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Finland: Bargains: Scott #4-13: 1860-1875 "Serpentines"  
These bargain-priced stamps are attractive, but many have described hidden flaws. You can save a tremendous amount of money when you add such stamps to your collection. Each stamp is one of a kind, so please let me know if I may substitute a different example (that looks as good or better, for the same cost) if the stamp you order has sold. If you have any doubts, all are available for approval viewing. If you are seeking stamps of this quality and price level from any of the Scandinavian countries, just send along your want list -- I will be happy to send bargains on approval. Scott numbers have been used unless otherwise stated.
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11a [1866 1 mark, Roulette II (1874)] Used F-VF appearing example with the usual tooth problems for this stamp: a couple missing teeth and a couple shorter teeth. There is a light crease that is virtually only visible from the reverse and then only visible if viewed at certain angles. At the bottom, there is a small tear in line with the pen line cancel; it was probably caused by a too-sharp quill pen tip that made the pen line cancellation. The pen line cancellation was typically applied in Finland. However, this example bears an exceptionally nice and bold RUSSIAN St. Petersburg 12 March 1876 receiving postmark. The Russian cancellation may have accidentally been struck on the probably-already-pen-canceled stamp, however, it is also quite possible that the cover was mailed on board the train from Finland to St. Petersburg and that it did not yet bear a dated postmark, thus the Russian postmark was applied. The listing in Scott for #11a is lacking the fact that the Roulette II was not actually issued until 1874 (I informed the Scott editors in January 2024). Thus the 1876 cancellation is NOT a late use (the next 1 mark stamp to be issued, Scott #24, was not issued until 15 January 1877). This is a nice-looking example of a very scarce stamp; the quality of this example is about typical and is reflected in the price. (Scott 2024 value $1500.)
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