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83, 85, 91 [M-17 Saarinen Lions 5p Green, 10p Red, 25p Blue; without watermark] (VF) on very unusual 22 July 1919 cover from NUMMELA to RAUMO, with receiver, both postmarks with Russian text removed. 40 penni domestic letter rate 15 April 1918 through 19 October 1919 paid by the set of three "UPU colors" stamps; a combination rarely seen on cover and of special significance because the colors of the stamps had meaning in relation to the postage rates for which they were issued. Very nice! |
27.00 |
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87, 126 [M-17 Saarinen Lions: 10 p Blue unwatermarked; 1 1/2 mk Surcharge] (VF) on 20 February 1923 cash on delivery parcel card (privately printed) from HELSINKI to RIIHIMÄKI (Russian text removed postmark) for one printed matter parcel with 12.60 due from addressee. The surcharged stamps are hard to find on cover. |
14.00 |
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101, 105, 107 [1 mk, 2 mk Blue, 5 mk M-17 Lions w/o watermark] on 4 August 1925 registered parcel card (with registry label) for one 2 kilo package from LAPPEENTRANTA to the Arctic Circle town of ROVANIEMI. Parcel cards with registry labels are quite scarce. |
36.00 |
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106 pair [M-17 Saarinen Lions: 3 mk unwatermarked] (VF) on 2 February 1923 cash on delivery parcel card (privately printed) from HELSINKI to RIIHIMÄKI (Russian text removed postmark) for one .5 kilo parcel with 33.25 due from addressee. |
8.00 |
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108, 150 [1917 10 mk Perf 14, no wtmk; 1928 5 mk wtmk posthorn M-17 Lions] on 4 December 1929 parcel card from HELSINKI to KOLARI. The number of parcels or weight are not indicated (unusual), but the 15 mk franking matches a single 7 kilo parcel. The 10 mk stamp is scarce on any type of cover; 2006 Facit value SEK 600 = $80. Very fresh and nice. |
45.00 |
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108, 138 [M-17 Saarinen Lions: 10 mk unwatermarked; 5 mk wtmk swastika perf 14.75] (VF) on 5 December 1927 parcel card from HELSINKI to NARPES for one 6.5 kilo parcel. The 10 mark stamp is quite scarce on any type of cover. |
40.00 |
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108, 136 [M-17 Saarinen Lions: 10 mk unwatermarked; 2 mk wtmk swastika perf 14] (10 mk VF, 2 mk damaged) on 26 January 1927 parcel card from PORI to KRISTINESTAD / KRISTINA (the latter is Russian text removed type) for one 6 kilo parcel. The 10 mark stamp is quite scarce on any type of cover. |
30.00 |
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131, 132, 137 [40 p (thin numerals), 50 p, 3 mk; all wtmk swastika M-17 Lions] on 10 March 1927 COD (35.95 mk) parcel card for 300 gram parcel from SALO to the small village of Laperila (no post office), near SUOMUSJÄRVI; both postmarks with Russian text removed. |
10.00 |
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132, 136, 151 [50 p and 2 mk wtmk swastika; 1927 10 mk wtmk posthorn M-17 Lions] on 10 August 1928 COD (925.10 mk) parcel card for one 3.5 kilo package from HELSINKI to RIIHMÄKI. Violet handstamp at top indicating that the package can be picked up at the post office after 14:00 hours. The stamp is perforated 14.25 x 14.75 and is used in 1928, thus it can only be the posthorn watermarked stamp with is rare on cover; 2006 Facit value SEK 3000 = $400. Very fresh and nice... and rare. |
340.00 |
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132a, 149 Pair [1926 50 p M-17 Saarinen Lion perf 14.25 x 14.75; 1927 3 mk M-17 Saarinen Lion perf 14.25 x 14.75] (F-VF, VF) on March 1928 registered parcel card. UNUSUAL SENDING / RECEIVING PAIRING: Karelian Lost Territories "VIIPURI 2" [Viborg/Wiborg] (posthorn at bottom) to Arctic / Lapland ROVANIEMI (posthorn at bottom) receiver cancellation on reverse. The watermark is visible (at extreme oblique angle) on the #132a. The watermark is not visible on the #149 pair, however, the perforation 14.25 x 14.75 does not exist unwatermarked and while the swastika watermark (Scott 137) does exist on this perforation, it can usually be detected, thus I believe it to be 149 (the posthorn watermark is extremely difficult to see on cover). Registered parcel cards are scarce! While parcel cards from/within EITHER the Lost Territories or Lapland are not unusual, cards going from one to the other are unusual and add "spice" to a collection. |
20.00 |
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