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229769
1850 Pre-Stamp cover from ABO, Finland (no postal markings other than rate markings) via Stockholm (with transit cancel), via Stralsund (with transit cancel and "Aus Schweden" handstamp) to London. Attractive with complete letter.
95.00
229827
1860s (date unclear) RUSSIAN postal stationery envelope TO TAVASTEHUS, FINLAND, with Finnish "ANK" receiver hand stamp. Russian indicia damaged, but overall appearance very nice. Seldom seen.
40.00
229834
46 [1891 1 kopek Rings] (F-VF) on 20 kopek Rings postal stationery envelope (large size) [Norma 2002 #31I] used for 21 April 1893 REGISTERED 18 gram letter from KERVO, with two-rings style postmark, to St. Petersburg, Russia, with receivers. Remarkably fresh and nice. Very scarce.
250.00
233355
63 Ultramarine [1895 25p Perf 14x13 3-Numeral] (F-VF) on 4 January 1896 solo use cover to the U.S. with clear KPXP No 10 RAILWAY cancellation; with receiver.
22.00
229777
51 [10 kop Rings] (VF) on scarce 1901 slightly worn cover to the U.S. with neat bilingual (Swedish and Russian) NICKBY cancellation.
95.00
232835
"Mourning Stamp" printed indicia "Postal Card" sold in 1901 as a protest against the Russification of the Finnish stamp designs. There may be several types of the card; if you have one, compare closely. Note the white spot to the left of the A in FINLAND. Scarce. Mint Superb.
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229835
Facit R20 (?) 1909 Russian 3 kopek design used in Finland from MUSTAMÄKI (Russian text style postmark) on 8 May 1913 picture post card (Kupio waterfall scene) to Russia, with machine cancellation receiver (Krag machine?). The stamp does not appear to have the diamond chalk overprinting; the fact that this is a tourist-type card suggests that this may be a Russian-Russian stamp brought into Finland by the sender and not an R20 sold in Finland by the post office. Very attractive.
26.00
229770
Facit #R19 pair (VF) used on Russia Used in Finland post card (Helsinki city scene) locally within Helsinki. Unusual.
10.00
229772
Facit #R18, R19 [1, 2 kopeks, with varnish bars] Russia Used in Finland on nice 1912 picture post card (Brändö rural lake scene, HAND PAINTED, creased) from HELSINKI to St. Petersburg. An unusual combination of stamps. Russian stamps were required on mail to Russia. (Blue "34" is room number of hotel address.)
25.00
229774
Facit #R19 x2 (VF) on Russia Used in Finland attractive 8 August 1912 picture post card (Barösund; lake boat / ferry) from HELSINKI to Denmark.
15.00
229733
80 (Facit 65C1) [1911 20p Blue Perf 14] (VF) solo use on 31 October 1913 ADVERTISING (publishing company) from HELSINKI to TAMPERE, with receiver. Both machine postmarks.
29.00
229734
78 (Facit 63C1) [1911 5p Russian Design, Perf 14, Light Green] (VF) on 23 October 1914 CENSORED (Superb) post card from KOKEMÄN (Russian text postmark) to HÄMEENLINNA.
28.00
229735
79 (Facit 64II) [1913 10p Type II, Perf 14] (VF) on 12 December 1914 CENSORED cover from SEINAJOKI to HÄMENLINNA with TAMMERFORS transit on reverse. Nice.
28.00
229773
Facit #R19 x2 (VF) on Russia Used in Finland attractive 21 December 1914 picture post card to Denmark.
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229736
78 (Facit 63C1), 80 (Facit 65C1) [1911 5, 20p Russian Design, Perf 14] (VF) on 6 March 1917 CENSORED cover from TÄKTER (Russian text cancel) to FREDRIKSHAMN with WIBORG / VIIPURI (LOST TERRITORIES) machine cancel transit.
35.00
229778
54 [35 kop Rings] and RUSSIAN STAMPS Facit #R1P1 and #R7P2 [1 kop horizontally laid paper; 10 kop vertically laid paper] (VF) on piece of inter-post office postage due reconciliation and settlement document. Canceled with the usual (for this purpose) "RAKENSKAPS AFDELNING" postmark. Complete documents of this type exist, but are very rare. Facit on-cover price of SEK 18,000 for a normal usage of the 35 kop stamp must not be confused with the internal postage due accounting usage. However, it is a RARE STAMP USED ON ANY POSTAL DOCUMENT and it is fairly unlikely to find a normal cover bearing it. In my experience, it is also extremely unusual to find mixed Finnish Rings and Russian usages on these.
