373. Auktion

1893, Numerals 5 penni black on yellow paper, Type II, five pointed star, unused, almost invisible ironed out crease at left, still fine, scarce Provenance: ex Jacobus Sundman

1893, Numerals 10 penni black on pale rose-lilac paper, Type III, five pointed star, overall diameter 32,5mm, with blue grid on envelope addressed to Långviken with manuscript endorsement "Ångb Thor" which indicates that these stamps probably were used on all of the ships owned by J.J. af Lindfors, small part of envelope missing on reverse, very attractive and only two covers recorded with a ships name

1893, Numerals 10 penni black on pale rose-lilac paper, Type III, five pointed star, overall diameter 32,5mm, affixed on backflap of envelope endorsed "ång. Tierholm" to Svalviken, stamp partly torn off as cancellation, an attractive entire with full contents Provenance: depicted in G.W. Connell "The Private Ship Letter Stamps of the World - Part 4" page 64

1893, Numerals 10 penni black on pale rose-lilac paper, Type III, five pointed star, overall diameter 32,5mm, on cover with content dated July 3 (1896), addressed to Edeshem, small part of stamp torn as cancellation as usual, some minor bends, a scarce cover Provenance: ex Jacobus Sundman

1893, Numerals 5 penni black on yellow paper, Type III, five pointed star, overall diameter 32,5mm, two singles tied by blue grid cancellation to piece, some gum adherence on front of stamps, a very fine, beautiful and attractive item Provenance: depicted in G.W. Connell "The Private Ship Letter Stamps of the World - Part 4" page V

1892/99, Type II, 10 penni black on pink paper, with straight edge at left, used with blue ribbon canceller, small thin at top, otherwise fine Provenance: Hellmann Auctions (2009)

1892/99, Type II, 10 penni black on pink paper, tied by blue ribbon canceller "SIBBO." to envelope to Botbrygga, some minor discolouration, horizontal fold through cover, a fine and rare entire  Provenance: ex Fabergé                      ex Bremer                     Hellmann Auctions (2009)

1892/99, Type II, 10 penni black on pink paper, with straight edge at top, tied by blue ribbon canceller "SIBBO." to envelope to Simsalö, scarce and fine

1892/99, Type II, 10 penni black on pink paper, tied by blue ribbon canceller "SIBBO." to envelope to Wiksund, part of the backflap and small part of cover at upper left added, otherwise fine, scarce Provenance: ex Jacobus Sundman

1892/99, Type III, 10 penni black on yellow paper, used with blue ribbon canceller, Fabergé notes on reverse, the only known copy of this stamp, very fine Provenance: depicted in G.W. Connell "The Private Ship Letter Stamps of the World - Part 4" page 68

1896, 10 penni bright rose, fresh colour and good perforations, three singles, two without gum, the other used with part of three-line cancel "ÅNG. LÅNGVIKEN / 27 JUL 1898 / HELSINGFORS", the unused stamp with Fabergé notes, unused stamp thins resp. stuck to cardboard, otherwise fine

1896, 10 penni bright rose, fresh colour and good perforations, tied by three-line cancel "ÅNGB. LÅNGVIKEN / 2 AUG 1899/ HELSINGFORS" to envelope addressed to Sökö,  very fine and the only recorded cover cancelled on LÅNGVIKEN  Provenance: ex Jacobus Sundman

1899, Oval stamps 10-50 penni, fresh colour, unused with original gum resp. 10 penni without gum, fine and scarce

1899, 10 penni, Type I, tied by blue five line cachet to postcard, a fine and scarce item, certificate Sundman (1999)

1899, 10 penni, Type II, two singles, tied by blue five line cachet to cover to Tullandet, part of cover at top restored, one stamp with corner torn away, some other imperfections, but a scarce cover

1890, 20 penni black on yellow paper, punched out individually, tied by pen strike to small piece, fine and scarce

"RUNEBERG FRANKO" blue oval cachet on undated envelope sent to Örnshamm, Borgå, small adhesive mark on upper right corner, scarce and attractive

"RUNEBERG FRANKO" blue oval cachet on Finland postal stationery 10 penni from "HELSINGFORS 27 6 84" to Herrenäs, corner crease at top left, otherwise fine

1894, 25 penni brown, type II, fresh colour, used with central pen stroke, faults, scarce

1894, 50 penni yellow, fresh colour and mostly good perforation, used with clear oval "Ångaren 25 OCT. 94 RUNEBERG.", few thins, small tear and hardly perceptible corner crease, very attractive appearance, scarce

"Ångaren RUNEBERG -9. SEP 97" violet oval date stamp on finnish postal stationery 10 peni rose to Borgå, fine

1893, 25 penni deep dull blue, fresh colour and good perforation, used with three-line cancel "ÅNGFARTYGET / 5 SEP 93 / BORGÅ", few thins, very fine appearance, the earliest recorded date with the three-line cancellation Provenance: ex Fabergé

