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Finland: Covers: 1930-1955 Pictorial Definitives

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1930-1955 Pictorial Definitives

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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.

ACTUAL item.

35.00

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.

ACTUAL item.

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.

ACTUAL item.

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.

ACTUAL item.

8.00

200782

173C pair, 176F pair, 179 (VF, F-VF) [2 mark green, 5 mark yellow orange M-30; 25 mark Woodcutter] on 22 March 1949 air cover, with 39 mark franking, from JÄRVENPÄÄ to the U.S. Letter rate 15 mark letter rate to 20 grams (1 July 1948 thru 31 October 1949) and air surcharge of 12 mark per 5 grams (15 Jan 1947 thru 31 October 1949).

ACTUAL item.

14.00

229793

165A 4-block, 166B, 170A, 179, 221 (VF, F-VF) on 11 March 1946 air cover from "HELSINKI 1" (BLUE cancels) to the U.S. Rare 5-color combination!

ACTUAL item.

20.00

229787

173C, 179 white paper [2m Green M-30; 25m Woodcutter] (VF) on 11 February 1952 air cover to Sweden.

ACTUAL item.

12.00

229814

173C, 179 White Paper [2m Green M-30; 25m Woodcutter] (F-VF) on 28 February 1952 airmail cover from HELSINKI to Sweden.

ACTUAL item.

12.00

229791

166B, 205, 248 (F-VF, Ave, VF) on 5 gram air cover to the U.S.

ACTUAL item.

5.00

229788

166B, 179, 239, 261 (F-VF) on 1947 EXPRES airmail cover to the U.S. Scarce usage!

ACTUAL item.

28.00

1930-1955 Pictorial Definitives continued ...

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229795

247 [1945 15m Red Lilac Castle] (VF) solo use on 8 August 1948 cover from LEHTIMÄKI (Russian test removed type) to the U.S. (to actor Cary Grant).

ACTUAL item.

18.00

202748

274, 166B x2, 248 (VF) [24 mark red violet, 1 mark green M-30; 20 mark Post Office Building] on 11 May 1949 complete domestic parcel card for 5 kilo parcel from OLLUI to YKSRIHLAJA, with receiver. 45 mark rate for 5 kilo parcel, but what was the extra mark for? The 24 mark stamp is very scarce on cover.

ACTUAL item.

27.00

229789

176G x2, 248 [6m Red M-30; 1945 20m Brown Post Office] (VF) on 22 July 1946 air cover from HELSINKI to the U.S.

ACTUAL item.

12.00

229815

166B x4, 176I, 248 x2 [1m Green, 10m Blue M-30; 20m Post Office] (F-VF) on 1946 air cover from II to the U.S.

ACTUAL item.

9.00

229754

280 pair [1949 35mk Olavinlinna Castle] with pair of two designs of 1954 Art labels, tied on 1955 airmail cover TO MONROVIA, LIBERIA with receiver. These labels exist in several designs and colors -- I do not know much about them, however, they are very seldom seen on cover! Any usage to Liberia is RARE; it is a genuine postal usage; I purchased the familys archive of mail (the father of the addressee apparently ran the College of West Africa at the time). Extremely scarce item.

ACTUAL item.

75.00

229738

B112, 280 (VF) on 16 February 1952 airmail printed matter cover from HELSINKI to LAUNCESTON, TASMANIA (!!!), AUSTRALIA. Olympics all-over publicity envelope. Rare destination at the extreme other side/end of the globe!!

ACTUAL item.

55.00

229810

305 x3, 302 [40m Woodchopper; 10m Green M-30] on 1954 air cover to the U.S. This is a very high postage rate (130 marks) for a cover to the U.S. The published postage rate charts for this period are confusing and appear to have some errors. At 50 grams, the rate would likely have been 120 marks; 55 grams at 132 marks. However, I am not satisfied with this calculation and cannot say whether this cover is correctly paid or not - my experience suggests that it IS correctly paid, but I cannot quote the rate at the moment. Still, an unusual franking. Note that most uses with multiple examples of the 40m Woodchopper stamp are parcel cards, not envelopes.

ACTUAL item.

30.00

236663

350 [1955-57 100 mk Helsinki South Harbor, Light Greenish Blue] (VF) solo use on 30 October 1957 KODAK advertising airmail cover to the U.S. Though Scott gives this color an issue date of 1957, there were five plates and thus five color shades printed from 1955-1957 (though it is unclear when the different printings actually went on sale). In any case, this stamp was replaced with a new 100 mk issue on 2 June 1958 and thus solo uses on cover are seldom seen. Colorful advertising cover.

ACTUAL item.

14.00

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