363 / September 2016

40 penni pale rose on ordinary paper, roulette III, tied by railway postmark "JERNVÄGENS POST KUPE EXPED: FINSKA No.5 6 9 1873" to folded letter to Wiborg with red framed "ANK 6 9", two shortened perforations, a fine and attractive cover

40 penni pale rose on ordinary paper, roulette III, as horizontal pair with two clear cds. "BORGA 8 4 1872" on folded lettersheet via St. Petersburg to London with framed "FR.KO", transit- and red "LONDON E.C. E PAID 13 AP 72" alongside, a fine cover of this well-known correspondence

40 penni pale rose on ordinary paper, roulette III, as horizontal pair with cds. "GAMLA KARLEBY 4.11 1870" on folded lettersheet via St. Petersburg and Triest to Constantinople, few missing perforations, cover refolded at right, an extremely rare destination and a very interesting cover, certificate Tuori

40 penni pale rose on ordinary paper, roulette III, three singles, positions 50,30 and 19, tied by cds. "TAMMERFORS 20 9 1872" to triple rate folded lettersheet to St. Petersburg with arrival mark on reverse, few shortened perforations and a little brownish due to the gum, certificate Oesch

40 penni rose-carmine in combination with 20 penni blue on ordinary lilac blueish paper, roulette III, with cds. "WIBORG 16 10 1868" to registered folded lettersheet to Gamla Carleby with arrival mark alongside, 40 penni brownish due to the gum, a fine entire, signed Diena and certificate Schwenson BPP

40 penni carmine on ordinary pale-rose paper, roulette IV, tied by cds. "WIBORG 1 11 1866" to envelope to St. Petersburg, missing perforations at top, small missing part on front and backflap largely missing, a very rare stamp with less than 10 examples known on cover, certificate Schwenson BPP

40 penni dull carmine on ordinary pale-rose paper, roulette IV, in very fresh colour with complete rouletting, lightly cancelled by blue indistinctive cds. showing the date "1/10 1873", very fine, certificate Tuori Provenance: “The Sibelius Collection” (Corinphila, 2003)

40 penni orange brown, roulette III, horizontal strip of five, type I, plus single in type II with neat cds. "WIBORG 7 11 1873" on piece, few tiny repairs and some short perforations, a very attractive and scarce multiple, certificate Schwenson BPP

40 penni, interesting group of stamps and covers including different papers, perforations, cancellations like oval dotted "С.П.Б" and 12 covers including 40 penni in combination with 5 and 20 penni in cover to Liverpool, quality varies greatly

1 mark, bi-coloured essay, unused without gum, short opinion Schwenson BPP

1 mark orange brown in combination with 20 penni blue on lilac blue paper, roulette II, each in a very good shade, tied by blue cds. "HELSINGFORS 21 6 75" with same cancellation alongside to large sized cover of the 6th weight progression to Karis, few shortened perforations and cover with some creases as to be expected with a cover of there dimensions, a fine, rare and appealing cover, certificate Tuori

1 mark yellowish-brown, roulette I, lightly cancelled, a very fine stamp, certificate Schwenson BPP

1 mark yellowish-brown, roulette III, reinforced horizontal pair with neat blue cds. "EKENÄS 29 9 1874", two broken/repaired perforations, very fine appearance, certificate Schwenson BPP

1 mark yellowish-brown in combination with 5 penni reddish brown on laid lilac paper, roulette III, with cds. "HELSINGFORS  7 1870", each one half perforation missing, otherwise a very fine and attractive combination, certificate Schwenson BPP

1 mark yellowish-brown,  roulette III, in combination with 20 penni dark blue on lilac blue wove paper, roulette II, both in brilliant shades and with complete rouletting, each neatly tied by cds. "WIBORG 4 4 1871" to cover to St. Petersburg with arrival mark "24 MAR 1871" on reverse. A very rare and attractive envelope not from the usual Westenholz Brothers correspondence, certificate Salmenkylä and Tuori Provenance: “The Sibelius Collection” (Corinphila, 2003)

1 mark yellowish-brown in combination with 20 penni blue on lilac-blue paper, roulette III, tied by blue railway mark "FINSKA JERNVÄGENS POST KUPE EXPED: 35 No. 3 15 11 1870" to folded lettersheet via St. Petersburg to London, 1 mark additionally with blue cds. "WIBORG 15 11 1870" and 20 penni with index number 2, 20 penni with three and 1 mark with one missing perforation tip, a very fine and attractive cover, certificate Nielsen

1 mark brown yellow, roulette III, horizontal pair and two singles tied by blue cds. "ABO 9 10 1871" to large envelope of the 5th weight progression to London with several transit marks alongside, cover creasing affecting all stamps, some perforation faults and small repairs, not affecting the overall appearance of this outstanding and unique franking, certificate Schwenson BPP Provenance: Irina (2003)

1 mark brown-yellow in combination with 5 penni carmine-brown on laid pale lilac paper, roulette III, each in a very good shade, tied by cds. "BORGA 6 12 1870" with identical cancellation alongside to folded lettersheet via St. Petersburg to London with transit- and arrival mark on front, each stamp with half of a perforation missing,  A very rare and attractive cover being one of the few from this correspondence without overwritten name of address, certificate Tuori

1 mark brown-yellow, roulette III, in a fresh shade tied by high boxed "NYSTAD. 20 2 1872" to long distance domestic letter sent at moderated rate with handwritten "2½" alongside to Uleaborg, few toned perforations from gum, cover with some tears and edge wear, an attractive and rare usage with only few other single frankings being recorded, certificate Tuori Provenance: “The Sibelius Collection” (Corinphila, 2003)​

1 mark, interesting group containing 13 stamps and one large cover piece, including different cancellations and perforations, 14 certificates / short opinions