Finland: Gallery: Select Stamps - Scott #177-326: 1930-1955 Issues
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.
178, Facit #160I [1930 10 mk Lake Saimaa; First Type] Mint, lightly hinged, with XF centering. Wonderful example of a stamp that is scarce in nice quality.
ACTUAL item.
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46.00
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400306
Scott #178 [1930 10 mk Lake Saimaa; First Type (Facit #160I)] Mint, extremely lightly hinged, with Superb centering. A wonderful example of a stamp that is scarce in such nice quality.
ACTUAL item.
49.00
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232059
196 Type II, Facit #175v2 [1931-32 1,25 Surcharge on 50 penni Yellow M-30 Lion] Used Superb. With only 25,000 of Type II printed (compared to 4.4 million of Type I), nice used examples are very scarce.
ACTUAL item.
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90.00
221927
196 Type II, Facit #175v2 [1931 (1932 Type II) 1.25/0.50 Surcharge M-30 Lion] Used 4-BLOCK with VF centering and HANGO / HANKO (Russian text removed type) 1933 cancellation. The upper right stamp has an inconsequential rounded corner perforation tooth. This stamp is "scarce" even as single stamps (this quality sells for $75 each), but it is "rare" in Used blocks. The only Used block of this stamp that I have had in 51 years!
ACTUAL item.
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369.00
237357
221-2 [1940 1:75 and 2:75 mk surcharges on 1.25 and 2 mark M-30 Lion issues] NH Superb set of 4-blocks. This set is hard to find NH with nice centering, especially in blocks.
ACTUAL item.
62.00
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231387
231, Facit #256vm1/vm2 [1941 3.50 mk Mannerheim] Vertical pair of the "regular" watermark with COMBINATION of narrowly and widely spaced rose watermarks. Such combinations are only possible on vertical pairs and are not listed or priced in any catalog; they are very uncommon. NH F-VF.
REPRESENTATIVE image of stamp design.
10.00
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249037
285 [1949 5 mk Lappeenranta / Willmanstrand 300th Anniv] NH with VF/F-VF centering right plate block of 6: "5-1949 No 837". Though a slightly scarce stamp as singles, plate blocks are much harder to find.
ACTUAL item.
13.00
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249038
288 [1949 15 mk Technical High School] NH with F-VF centering lower plate block of 6: "6-1949 No 841". Though a common stamp as singles, plate blocks are much harder to find.
ACTUAL item.
7.00
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249039
290 [1949 15 mk UPU (Finnish Lakes)] NH with VF centering upper plate block of 6: "8-1949 No 844". Though a common stamp as singles, plate blocks are much harder to find.
ACTUAL item.