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236441 "View REPRESENTATIVE Image"){kind=small} |
Mourning Stamp Facit Type I (long serif, shiny black). NH VF single. REPRESENTATIVE image of stamp design. |
WANTED |
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249839 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
Mourning Stamp Facit Type I (long serif on 1, shiny black not dull). Mint hinged, with VF centering. A nice example. ACTUAL item. |
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7.50 |
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249840 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
Mourning Stamp Facit Type I (long serif on 1, shiny black not dull). Mint, hinge remnant, with VF centering, however there is a little bit of aging on the gum. A nice looking example from the front. ACTUAL item. |
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5.25 |
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249842 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
Mourning Stamp Facit Type I (long serif on 1, shiny black not dull). Mint, heavily hinged with remnant, with VF centering and top sheet margin. This is from the printing with unprinted (white) sheet margins. A nice looking example from the front. ACTUAL item. |
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3.75 |
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249836 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
Mourning Stamp Facit Type I (long serif on 1, shiny black not dull). USED with VF centering and neat, fully dated (positioned over the coat of arms where it is readable) 22 February 1901 cancellation. Used examples with a full date are quite scarce. ACTUAL item. |
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WANTED |
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401234 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
Mourning Stamp Facit Type I (confirmed by looking through from the back under extremely bright light). [Long curved serif on 1, thin vertical member of 1, front with shiny black] Used with VF centering on small piece of a commercial envelope showing part of a business address. The cancellation is tri-lingual (Swedish, Finnish, Russian) ÅBO / TURKU / .... The cancellation date is not fully readable for me, but it does appear to be dated in 1901 as it should be. In 53 years, I believe that I have only had Finnish-canceled singles from four different Finnish towns; Åbo/Turku is one of them, but perhaps only two other examples canceled Åbo/Turku. Because ownership, and certainly use, of these labels was quickly banned (I have heard that there were severe penalties), most examples that were put on envelopes were not mailed at a post office, but were instead handed to a ship at the docks and then typically left uncanceled or were canceled upon arrival in the next port of call, which was almost always Stockholm, Sweden. Thus examples with obviously Finnish postal cancellations are "very scarce". ACTUAL item. |
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SOLD |
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401235 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
Mourning Stamp Facit, Probably Type I (front with shiny black, but I was not able to view the 1 on the back because of the paper thickness; perhaps you can do so with a stronger light source) Used with VF centering on small piece of a commercial-style envelope paper. The cancellation is bi-lingual (Finnish, Russian) PAIMO with a partial strike (but the town name is confirmable). The cancellation date is not readable for me, but perhaps you can find a way to read it. In 53 years, I believe that I have only had Finnish-canceled singles from four different Finnish towns; this town of PAIMO is the one I have most frequently seen, but that may only be because I obtained (20-30 years apart) two small groups of pieces, each with 3-5 examples. Paimo is located in extreme southwest Finland, but it is not a coastal town. Because ownership, and certainly use, of these labels was quickly banned (I have heard that there were severe penalties), most examples that were put on envelopes were not mailed at a post office, but were instead handed to a ship at the docks and then typically left uncanceled or were canceled upon arrival in the next port of call, which was almost always Stockholm, Sweden. Thus examples with obviously Finnish postal cancellations are "very scarce". ACTUAL item. |
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35.00 |
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401236 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
Mourning Stamp Facit, Probably Type I (front with shiny black, but I was not able to view the 1 on the back because of the paper thickness; perhaps you can do so with a stronger light source) Used with VF centering on small piece of a commercial-style envelope paper. The cancellation is bi-lingual (Finnish, Russian) PAIMO with a partial strike (but the town name is confirmable). The cancellation date is not readable for me, but perhaps you can find a way to read it. In 53 years, I believe that I have only had Finnish-canceled singles from four different Finnish towns; this town of PAIMO is the one I have most frequently seen, but that may only be because I obtained (20-30 years apart) two small groups of pieces, each with 3-5 examples. Paimo is located in extreme southwest Finland, but it is not a coastal town. Because ownership, and certainly use, of these labels was quickly banned (I have heard that there were severe penalties), most examples that were put on envelopes were not mailed at a post office, but were instead handed to a ship at the docks and then typically left uncanceled or were canceled upon arrival in the next port of call, which was almost always Stockholm, Sweden. Thus examples with obviously Finnish postal cancellations are "very scarce". ACTUAL item. |
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35.00 |
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401237 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
