386th Auction

1875/84, Coat of Arms 8 penni dark blue-green, two copies, together with 32 penni carmine, tied by c.d.s. "EXPEDITION HELSINGFORS 4/8 1877" to commercial 2nd rate cover to London with red arrival mark on front, partly tying the franking. A rare and very fine franking. Signed Bloch.

1875, Foreign postcard 8+8 penni green, with c.d.s. “FINSKA JERWAGENS POSTKUPEEXPED. 26 8 1877” to Badenweiler, Germany, with transit mark of St. Petersburg on revers. Very fine and scarce. 

Illustrated in James Peter Gough ‘The Postal Card’, p. 240

1871/93, seven used cards including double card issue 1885 10 penniä and unused card issue 1875 8+8 penniä, also card with 1875/82 32 penniä rose used with “FINSKA JERNVAGENS POSTKUPPE EXPED. No.3 6.12.1877” and 1889 25 penniä cancelled upon arrival “LONDON JY 17.00” on envelope with backside “FOUND IN THE RETURNED LETTER OFFICE WITHIN THE FOLDS…”  , mostly fine

1866, 10 p. black on yellow, perf C, unused block of four with original gum, the very sensitive perforation was minimally fixed by hinge, very rare, fine and fresh

Provenienz: Nyman (Corinphila, 2004)

1866, 20 p. blue, four used singles, fine to very fine, all signed Schwenson

40 p. carmine rose, four used singles with some shades, very fine, all signed Schwenson

1891, 4 k. carmine rose with Russia 1889 3 k. rose-red (four singles, one cancelled with pen) and 4 k. rose-red, tied by bilingual cds “BORGA PORVOO 22 XII 00” to registered envelope to Kiautschou, China, reverse transit marks St Petersburg, Brindisi, Shanghai and Hong Kong, some minor imperfections not detracting, unusual combination

1904, Russia 1 kop. orange, 70 copies, tied by trilingual c.d.s. "WIBORG 19.IV.04" to front and reverse of opened out registered envelope to Montevideo with arrival mark and incoming registered label. Outstanding.

“FIELD POST ON MANEUVERS / FIELD POST OFFICE N°2 / SOUTHERN  CORPS.”, three-line framed violet handstamp tying a 4 k. and repeated alongside to postcard to Viborg, Finland with arrival multilingual cds. “VIBORG 13 VIII. 00”, some minor toning not distracting, fine and extremely scarce 

Ganzsachenumschlag 1 Groschen mit kleinen Wertziffern ohne Überdruck im Format A mit Zufrankatur großer Schild 2 Groschen blau mit Rahmenstempel "HAMBURG-P.V.1. 17.12.74" und Leitvermerk "via St. Petersburg" nach Wiborg, Finnland mit Ankunftsstempel. Der Umschlag mit leichten Gebrauchsspuren, sonst in guter Gesamterhaltung, signiert Sommer BPP

1856/1963, mint never hinged/unused and mostly used collection, including parcel and military stamps, Karelia and Ost Karelia, starting with the Ovals and Serpentines, some better items throughout like Mi.Nr. 3A and 25a used, etc., overall in fresh and attractive condition, neatly housed in one album

1856/1965, mint never hinged/unused and used collection, a few duplicates and multiples throughout, after 1945 mostly mint never hinged, starting from the Ovals and Serpentines, some better sets and items with Mi.-Nr. 7C unused without gum (one short perf, certificate Nielsen), 26 used (certificate Nielsen), 50 unused (certificate Gummesson), etc., the occasional fault in the early issues, overall in good condition, neatly housed in one album

1856/1977 (ca.), unused/mint never hinged and used collection with some better values, e.g. Mi.-Nr. 1 (signed Thier) and 2, both with pen cancellation, better values with rouletting, ex 35-47, etc., further some duplicates, postal stationery and other material, in one stockbook and on pages

1860/2000, used, unused and mint never hinged collection coat of arms with better items (some in mixed quality)

1860/1917, 9 values incl. e.g. Mi.-No. 3, 4, 6 and 8 with rouletting, all used

1928/45 (ca.), group of charity labels and vignettes, with some multiples, sheets, some better items including a fine selection of printer´s trials with frame or centre only, etc., mostly fine, a useful lot

1934/46, sheet parts of a few stamps in large numbers, including 1934 Red Cross 72 complete mint never hinged sets in blocks in envelope

1890/1920, more than 290 cards and covers, including many parcel cards, also postal stationery, registered mail, censor marks, ship mail, slightly different condition

1872 (5 September), 5p red brown and 10p black in yellow rouletted Coat of Arms, intact teeth all around, unusual as such, tied to folded cover by neatly-struck Helsingfors c.d.s., to Tavastehus, remarkably fresh and very fine.

1866/74, 20 p. blue on blueish, tied to folded envelope by boxed "ANK" handstamp, addressed to Tavastehus (Hämeenlinna), fine