387th Auction

FINLAND – Die Briefmarken des Grossfürstentums Finland, 4th edition 1914, 49 pages and many photo plates, hardcover; PLUS: Hanciau: Die Postwertzeichen des Grossfürstentums Finnland (1909), 59 pages, hardcover; PLUS: Karl-Erik Stenberg: Beiträge zur Vorphilatelie Finnlands (1965, 14 pages), special numbered print for the WIPA 1965 edition, this is no. 61 of the 75 numbered copies. Hardcover. All items in a fair condition. Estimate: 120 Euro

FINLAND – Douglas, Gustaf: Classic Finland 1845–1859. The Hand Printed Oval Design (2019), 64 pages, soft cover; PLUS Linder, Leo: Finlands Ovalmärken (1956, in Finnish language, 159 pages, softcover); PLUS: Ossa, Mikko: Forgeries of Finnish Postage Stamps (Engl. + Finnish language, 1977, 106 pages, softcover). All 3 publications well preserved. Estimate; 120 Euro

FINLAND – Dromberg D. A.: Forwarding Agents (1985), 108 pages, numbered copy 296/300; PLUS: Gummesson, Rolf / Ossa, Mikko / Stenberg, Karl-Erik: The Early Postmarks of Finland, 142 pages, hardcover with dust jacket; Estimate: 60 Euro

FINLAND – Finland (Catalogue in three parts: I Briefmarken (1921 edition; II Ganzsachen (1923 edition; PLUS: III Helsingfors Stadtpost / Tammerfors Lokalpost (1923 edition), three brochures, covers a bit toned, otherwise good. Estimate: 40 Euro

FINLAND – Grosfils-Berger, P.: Finlande (1947). 326 pages in French language and many illustrations. The book deals with the stamps and cancellations from 1856 to 1895, presenting official documents, all known unusual pieces and records paid for such items at auctions (especially Ferrari- and Fabergé sales). Bibliophile hardcover, edition of 240 copies, signed by the author. Good condition and rare! Estimate: 200 Euro

FINLAND – Gummesson, Rolf – The Gummesson Collection. Bibliography of the Postiljonen Sales by Marten Sundberg (2023), 580 pages of the original auction catalogs with results printed in red, hardcover, this is no. 3 and signed by Sundberg for Tomas Bjäringer. Estimate: 200 Euro

FINLAND – Gummesson, Rolf: Finnland – frühe Ortsstempel (1964), 96 pages, in German language, brochure, signed by the author + Gummesson / Ossa / Stenberg: The Early Postmarks of Finland (1974), trilingual, 142 pages, brochure with dust jacket. Both books with dedications! Estimate: 50 Euro

FINLAND – Hellman, E. A. : Die Eisenbahnmarken Finnlands (1955), 152 pages, 158 illustrations, paperback. 200 copies of this book were numbered, of which 25 original railway stamps were added to edition A and 175 such stamps to edition B in the appendix. This is copy no. 114! Cover light patina, otherwise good and unusual! Estimate: 200 Euro

FINLAND – Hellman, E. A.: Die Figurenstempel Finnlands. Suomen kuvioleimat (1961), 413 pages, 843 illustrations, 1 diagram, 1 map and a picture supplement (40 pages), hardcover; PLUS: E. A. Hellman/Aaro Laitinen: Die Figurenstempel Finnlands. Suomen kuvioleimat (1974), supplement to the 1961 book, 108 pages, numerous illustrations, hardcover, both books with dust jacket. The 1974 book was dedicated and signed by Laitinen D. Dromberg. Both books in good condition, only the dust jackets with signs of age. Estimate: 150 Euro

FINLAND – Helsingfors Frimärkssamlare Förening 1893–1943 (1943), 249 + 15 pages, softcover; PLUS: Jubileumsskrift 1953, two hardcover books, 104 pages, one book is as published, the second has been expanded with countless letters, newspaper clippings etc. (very interesting contemporary historical material!) PLUS: Helsingfors Frimärkssamlare Förening r.f.. 130 ar (1893–2023), A4 format, 168 pages, as new. PLUS 3 brochures for the jubilees 1963, 1968 and 1978, 24 + 79 + 43 pages, interesting specialized articles in Finnish, softcover. Estimate: 150 Euro

