382. Auktion

1856, 5k. blue, Small Pearls, fresh color and good margins all around, neatly used by boxed "TAMME(RSFORS 1 AUG)", small brown spot on reverse, otherwise fine, signed and certificate Schwenson BPP (2009)

1856, 10k. lilac-carmine, fresh color and good margins all around, used with boxed "WIBORG 28 10 1857", fine, a.o. signed Schlesinger and certificate Schwenson BPP (2009)

10k. carmine-rose, fresh color and close to large margins all around, tied by boxed "HEINOLA 30 10 1858" and manuscript to folded letter to Borga with arrival mark, a fine and attractive entire, certificates Ossa (1978) and Schwenson BPP (2020)

1940, Hammarsten-Jansson composite essay sheetlet in brown, with seven unissued designs, no gum as issued, a couple of tiny surface soiling spots, otherwise very fine and very scarce

1940, Hammarsten-Jansson composite essay sheetlet in black, with seven unissued designs, no gum as issued, tiny tear on the margin above, minor crease at upper left corner and vertical bend on the right margin, otherwise fine and very scarce

Finnish envelope 'SUOMEN OLYMPIALAINEN UUTISTOIMISTO…' franked with 5 ö., tied by trilingual ship mail c.d.s. "ABO 13.VII.12" (finals of fencing, swimming, waterball, etc.), as printed matter to Kuopio with arrival mark.

1940, Hammarsten-Jansson composite essay, sheetlet with seven stamps in black colour, on ungummed chalky paper,, very fine and very scarce

1940, Hammarsten-Jansson composite essay, sheetlet with seven stamps in brown colour, on ungummed chalky paper,, very fine and very scarce

1940, Hammarsten-Jansson composite essay, sheetlet with seven stamps in blue colour, on ungummed chalky paper, very fine and very scarce

1940, Hammarsten-Jansson composite essay "Diver" and "Olympic torch" in green colour on ungummed chalky paper, very fine and rare

Provenance: 'Zappeion' (David Feldman, 1999)

1940, Hammarsten-Jansson composite essay "Diver" and "Olympic torch" in blue colour on ungummed chalky paper, very fine and rare

Provenance: 'Zappeion' (David Feldman, 1999)

1940, Helsinki, Jysky essay 'Discus Thrower' 3,50 + 1,- m. in red on thin ungummed paper, very fine and rare

1940, Helsinki, Jysky essays 'Discus Thrower' and 'Stadium' in composite pair in blue on carton paper, very fine and rare

Provenance: 'Zappeion' (David Feldman, 1999)

1940, Helsinki, essay by an unknown artist 'Javelin thrower' 1:- + -,25 m., 3 imperforated values in blue, red-brown and lilac, on glazed paper, small thins on reverse, rare

1940, Helsinki, essay by an unknown artist 'Torch runner' 3:50 + 1:- m., 3 imperforated values in blue, red-brown and lilac, on glazed paper, small thins on reverse, rare

1940, Helsinki, essay by an unknown artist 'Olympic fire' -:50 + -:25 m., 4 perforated values in blue, brown, brown-orange and olive-green, one with small corner crease, rare

1940, Helsinki, essay by an unknown artist 'Stadium and Peace dove carrying letter with olympic rings' 2:- + -:50 m., 1 imperforated and 3 perforated values in different colours; one with small thin, rare

1940, Helsinki, essay by an unknown artist 'antique sportsman' 4:- + 1:- m., 3 perforated values in different colours; rare

1940 Helsinki, Official envelope "SUOMEN OLYMPIALAINEN KOMITEA", used  with Olympic meter mark of 27.1.39, little toning

1940 Helsinki, Official envelope of the ticket office (by opening reduced at right), with original ticket invoice, used  with Olympic meter mark of 23.9.39; a scarce ensemble

1940 Helsinki, "OLYMPIC GAMES IN FINLAND 1940/ HELSINKI 11.2.40", meter mark on commercial cover (reduced at left) to Italy

1940, Helsinki, official vignette in french, together with 1938, FIS issue, all tied by cds. "LAHTI 23.II.38" to cover to Vesanto with arrival mark, slight transportation marks

"ULTRAMAR": 1920/36 (ca.), unused group of over 7 postal stationery cards, incl. reply cards (3), with the security overprints from the Portuguese UPU postal archives for the colonies, incl. "COLONIAS", "SPECIMEN" and "ESPECIMEN", together with some meter cards (14); some toning and mixed condition, a very scarce group

1856/1979, nice used collection starting with Mi.-Nr. 1-2 and 3-4, furthermore Mi.-Nr. 7Ax,10B, 11, 46, 60D later better items, early stamp usual mixed condition, signed and some with certificate Schwenson BPP

1871/88, unused and used collection with over 50 postal stationery cards and envelopes, mounted on album pages, incl. reply cards, mixed condition