1893, 25 penni deep dull blue and 50 penni red, fresh colour and good perforation, used with three-line cancel "ÅNGFARTYGET / 29 MAR 96 / BORGÅ", resp. "ÅNGFARTYGET / 11 MAJ 96 / BORGÅ", fine and scarce

1903, 25 penni black on pink paper, perforated horizontally, vertical pair on reverse of cover from Helsingfors to Växär, a small islands in Åbo Skärgård. The only known stamps of 25 penni known, there exists only one other card franked with the 50 penni label, despite some imperfections an attractive and scarce entire with full content Provenance: described and depicted in G.W. Connell "The Private Ship Letter Stamps of the World - Part 4" page 127-128

1890, 25 penni orange-red on toned paper, type II, used with pen stroke, fine and scarce

1893, 25 penni indigo, fresh colour and good perforation, unused, light corner crease at lower left, a fine copy of this rare stamp of which only a few are recorded

1867, Steamer 10-25 penni red, punched out individually, unused with original gum, the 20-25 penni with Fabergé notes on reverse, very fine and attractive set of the earliest of all ship letter stamps of Finland

1886, Urho "20" penni colour-trial in brown, with missing denomination and bottom inscription, unused without gum, some imperfections including small cut at top, very rare with only a few known Provenance: depicted in G.W. Connell "The Private Ship Letter Stamps of the World - Part 4" page 151

Neue Sächs. Böhmische D.S.E.G., Steamer 5-15 kreuzer, without gum, in addition some forgeries

1844, "D.D.S.G.-IBRAILA-P.P." struck in deep blue ink on entire folded letter from Brăila (Romania) to Constantinopel, some ageing spots, a superb entire with an outstanding impression of this very rare cancellation, signed Holcombe Provenance: Collection Antonini (Corinphila, sale 85, October 1992, lot 3542)                      The Emil Capellaro WIPA 2000 Court of Honour-Collection (Corinphila, sale 166, lot 5485)

1866, First Issue 17 kreuzer red, perf. 12, with small blue date cancellation "29/5" on folded letter, with adjacent, extremely rare blue steamship marking "PROPELLER SULINA-7", from Oltenitza to Galatz, on reverse with well struck arrival mark "GALATZ-31/V" in blue, an extraordinary beautiful and famous, very early entire, signed Ferchenbauer with certificate (2010) Provenance: Illustrated in Tchilinghiran on page 174                      Collection See (Corinphila, sale 62, May 1979)                      The Emil Capellaro WIPA 2000 Court of Honour-Collection (Corinphila, sale 166, lot 5485)                     

1866, First Issue 17 kreuzer red, tied by circular date marking "25/7" and by oval, misspelled cancellation "AGENTIE-D.D.G.S-PIQUET" (Müller Nr. 7032a) to folded letter to Braila, very fine and attractive, signed Ferchenbauer with certificate (1990)  

1866, First Issue 17 kreuzer red, perf. 12, tied by cds. "CALAFAT 2/ III" to folded letter to Braila, a fine and fresh entire Provenance: The Emil Capellaro WIPA 2000 Court of Honour-Collection (Corinphila, sale 166, lot 5451)                       

1866, First Issue 17 kreuzer red in combination with Austria 1863/64 Coat of Arms 5 kreuzer rose, tied by circular date marking "26/7" and by oval, misspelled cancellation "AGENTIE-D.D.G.S-PIQUET" (Müller Nr. 7032a) resp. by cds. "ALT-ORSOVA" (27/7)" to folded lettersheet to Pest with arrival mark "PEST 29/7 Früh" on reverse, the 17 kreuzer small marginal tear at right, the 5 kreuzer short perf at lower left and somewhat cleaned. A magnificent and famous combination cover, and certainly one of the most attractive of the very few recorded, in our opinion one of the greatest rarities of DDSG and Rumania. Signed A. Bolaffi, Edwin Müller and certificates G. Bolaffi (1967) and Ferchenbauer (2010). Provenance: Collection Linz, Mercury, New York, November 1961, lot 1724.                      The Emil Capellaro WIPA 2000 Court of Honour-Collection (Corinphila, sale 166, lot 5485)                     

1866, Second Issue 17 kreuzer red, perf. 9½, horizontal pair with the usual somewhat rough perfs, with neatly struck blue cds. "CALAFAT 17 / IX", in common with the entire D.D.S.G issue, all multiples of these stamps, in used condition, are rarities Provenance: The Emil Capellaro WIPA 2000 Court of Honour-Collection (Corinphila, sale 163, lot 5658)

1866, Second Issue 17 kreuzer red, perf. 9½, tied by blue cds. "RUSTZUK 30 / 6" to Galatz with arrival mark on reverse, few short perfs, otherwise fine, scarce