Mourning Stamp Facit, Probably Type I (front with shiny black, but I was not able to view the 1 on the back because of the paper thickness; perhaps you can do so with a stronger light source) Used with VF centering on small piece of a commercial-style envelope paper. The cancellation is bi-lingual (Finnish, Russian) PAIMO with a partial strike (but the town name is confirmable). The cancellation date is not readable for me, but perhaps you can find a way to read it. In 53 years, I believe that I have only had Finnish-canceled singles from four different Finnish towns; this town of PAIMO is the one I have most frequently seen, but that may only be because I obtained (20-30 years apart) two small groups of pieces, each with 3-5 examples. Paimo is located in extreme southwest Finland, but it is not a coastal town. Because ownership, and certainly use, of these labels was quickly banned (I have heard that there were severe penalties), most examples that were put on envelopes were not mailed at a post office, but were instead handed to a ship at the docks and then typically left uncanceled or were canceled upon arrival in the next port of call, which was almost always Stockholm, Sweden. Thus examples with obviously Finnish postal cancellations are "very scarce". ACTUAL item. |
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35.00 |
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401238 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
Mourning Stamp Facit, Probably Type I (front with shiny black, but I was not able to view the 1 on the back because of the paper thickness; perhaps you can do so with a stronger light source) Used with VF centering on small piece of a commercial-style envelope paper. The cancellation is bi-lingual (Finnish, Russian) PAIMO with a partial strike (but the town name is confirmable). The cancellation date is not readable for me, but perhaps you can find a way to read it. In 53 years, I believe that I have only had Finnish-canceled singles from four different Finnish towns; this town of PAIMO is the one I have most frequently seen, but that may only be because I obtained (20-30 years apart) two small groups of pieces, each with 3-5 examples. Paimo is located in extreme southwest Finland, but it is not a coastal town. Because ownership, and certainly use, of these labels was quickly banned (I have heard that there were severe penalties), most examples that were put on envelopes were not mailed at a post office, but were instead handed to a ship at the docks and then typically left uncanceled or were canceled upon arrival in the next port of call, which was almost always Stockholm, Sweden. Thus examples with obviously Finnish postal cancellations are "very scarce". ACTUAL item. |
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35.00 |
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401239 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
Mourning Stamp Facit, Probably Type I (front with shiny black, but I was not able to view the 1 on the back because of the paper thickness; perhaps you can do so with a stronger light source) Used with VF centering, but with a crease on the lower right corner of the stamp, on small piece of a commercial-style envelope paper. The cancellation is bi-lingual (Finnish, Russian) PAIMO with a VF and CLEAR strike, but the cancellation date is not readable for me; perhaps you can find a way to read it. In 53 years, I believe that I have only had Finnish-canceled singles from four different Finnish towns; this town of PAIMO is the one I have most frequently seen, but that may only be because I obtained (20-30 years apart) two small groups of pieces, each with 3-5 examples. Paimo is located in extreme southwest Finland, but it is not a coastal town. Because ownership, and certainly use, of these labels was quickly banned (I have heard that there were severe penalties), most examples that were put on envelopes were not mailed at a post office, but were instead handed to a ship at the docks and then typically left uncanceled or were canceled upon arrival in the next port of call, which was almost always Stockholm, Sweden. Thus examples with obviously Finnish postal cancellations are "very scarce". ACTUAL item. |
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SOLD |
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237288 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
Mourning Stamp Facit Type I, YELLOWER PAPER and ROUGH PERFORATIONS (long serif, shiny black). NH VF single. This appears to be the same type of the numeral on the backside, however this has rough perforations; the paper seems to be yellower; and the gum color is a darker yellow. I suspect that this is a different printing. ACTUAL item. |
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249837 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
Mourning Stamp Facit Type I, Yellowish Paper (long serif on 1, shiny black not dull). NEVER HINGED with VF centering. Left sheet margin example with partial marginal text imprint in red -- this printing has white sheet margins (instead of black). The gum of the marginal tab is slightly aged, but the gum of the label itself is NOT aged. Based on the paper color visible in the front lettering of the label itself, this is the scarcer yellowish-paper version (which also has a slightly less-shiny black surface). This is a scarcer version. ACTUAL item. |
WANTED |
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236448 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
Mourning Stamp Facit Type I (long serif, shiny black). NH VF Sheet of 50. Though missing top margin, I have been told by somebody that should know that this is a full sheet. Narrow bottom margin unprinted. Narrow left margin printed only with red Swedish text (on stamp segment of margin missing). Narrow right margin partially printed black and partially printed with red Finnish text. Yellow gum; usually the gum on the Mourning Stamps is white; yellow is quite unusual. A couple insignificant perforation separations. A spectacular and rare sheet. To the best of my memory, this is the only such 50-sheet I have had in 38 years. Individual break up value as singles is $600; this should be worth much more due to the marginal inscriptions and the rarity. ACTUAL item. |
600.00 |
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