42 items).Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 750 CHFLot# : 3254 Finland
1891: 'With Rings', the correspondence of covers (6) all addressed to Lübeck, with 1 kop. orange-yellow, a fine strip of three used on 7 k. blue postal stationery envelope tied by trilingual KAJANA cds's, two further similar usages from Bjorneborg and Kajana; ten 1 kop. used on cover, ex Kajana, a rare registered usage with a 14 k. also ex Kajana etc. A generally fine and scarce group Facit = 13'000+ skr.Starting bid : 350 CHFHammer price : 350 CHFLot# : 3255 Finland
1900/1979c.: Astonishing collection of Finland Numeral handstamps, with covers/cards showing numbers: 3 ,22, 32, 39, 58, 75, 88, 102, 126, 137, 156, 164, 167, 171, 188, 191, 202,, 203, 218, 233, 241, 245, 251, 255, 260, 261, 267, 272, 277, 298, 299, 304, 311, 312, 337, 338, 341, 350, 355, 369, 373, 412, 413, 434, 442, 444, 447, 468, 486, 487, 510, 511, 512, 513, 514, 517, 524, 529, 536, 538, 548, 560, 572, 590, 591, 613, 642, 650, 652, 655, 665, 667, 682, 695, 699, 707, 710, 713, 716, 717, 720, 786, 788, 796, 818, 855, 884, 886, 902, 904, 977, 992, 997, 1013, 1044, 1067, 1071, 1082, 1177, 1228, 1279, 1373, 1378, 1409, 1419, 1425, 1435, 1507, 1546, 1562, 1679, 1702, 1717, 1799, 1822, 1886, 1931, 1960, 2149, 2186, 2295, 2823, 3068, 3373, 3481, 3432, 3507, 3755, 3862, 4493, 4412, 5059, 5241, 5606, 5692, in total 176 items plus a few loose stamps (numbers not noted above!). Exceptional with most of the numbers on early items.Starting bid : 400 CHFHammer price : 1,800 CHFLot# : 3256 Finland
1891: 'With Rings', the collection of covers/cards (13) showing 1+1 k. franking on Newspaper wrapper, 1 k. + 20 k. on registered cover to Denmark, 3 k. and 4 k. on cover to Abo, single 10 k. on cover to Stockholm, 10 k. + 20 k. on registered cover to Italy, single 14 k. on cover to St. Petersburg, rare 50 k. on registered front of cover and a mixed issue usage to UK etc., generally fine, a scarce selection.Starting bid : 400 CHFHammer price : 850 CHFLot# : 3257 Finland
1847/70c.: Postal History collection (70 covers/entires) with study of Low Boxed cancellations on pre-stamp and stampless mail, from Björneborg, Borga, Brahestad, Christinestad, Gamlecarleby, Helsingfors, Karis, Nystad (2), Raumo, Tornea, Uleaborg, Wasa, Wiborg and Abo with duplication; High Boxed datestamps of Heinola, Helsingfors, Kuopio, Abo; also half-round Tavastehus datestamp; later covers with circular datestamps from Helsingfors, Jamsa, Kemi, Kristinestad, Nycarleby, Nyslott, St. Michel, Tavastehus, Abo etc.Starting bid : 500 CHFHammer price : 1,100 CHFLot# : 3258 Finland
1880/1917c.: The collection with covers/cards (170), predominantly Russia used in Finland (Facit R1-RN3) but with a few items from Finland 1891 issue, some splendid usages noted with dual Censorship on covers to UK and USA, 1907 Parcel Card with 1899 1 k., 10 k., 35 k. and 50 k. used from Helsinki, 1913 card with Romanov block of four 1 k. used at Röytta, 1914 Russia War Charity issues used on covers (2), two covers witth 1917 'Emergency Coins' issue frankings (RN1/RN3), many postcard usages and a few registered examples noted. A generally fine lot with identifiable cancellations.Starting bid : 500 CHFHammer price : 2,000 CHFLot# : 3259 Finland
1880/1950c.: The companion volume to the Numeral Cancellations, with Straight Line Town Handstamps, too many to list but with an exceptional coverage of these scarce cancels, alphabetically arranged with 218 covers/cards and most cancellations without duplication. An exceptional lot.Starting bid : 500 CHFHammer price : 2,400 CHFLot# : 3260 Finland
