Finland: Gallery: Select Stamps - Airmails - Scott #C1-10
A selection of especially interesting seldom-offered items in particularly nice quality. All are available for approval viewing. Scott numbers have been used unless otherwise mentioned.
Please also see the other Gallery pages and the Specialized Stamps pages for other high-quality stamps including both Specialized and non-specialized items.
C1 [1930 10 mark Zeppelin overprint] NEVER HINGED, with F-VF centering, which is typical for this stamp. Very fresh and bright. [Fake overprints do exist, but they are usually on the wrong stamp (Scott 205, a different engraving and different color shades, instead of 178) or have obviously defective overprint lettering when viewed under magnification. Due to the additional cost I do not normally offer this stamp with a certificate built into the price. However, if you wish to have a Jay Smith certificate with "lifetime guarantee" for this stamp, the additional cost will be $24 and may take as long as a month.]
ACTUAL item.
195.00
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400457
Scott #C1 [1930 10 mark Zeppelin overprint] Used with VF centering, with correct type of Helsinki cancellation. The date is not visible on this example -- they were often canceled to the side like this -- but this is the correct type of cancellation usually found on this stamp. A very attractive example. [Though they are quite unusual, fake overprints do exist, but they are usually on the wrong stamp (Scott #205, a different engraving and different color shades, instead of this Scott #178) or have obviously defective overprint lettering when viewed under magnification. Due to the additional cost I do not normally offer this stamp with a certificate built into the price. However, if you wish to have a Jay Smith certificate with "lifetime guarantee" for this stamp, the additional cost will be $30 and may take a few additional days.] Such nicely centered examples are hard to find.
ACTUAL item.
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279.00
244662
C1 [1930 10 mark Zeppelin overprint] Used with F-VF centering with correct type and day-month of cancellation. The year date is not visible on this example, but it is correctly dated 24 September (IX), which was the day it was valid. Very attractive example. [Fake overprints do exist, but they are usually on the wrong stamp (Scott 205, a different engraving and different color shades, instead of 178) or have obviously defective overprint lettering when viewed under magnification. Due to the additional cost I do not normally offer this stamp with a certificate built into the price. However, if you wish to have a Jay Smith certificate with "lifetime guarantee" for this stamp, the additional cost will be $24 and may take as long as a month.]
ACTUAL item.
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230.00
400307
Scott #C3 [1950 300 mk Airmail, "300 mk" with diagonal background lines] NEVER HINGED with Superb centering. A wonderfully fresh example, with "perfect" centering, "perfect" perforations, and pristine gum. This stamp is very hard to find with such nice centering.
ACTUAL item.
25.00
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400308
Scott #C9a, Facit #583Iv1, Type I, Non-Fluorescent (TeP) Paper [1963 "3,00" mk Airmail, First Type (17 shading lines in the zeros)] NEVER HINGED with Superb centering. A wonderful fresh example, with "perfect" centering, "perfect" perforations, and pristine NH gum, of a stamp that is quite difficult to find in such nice quality.
ACTUAL item.