FINLAND –  Iverson, Jon / Narstad, Morten / Quinby Roger P.: Russia in Finland. The Story of Russian Stamps & Postal Stationary Used in Finland, 1899–1918 (2019), 204 pages, softcover; PLUS: Suomen Postitoimipaikat 1638–1985 / Post Offices in Finland 1638–1985, (1988), 298 pages, hardcover. Good condition. Estimate: 80 Euro

FINLAND – Johansson, Valter V.: United Nations Emergency Forces Finland 1956–1989 (1989), 295 pages, paperback; PLUS:  Poropudas, Lauri: 150 years  of Finnish Stamps – 150 Stories, 317 pages, trilingual, hardcover with dust jacket. Both very good condition. Estimate: 50 Euro

FINLAND – Kanai, Hiroyuki: The Exhibition Collections SUOMI FINLAND 1856–1875 (2017), format A4, 167 pages, in English, hardcover with dust jacket; PLUS:  Tuori, Jussi: FINLAND Grand Duchy 1856–1874, published by David Feldman in the book series "Great Philatelic Collections 2009, 128 pages, numbered 26/250, hardcover with gold title imprint and gold cut of the pages. Estimate: 150 Euro

FINLAND – Libertas Philateliae, Finnish journal 1950/51, with numerous good studies in various languages, mainly in Finnish, two volumes. The first hardcover volume is numbered (6 of 25!) and contains the issues No. 1 up to no. 6, signed Hellman, approx. 179 pages, with numerous excerpts from other publications etc. glued in. A second hardcover book contains issues from 1951-1956, 243 pages, signed by Jarl Petterson. Rare ensemble Estimate: 80 Euro

FINLAND – Lundh, Börge: European Letters to Finland 1819 to 1873. Illustrating Postmarks, Post-Routes and Rates (1990), 229 pages, 24 pages in colour, softbound, Inside with a dedication by the author to the well-known postal historian Dromberg, signed. It is said that only 300 copies of the book were printed. PLUS Hess, Dr. Wolf: Postal History Finland. From the early beginnings to the entry of Russia into the UPU (2020), 312 pages, hardcover, both books in good condition. Estimate: 120 Euro

FINLAND – Öhmann, Arvid: Klischéverschiedenheiten bei den finnischen Briefmarken der Emissionen von 1860, 1866–67, 1875, 1881–82, 1885 (November 1933). This unusual book is divided into four parts and consists of original photographs of the various denominations of the issues, in each of which the differences in the clichés are highlighted. The result is 36 almost page-sized photos. An absolutely unusual book that can probably only exist in very small numbers. Ex Dromberg Library. Estimate: 200 Euro

FINLAND – Olamo, Juhani V.: Finland Reference Manual of Forgeries, vol. 1–3 (1998/99), many hundred unnumbered pages with illustrations and descriptions, loose-leaf pages in three special binders and slip cases, good condition. Estimate: 200 Euro

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FINLAND – Olamo, Juhani: Bibliography of Finnish Philatelic Literature, 1979–1982, five parts, 125 + 63 + 31 + 55 + 92 pp., in Finnish and English, with prefatory material in Swedish and German as well, Loose leaf, 4-ring-punched, with special blue binder. A must for the Finland specialist! Estimate: 80 Euro

FINLAND – Ranta, Niilo: Suomen Postimestarit 1809–1984 (1986), 144 pages, hardcover; PLUS: Poropudas, Lauri: Suomen eturivin filatelisteja ja huomattavia Suomi-kerääjiä ulkomailta (2017), 334 pages, hardcover, - 2 philatelic-historically interesting works in Finnish, which offer the biographies of countless philatelists as in a “who is who”. Well preserved. Estimate: 80 Euro

FINLAND – Studier och Meddeanden, Study booklets 1–10 (1932–1971), each with various good technical articles, some also in German; hardcover, rare! PLUS handbook “Die Briefmarken des Grossfürstentums Finland”, 4th edition 1914, 2 parts: The stamps (part 1) and the postal stationery (part 2), hardcover, ex library Dromberg (with signature). Estimate: 100 Euro

FINLAND – Suomen Postilaitoksen Historia 1638–1938 (Helsinki 1938). Comprehensive postal history magnum opus in three parts, in Finnish, bound in two half leather hardcovers, 313 + 396 pages, with illustrations. Signed by Jarl Petterson. Very good condition. Estimate: 200 Euro