1875/82: Covers (17) with Senate printing 5 p. on 20 p. stationery envelope, Senate 5 p. Stamp Office 5 p. orange (5) used on reverse of cover with contents to Switzerland, single 5 p. on cover cancelled in blue, two 5 p. orange and single 10 p. brown on 1884 cover to Helsinki (cert.), single 10 p. on covers (2), 20 p. Senate printing covers (2) in vastly differing shades, 25 p. carmine single franking covers (6) including one to a serving Soldier and a Senate printing usage to Switzerland, also a registered cover with 5 p. (4) and 25 p. (signed Ossa). An impressive group.Starting bid : 750 CHFHammer price : 1,800 CHFLot# : 3261 Finland
1875/1900c.: Collection of dotted dumb / mute cancellations, a splendid collection with many stamps and multiples, including block of ten 2 p. grey on letter cancelled by 'Pemar' rectangular dotted handstamps (cert.), 1878 cover to Copenhagen franked 32 p. tied by barred handstamp, many loose stamps with identifiable cancellations, a fine and scarce lot which would benefit by further continuation.Starting bid : 750 CHFHammer price : 1,300 CHFLot# : 3262 Finland
1706/1850c.: The collection of pre-stamp Postal History (105 covers/entires) with early mail from 1706 with letter to Narva, Crown Post letters, Feather letters (3), 1830's entires with meander markings, later covers with Cyrillic straight line handstamps including Brahestad, Borga, Christinestad, Ekenäs, Fredricshamn, Gamlecarleby, Heinola, Helsingfors, Jakobstad, rare Jorois, Karis, rare Kastelholm, Kuopio, Laukas, Lovisa, Nycarleby in black (2), rare Nyslott, Raumo, St. Michel, Tammerfors, Uleaborg, Wasa etc.Starting bid : 1,200 CHFHammer price : 3,000 CHFLot# : 3263 Finland
1856/1920c.: Collection of early stamped Postal History with 1856/58 10 kopek rose used on 1857 cover cancelled by 'Abo' high boxed handstamp (cert.), another 10 kop. cover with stamp in a paler shade used in 1858 from Helsingfors to Abo (cert), 1860 rouletted 5 kop. blue single frankings (4) and a pair on cover; 1860 10 kop. rose single frankings (11) incl. two to Russia, 1860 10 kop. pair on cover to Stockholm, 1866 5 p. lilac-brown single frankings (2), 8 p. pair and 40 p. used on cover to Switzerland, 10 p. pair on cover from Karis, 10 p. single frankings (5) and two 10 p. blue on covers (3), 1866 40 p. covers (13), 1869 56 p. rate to Altona, later covers with 1885/1911 issues (63) with fine range of reg'd usages. Condition varies, many early covers with certificates, viewing recommended.Starting bid : 1,500 CHFHammer price : 4,800 CHFLot# : 3264 Finland
1889/1911: Russian Type, the Exhibit collection on leaves with 1901 cover to Hamburg with scarce 1 k. (9) cancelled by TPO No. 6, 2 k. green cover tied by 'Ship' cancellation, rare 1889 5 kop. lilac fine used and another on piece (Facit R5), scarce usages of 14 k. on cover, rare 35 kop. in horizontal pair (Facit R10), 50 k. with three used examples, 1 r. used (6) and further 1 r. on Parcel form, 3 r. 50 k. used (5), 7 r. used (4); 10 rubel pair used at Koreakoski (Facit R17), 1909/11 issue with Parcel Card franked 1 k., 5 k. and 25 k. from Dalsbruk, 1917 usage of 5 k. on 10 k. envelope from Heinola, 10 k. covers, 15 k. on covers incl. taxed example to Switzerland, 50 k. in used block of six, 70 k. used, 50 k. and 1 r. used on Money Order card, 1913 Romanov issue to 1 r. used and usages of lower values on covers and cards; Semi-Postal Charity Issue covers (19), 'Coin' issue stamps and covers (2), 1916 surcharged Romanov issue covers. A splendid and very rare assembly with much of interest to both Finnish and Russian collectors (Covers/cards 103 + numerous pieces and loose stamps all with clearly identifiable by postmarks).Starting bid : 3,000 CHFHammer price : 4,800 CHF
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