175.00
229784
171 x2, 177 [2m Indigo M-30 Lion; 5m Olavinlinna Castle] (VF, damaged) on 19 June 1930 EXPRESS (RARE!) parcel card from HELSINKI to ROVANIEME (arctic region) with receiver.
30.00
229799
163, 177 [50p Yellow M-30; 5m Blue Castle] (VF, F-VF) on 20 November 1930 money order from BORGÅ / PORVEO (2 types of Russian text removed cancels) to TURKU / ÅBO with receiver.
7.00
229800
163 pair, 169 [50p Yellow and 1-1/2m Red Violet M-30] (VF) on 1 September 1930 money order (175 mk) from LAHTI (2 types of Russian text removed cancels) to PORI, with receiver.
7.00
229798
163, 171, 177 [50p Yellow and 2m Indigo M-30; 5m Castle] (VF, Fine) on 15 August 1931 COD (175 mk) parcel card from LAHTI to KAUSALA, with receiver.
8.00
229813
174 [2-1/2 Blue M-30 Lion] (VF) solo use on 25 February 1933 cover from MALAKS to the U.S. Nice.
16.00
229838
168 x2, 172 [1,25m Yellow and 2m Red Violet M-30 Lions] (F-VF, VF) on 25 July 1934 airmail cover from KOTKA to England.
16.00
229818
174, 177 [2-1/2 Blue M-30; 5m Castle] (VF, F-VF) on 1 October 1935 registered airmail cover from HELSINKI to Glasgow, Scotland. Advertising envelope: shipping company info on reverse.
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229822
B20, 170 [1935 2-1/2m _ 25p Anders Chydenius Semi-postal; 1-1/2 Red M-30 Lion] (VF) on 8 September 1935 FLIGHT COVER from TURKU / ÅBO (special cancel) to STOCKHOLM, Sweden. Returned to sender with several nice Swedish markings.
50.00
229796
170, 172 [1-1/2m Red and 2m Violet M-30] (F-VF) on 8 December 1936 cover from LAPPEENRANTA (nice machine cancel) to CHICAGO, U.S. Forwarded with various Chicago carrier markings.
13.00
229727
B24 [1937 1-1/4 m + 15p ship semi-postal] (F-VF) solo usage on 7 May 1937 picture post card (extremely unusual "people working" view of dockworkers loading cargo ships at the Helsinki harbor) from HELSINKI to Sweden. This stamp is scarce as a solo usage and the card is quite nice!
30.00
229837
164, 177 x2, 205a [50p Green M-30 Lion; 5m Castle; 10m Lake Saima Dark Violet] (VF, F-VF) on 14 December 1937 airmail cover from KUPIO to the U.S. The envelope is a TB charity fundraising envelope (Loraine Cross on reverse). The reverse bears an unusual SWEDISH oval double-line dated postal handstamp "Postkontoret Stockholm / AVG. AVD. / VAKTFÖREST...(?)..." that I have not before seen on any type of covers. Very nice pre-war trans-Atlantic airmail usage.
35.00
229782
173 x2 [2m Red M-30 Lion] (VF) on 18 November 1938 registered cover from HELSINKI to KARHULA, with receiver.
8.00
229794
163 x3, 173 [50p Green and 2m Red M-30] (VF) on 24 May 1938 cover from TURKO / ABO (nice machine cancel) to the U.S.
8.00
229801
164 [50p Green M-30] (VF) on October 1939 unsealed printed matter from HELSINKI to the U.S.
7.00
229839
164, 173 x3 [50p Green and 2m Red M-30 Lions] (F-VF, VF) on 2 February 1939 airmail cover from HELSINKI to the U.S. With unusual large blue, white, and red "AIR MAIL" label and with instructional routing "Via CHERBOURG per s.s. QUEEN MARY" (unusual to see such specific routing instructions at this time). STOCKHOLM, Sweden, airmail transit postmark (somewhat unusual).
25.00
229840
169 pair, 176 [1-1/2m Red Violet and 3-1/2m Blue M-30 Lions] (F-VF, VF) on 8 March 1939 airmail cover from HELSINKI to the U.S. With unusual large blue, white, and red "AIR MAIL" label and with instructional routing "Per s.s. HANSA via CHERBOURG" (unusual to see such specific routing instructions at this time). STOCKHOLM, Sweden, airmail transit postmark (somewhat unusual).
25.00
229779
173 [1936 2m Red M-30 Lion] (VF) 1940 (date unclear, but looks like February) Finnish-censored cover to Sweden. Winter War usage.
