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240637 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
Åland Frama 1984 (First Design): 1.10 on 4 December 1984 "2" (second class) cover from GOTTBY to Helsinki, Finland. Second class covers leaving Åland are unusual. ACTUAL item. |
10.00 |
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240628 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
Åland Frama 1984 (First Design): .10, 1.10, 1.40, 2.00 plus Åland 1.40 1984 Flag stamp and Finland 1982 2.40 Parliament stamp, total franking 8.40, on 11 December 1984 10 gram REGISTERED cover from HAMMARLAND to HELSINKI (with receiver on reverse). The registry label has handwritten "Hammarland" town name. At this time, Åland and Finland stamps were both valid in Åland. The Frama stamps represent the original three pre-set values, plus an ad-hoc .10 value. Quite interesting and unusual in several regards. ACTUAL item. |
28.00 |
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240636 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
Åland Frama 1984 (First Design): 1.40 on 5 December 1984 picture post card (general Finnish tourist montage) from JOMALA to Helsinki, Finland. ACTUAL item. |
8.00 |
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247203 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
18, 21 [1985 5.00 Nature; 1987 12.00 Ducks] (VF) on 17 October 1990 REGISTERED cover from "LAPPOBY ÅLAND", from a bank to a company in Finland. The cover is marked as weighing 18 grams. The 17.00 franking correctly pays the domestic / Norden 2.00 postage rate to 50 grams plus the 15.00 registry fee. This rate was in use only one year: 3 March 1990 through 28 February 1991. The cover is typical of bank mail, 9 x 6.5 inches. The registry label has the village name handwritten on it; many villages had too little mail to justify paying for a rubber stamp to put the name on the label, and certainly to not pay for printed-name labels. Non-philatelic covers, especially registered mail, canceled at smaller villages, are hard to find. The 12.00 Ducks stamp is fairly "scarce" in postally used condition -- removed from the cover, that stamp alone I could sell for $14! Excellent quality with excellent cancellation strike. ACTUAL item. |
16.00 |
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249830 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
Finland Scott #27 Dark Brown [1882 10 penni brown 4-Numerals, Perforation 12.5] Used with VF centering, but with a thin. Unusually dark color and with a neat, crisp, partial ÅLAND 1883 (MA)RIEHAMN arc-style cancellation. A great-looking example of a stamp that is scarce used in Åland. ACTUAL item. |
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19.00 |
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240630 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
Åland Frama 1984 (First Design): 1.10 x2, 1.40, 2.00 plus Åland 1.40 1984 Flag stamp and Finland 1982 2.40 Parliament stamp, total franking 9.40, on 10 December 1984 EXPRESS cover from STORBY to HELSINKI (with receiver on reverse). At this time, Åland and Finland stamps were both valid in Åland. The Frama stamps represent the original three pre-set values. Quite interesting and unusual in several regards; Åland express covers are scarce. ACTUAL item. |
32.00 |
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247206 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
14, 54 [1985 2.00 Nature; 1989 14.00 Orchid] (VF) on 12 December 1989 domestic REGISTERED cover from "ÅLANDS DEGERBY", from a bank, to a bank in Mariehamn. The cover is marked as weighing 110 grams (THIRD WEIGHT CLASS: over 100 grams). I have not been able to find any rate charts that go to the third weight class, but I have seen a few other covers from this correspondence that are third weight class and 16.00 franking, thus I assume this to be correct. The next weight increment above 100 grams is usually 250 grams, thus the 5.00 amount for the third weight class seems reasonable. The registry fee is 11.00. That rate was in use only 14 months: 1 January 1989 through 28 February 1990. The cover is typical of bank mail, 9 x 6.5 inches. As usual, the back flap has been taped for security, with a tiny bit of the tape wrapping around to the front (the tape adhesive has darkened, but is not sticky, and does not affect the stamps). The registry label has the village name handwritten on it; many villages had too little mail to justify paying for a rubber stamp to put the name on the label, and certainly to not pay for printed-name labels. Non-philatelic covers, especially registered mail, canceled at smaller villages, are hard to find. The 14.00 Orchids stamp is fairly "scarce" in postally used condition -- removed from the cover, that stamp alone I could sell for $10! Excellent cancellation strike. ACTUAL item. |
12.00 |
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247204 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
54, 2 [1989 14.00 Orchid; 1984 .20 Sailboat] (VF) on 11 January 1990 domestic REGISTERED cover from "ÅLANDS DEGERBY", from a bank, to a bank in Mariehamn. The cover is marked as weighing 95 grams (SECOND WEIGHT CLASS). The 14.20 franking is correct: the domestic / Norden 3.20 postage rate to 100 grams plus the 11.00 registry fee. That rate was in use only 14 months: 1 January 1989 through 28 February 1990. The cover is typical of bank mail, 9 x 6.5 inches. As usual, the back flap has been taped for security, with a tiny bit of the tape wrapping around to the front (the tape adhesive has darkened, but is not sticky, and does not affect the stamps). The registry label has the village name handwritten on it; many villages had too little mail to justify paying for a rubber stamp to put the name on the label, and certainly to not pay for printed-name labels. Non-philatelic covers, especially registered mail, canceled at smaller villages, are hard to find. The 14.00 Orchids stamp is fairly "scarce" in postally used condition -- removed from the cover, that stamp alone I could sell for $10! Excellent cancellation strike. ACTUAL item. |
12.00 |
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