FINLAND – Suomen Postimerkkien Käsikirja, six hardcover volumes with dust jacket and contributions by renowned experts on Finnish philately, in Finnish, published between 1968–1971, volume 2 is also available in a later version from 1977. Each volume has about 150–200 pages. Well preserved. Estimate: 200 Euro

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FINLAND – Suomen Postimerkkien Käsikirja, volume II–VI  of this well known handbook, loose leaf pages in special binders with contributions by renowned experts on Finnish philately, in Finnish, published between 1968–1971. Each volume has about 150–200 pages. Average condition, one binder with minor defects. Estimate: 100 Euro

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FINLAND – The Gummesson Collection, 7 sales by Postiljonen 2016–2020, all bound in one de-luxe volume, a rare edition in perfect quality, like new. Estimate: 60 Euro

FINLAND – 5 diifferent catalogues. 1) Katalog über die Freimarken des Grossfürstentums Finland (2nd + 3rd edition 1904), 18 + 33 p., with illustrations; 2) Finnland (Catalogue in three parts: I Briefmarken (1921 edition; II Ganzsachen (1923 edition; III Helsingfors Stadtpost / Tammerfors Lokalpost (1923 edition), good half leather hardcover + 2 Nachträge/2 supplements from 1928 and 1930 (24 + 12 pages); 3) Olsson/Stenberg: Finland-Katalog 1937, 23 pages, somewhat differently preserved, but no major defects. Estimate: 80 Euro

FINLAND – 5 documentations of collections, 1) Olamo, Juhani: Suomalaiset Päikköryhmät 1856-1885, simple black and white copy from 1985, reproduction from auction catalogues (in German + English); 2 + 3) Toivakka, Erkki: Finland 1 & 2 (2016), pages of a Finnish collection from the exhibit frame not particularly well photographed, hardcover; 4) Granberg, Rich.: Katalog over “Direktör Rich. Granbergs Samling av Finlands Helsaker” (1933), 100 pages plus 4 folded watermark plates, paperback, well preserved and rare; 5) Risto Pitkäsen: Postal History of Finland prior to the UPU (2020), format A4, without pagination, in colour, hardcover. Estimate: 80 Euro

FINLAND – Lot of 13 small brochures/studies, 1) Björkqvist, Geo: Finlands Francotecken av 1875 (1927), 10 p.; 2) Karlberg/Hirvikoski: Postal History and postal cancellations of the Aland Islands part 1 (1982), 104 pages; 3) Helkig, Eero: Aland Islands. Post Offices and their Cancellations 1812–1982 (1982), 96 p.; 4) Sahlstedt, Bror-Erik: Posten I Västnyland intill 1918 (1979), 110 p.; 5) Seppänen, auri: Tutkimuksia Soikiomerkeistä (1926), 26 p., No. 11 of the 50 copies printed, with dedication of the author for Mr. Dromberg. 6) Hellman, E. A.: Suomen Leimamerkit (1944), 22 pages, No 312 of the 1000 copies printed, signed for D. A. Dromberg; and another six small brochures, partly signed. All with softcovers and in good condition. Estimate: 100 Euro

FINLAND – Lot of 4 items, 1) Filatelian Sanasto (1989), 189 pages, in Finnish language, hardcover; 2) Oesch, Herbert: The Color and Printing Identification of the 1875 Issues. A new Approach, vol. I (1994), 108 pages, soft cover; 3) Ossa, Mikko: The Serpentine Rouletted Stamps of Finland – Issues of 1860 and 1866, vol. 2. Cancellations and Roulette Varieties (1985), 113 pages, softcover; 4) Fabergé, Agathon / Hellman, E.A.: Der Farbenfehldruck der 10-Penni Briefmarke vom Jahre 1866 (1871) auf gewöhnlichem Papier als Fälschung festgestellt, in Finnish and German language, published 1939, 19 Seiten (cover a bit toned, but rare study!) Estimate: 80 Euro

FINLAND – Lot of 4 publications on special philatelic areas of Finland, including: 1) Richard Granberg: Die Ganzsachen von Finnland (1903), 24 pages, illustrated, probably privately bound; 2) Hellmann: Catalogue of Finnish Christmas and Charity Stamps (1947), 32 pages, with Helmann's signature; 3) Hellman/Saarinen: The Railway Parcel Stamps of Finland, 112 pages, paperback. 4) Hellmann's supplement to his book "Die Figurenstempel  Finnlands" (1961, 40 pages). Good lot! Estimate: 100 Euro

