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249876 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
71 (Facit #56C2) [1901 5 pen, Letterpress Berlin Plate, Perf 14.25 x 14.75] (VF) on 1 March 1904 printed matter post card from HELSINGFORS, with a Superb tri-lingual bridge cancellation, used domestically to INKEROIS (Swedish spelling) with bilingual bridge receiving postmark. This village is now the area of Inkeroinen, now primarily a railway station absorbed into the town of Kouvola. Very attractive violet script address. Two filing holes typical for business correspondence. The card itself is quite interesting, with a message in violet reproduced script (a precursor to what we used to call a Ditto machine in the U.S.). The message is an announcement from the Finnish Steamship Corporation, describing direct freight ship service to Antwerp (Belgium), on the "Capella", now regularly sailing from Hango, Finland. Any postal history item related to ships and shipping is always sought after. ACTUAL item. |
7.50 |
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243302 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
Russia Used in Åland: Facit #R7P2 [10 kopek, vertically laid paper] (damaged from placement over edge of card) on 8 March 1906 picture post card (fancy embossed design). This divided address-side card was used in 1906 before this format was approved in late 1907 for general use between UPU countries; in 1906 divided address-side cards were only being used domestically in some countries, or by agreement between a few countries. Mailed at JERSÖ (no post office) and picked up by a rural carrier using RURAL LETTER CARRIER #939 NUMERAL CANCELLATION; This rural route was established 1 February 1905 -- this is early use. Date canceled at MARIEHAMN (bilingual postmark) to the U.S. In this period, Russian stamps were required on mail to other countries, however examples from Åland are hard to find. Even domestic covers within Åland or from Åland to Finland are scarce with numeral cancellations. However, examples to other countries are extremely scarce. Despite the damage to the stamp, this card is very attractive -- and extremely scarce! ACTUAL item. |
45.00 |
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232008 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
56 [1891 1 rubel Russian Design with Rings] Used VF+ with neat ÅBO / TURKU 1904 tri-lingual postmark. Very attractive. ACTUAL item. |
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85.00 |