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229780
B43 pair [1940 2m Fatherland, Coat of Arms Semi-postal] (F-VF+) on 22 February 1940 attractive Finnish-censored cover from BRANDO-VASA (as opposed to the Brando located in Aland), to the U.S. Excellent quality; extremely scarce war-time usage of semi-postal stamps to overseas destination.
50.00
229781
164 [1932 50p Green M-30 Lion] (VF) on 28 February 1940 Finnish-censored printed matter cover from HÄMEENLINNA to the U.S. Overseas printed matter covers are scarce in this period as foreign business activity was limited; this was a religion-related mailing.
30.00
229829
207, 209 pair, 213 pair [1935 1m, 2-1/2m Kalevala; Delaware Settlement (U.S. Joint Issue)] (VF) on 14 September 1940 airmail, EXPRES cover to Sweden, with receiver. Finnish censored (between Winter War and Continuation War). Scarce philatelic seal on reverse. Scarce stamps on cover.
45.00
229737
B44 x2 + 161 (VF) on 3 March 1941 real-photo picture post card (street scene of Torneå / Tornio, showing the town bookstore) to Sweden. Finnish censored. The mail crossing at Torneå (at the border with Sweden), across a usually-raging river, was done by putting the mail in buckets and running them across a pair of cables suspended above the river.
25.00
229811
226 x3, 166 [1941 3.5m Viborg Castle; 1m Orange M-30] (VF) on 28 August 1941 airmail cover from OULU to the U.S., sent via LISBON, PORTUGAL, with Superb transit postmark. Only Finnish censored. Scarce.
49.00
229812
166, 176 x3 [1m Orange, 3-1/2m Blue M-30] (F-VF) on 12 June 1941 airmail cover from HELSINKI to the U.S., sent via neutral LISBON, PORTUGAL, with transit postmark. Both Finnish and British censorship. Very nice condition and quite scarce.
49.00
229819
WWII (Continuation War) Stampless Soldiers Mail. Light RED KENTTÄPOSTIA boxed hand stamp (typical, but not in red!) and "KENTTÄPOSTIKONTTORI No 9" (Karelian area) 27 December 1942 single-ring postmark (very unusual) on Christmas / New Year card.
80.00
229820
233, 234, 236 [1941 President Ryti 50p, 2.75m, 3.75m] (VF, F-VF) on 30 November 1942 Soldiers Mail cover with "KENTTÄPOSTIKONTTORI No 31" postmark (Karelian area) and violet boxed KENTTÄPOSTIA hand stamp. To Sweden with Finnish censorship. Unnecessary #M1 stamp added, not canceled. Religious seal on reverse. From a Swedish volunteer in Finland. Extremely scarce usage.
125.00
229823
226 pair [1941 3.50m Viborg Castle] on 15 December 1942 Continuation War Soldier Letter sent airmail to Denmark. Violet, boxed, sans-serif KENTTÄPOSTIA hand stamp (unusual type) on stamps plus "KENTTAPOSTI / KONTTORI Nr 7" machine cancellation. Censored by Finland and Denmark (German). From Corporal S. Theslett, possibly a Danish volunteer fighting in Finland. Regardless, a very scarce usage.
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229731
KENTTÄPOSTIA office #1 military machine cancel and boxed violet hand stamp on 4 October 1943 fieldpost cover to ÅBO / TURKU, with machine postmark receiver.
12.00
229765
B58-9 [1943 National Relief Fund Semi-postal set] (VF) on 23 February 1943 airmail cover from HELSINKI to Denmark with Finnish and Danish (German) censorship.
38.00
229821
M4-5 pairs [1943 large-size Military stamps] (VF) on 30 December 1943 military cover to Sweden, canceled "KENTTÄPOSTIKONTTORI No 26" (Karelian area). From a Swedish volunteer in Finland. Return address given as "Någonsta" (somewhere) in Finland. Appears to be "illegal" use of this type of stamps, but RARE.
135.00
229830
B50 [1943 5.50 + 35 Red Cross Semi-postal] (VF) solo use on 6 April 1943 cover from HELSINKI (machine cancellation promoting saving) to Sweden. Finnish censored. From one philatelist to another - on reverse has large red boxed hand stamp that appears (text is unclear) to signify PHILATELIC CENSORSHIP. Such philatelic censorship was also done in Norway and England, but I do not recall seeing any other Finnish examples. RARE!
100.00
229807
219A [1942 7m Post Office] (VF) solo use on 17 August 1944 domestic parcel card from OULU to PUOLANKA with receiver.
12.00
229816
175B, 176D [3m Red, 5m Blue M-30] (F-VF) on 17 November 1945 air cover from TURKU / ÅBO to the U.S. Attractive.
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