FINLAND – Lot of six studies, 1) Stenberg, Karl-Erik; The Earliest Postmark Stamps (1962), 20 p.,  No. 1 of 300 printed copies, signed by the author, softcover; 2) Pelander, Carl E.: The Postal Issues of Finland (1940), 63 pages, softcover (this is loose, but the brochure is inserted in a special cover); 3) Andersson, Jan: Places of Interest. The Mail Road Across Aland (2000), 76 pages, hardcover; 4) Mattsén, Björn / Hirvikoski, Kaarlo: Alandia. Aaland Islands Postal Cancellations and Postal History (1991), trilingual handbook (Finnish, English, German), 152 pages, softcover; 5) Ahonius, Rainer: Suomen vapaussodan 1918 Kenttäposti (Feldpost des finnischen Freiheitskrieges 1918), Helsinki 1972, in Finnish language with an additional short study in German, 122 pages, softcover; 6) Leinonen. Jorma: Cinderella Postal Stationary of Finland (1979), bilingual study (Finnish/English), 80 pages, softcover. Good condition. Estimate: 100 Euro

FRANCE – 1870/71 – La Poste Par Pigeons voyageurs pendant la siege de Paris 1870–1871 … (Octobre 1872),  52 pages, with foxing stains. hardcover PLUS: Harmant, P. G.: Essai de Nomenclature des Pigeongrammes, format A4, 25 Seiten, stapled, reproduced as a manuscript PLUS: Heyd, Günther: Paris par Moulins 1870/71, 107 pages, hardcover with dust jacket (the book is good, the dust jacket has some faults). Estimate: 80 Euro

FRANCE – 1870/71 – Maincent, Paul: Textes et Documents pour servir à l'histoire vraie des Ballons du Siège, No 145 of 250 copies printed, softcover. PLUS: Catalogue des Ballons Montés du Siège de Paris 1870–1871 by different authors, 1947, 40 pages, with signatures of the authors! PLUS: Pileur, J. Le: La Poste par Ballons Montés 1870–1971 (1943), 176 + II pages, 1 map, beautiful half leather binding, in good condition. Estimate: 150 Euro

FRANCE – Abensur, Robert: The Franco-Sardinian Route in international relations. Conventions, regulations, tariffs 1818–1851 (2017), 350 pages, hardcover, signed and dedicated by the author. As new. PLUS: Abensur, Robert: French Offices in the Levant. Postal Rates 1849–1856 (2015), 24 pages, softcover. Estimate: 70 Euro

FRANCE – Ascher, S.: Die Postkarten-Vorläufer von Frankreich, Offprint from “Das Postwertzeichen”, 8 pages, the paper cover is loose and the paper is browned, but rare; PLUS: Regards très particuliers sur la Carte Postale, specialised catalogue for an exhibition of the French Postal Museum 1992/93, 159 pages, DIN A4, softcover; PLUS: Frank, Ph. F. de: La Dynastie de Naples a Cessé de Régner (1951), 421 pages, simply duplicated loose-leaf manuscript, in good condition and with special bibliophile slip case. Estimate: 80 Euro

FRANCE – Beaufond, E. H. de: Catalogue des Marques Postales et Oblitérations des Bureaux Spéciaux 1785–1876 (2nd edition 1949), numbered edition (11 of 50), 84 pages, softcover; PLUS: Marques Postales et Timbres-Poste des Pyrénées-Orientales (1978), page 65 to 117, softcover; PLUS: Beaufond, E. H. de: Les Marques Postales des Départements Conquis 1792–1815 (1957), 148 pages, softcover; PLUS: Catalogue des Marques et Oblitérations de la Poste Maritime Française (1936), 21 pages, softcover. All brochures without significant defects. Estimate: 80 Euro

FRANCE – Beaufond, E. H. de: Catalogue des Oblitérations des Timbres Poste de France 1849–1876 (1947), 111 pages, softcover; PLUS: Beaufond, E. H. de: Catalogue des Oblitérations des Timbres Poste de France 1876–1900 Émission au type Sage (1960), 254 + II pages, softcover, good condition. Estimate: 100 Euro