363 / September 2016

8 penni, roulette III, as block of four in a fresh shade, position 34-35 and 44-45, one short and one added perforation, otherwise very fine and attractive, certificate Tuori Provenance: Agathon Fabergé

8 penni black on ordinary yellow-green paper, three singles in combination with 40 penni pale rose, all roulette III, tied by blue cds. "HESLINGFORS 13 11 1872" to small piece, few irregular perforations, very fine, certificate Gummesson

8 penni, three singles in combination with 10 black on straw-yellow and 20 penni blue on grey-blue paper as singles and two singles 5 penni reddish lilac-brown on wove paper, all attractively tied by large blue cds. "FJPKE 27 4 1875" to cover front to Stockholm, despite a few added and short perforations an attractive four-colour-franking, certificate Tuori and Salmenkylä

8 penni, roulette II, as a wonderfully fresh block of eight with almost full original gum, rouletting very good with only a few shortened perforations, very light vertical crease, fine and attractive for such a large multiple, certificate Gummesson Provenance: "The Tobias Mellgren Collection" (Corinphila, 1997)

8 penni, roulette II, in combination with 1875 lion issue 32 penni carmine, tied by neat concentric cds. "JAKOBSTAD 5 10 1875" to small piece, 8 penni a few shortened perforations, otherwise very fine and attractive, certificate Tuori Provenance: “The Sibelius Collection” (Corinphila, 2003)

8 penni, roulette II, as horizontal strip of three with right sheet margin, with variety "double rouletting on two sides", therefore some irregular perforations, with cds. "GAMLAKARLEBY 7 5 1875" on small piece, a scarce and attractive item Provenance: “The Sibelius Collection” (Corinphila, 2003)

8 penni black on ribbed yellow-green paper as irregular block of five in combination with 5 penni brown on pale lilac blue paper tied by blue cds. "HELSINGFORS 11 1 1875" as additional franking to Coat of arms postal stationery envelope 20 penni blue addressed to Mr. Breitfuss in London, transit- and arrival mark on reverse, 1 penni overpaid, few missing perforations are of no importance, a very rare and attractive 3-colour franking, certificate Schwenson BPP

8 penni, roulette II, horizontal pair with sheet margin and single in combination with 40 penni carmine on bluish lilac paper, tied by cds. "GAMLAKARLEBY 10 2 1874" to folded lettersheet via St. Petersburg to London with framed "FR.KO" and red "LONDON PAID" alongside, 8 penni stamps with few short perforations, 40 penni in addition with filing crease, a fine and attractive cover, certificate Gummesson and Tuori Provenance: “The Sibelius Collection” (Corinphila, 2003)

8 penni, roulette II, two singles in combination with 40 penni lilac red on ordinary bluish-lilac paper tied by green TPO postmark to cover with red crayon "2½" alongside to Lichtensteig, Switzerland, transit- and arrival mark on reverse, few missing perforations as usual, a fine 56 penni rate cover, certificate Schwenson BPP

8 penni as horizontal strip of three (slightly separated at left) in combination with single 40 penni on ordinary paper, roulette II, tied by blue railway cancellation to cover via St. Petersburg to Recar near Middlesbrouch, stamp with few minor perforation imperfection, cover small tears and flap with tears, still an attractive cover

8 penni, interesting group of stamps including different papers, perforations with varieties and many multiples such as one horizontal strip of three, strip and block of four and a strip of five, 3 colour franking on cover front to Stockholm, many with certificates, quality varies greatly

10 penni black on laid chamois paper, roulette III, in very fresh shade and with complete rouletting and much original gum, very fine Provenance: Agathon Fabergé                    "The Sibelius Collection” (Corinphila, 2003)

10 penni black on laid chamois paper, roulette II, as superb block of four, tied by small cds. "ABO 24 6 1866" to piece, very fine, attractive and scarce multiple, certificate Oesch

10 penni black on laid chamois paper, roulette III, as horizontal strip and single, with four clear strikes of framed "FR.KO" and adjacent cds. "BJÖRNEBORG 10 6 1873" on folded letter to Helsingfors with arrival mark, few perforation faults, fine and attractive cover, certificate Gummesson and Ossa

10 penni in combination with 20 penni blue on lilac-blue paper, roulette II, with cds. "FREDERIKSHAM 21 1 1868" on folded lettersheet sent at moderated rate to Helsingfors with arrival mark, 10 penni one shortened perforation, a fine and attractive cover, certificate Tuori

10 penni black on pale chamois laid paper, roulette III, wonderfully fresh shade with full original gum and good perforations, a very fine copy

10 penni, roulette III, as block of four with illegible small cds. on piece, one short perforation at lower right and faint vertical crease through left stamps, a visually very fine and scarce multiple

10 penni black on ordinary, straw-yellow paper, roulette III, 4 singles tied by clue cds. "HELSINGFORS 31 5 1875" to cover to Kuopis, few perforation faults and cover opened out for display, certificate Gummesson

10 penni, roulette III, two singles tied by cds. "GAMLA KARLEBY 16.11 1870" to domestic cover, few irregular perforations, otherwise a fine and attractive cover, certificate Ossa

10 penni black on ordinary, chamois paper, roulette II, as vertical pair tied by cds. "WIBORG 20 7 1875" to envelope to Borga, perforation faults and small tear at top left corner, slightly toned, a scarce franking Provenance: "The Tobias Mellgren Collection" (Corinphila, 1997)

10 penni black on ordinary, brown-yellow paper as block of six, roulette I, unused without gum, several short teeth and rouletting somewhat reinforced by hinges, cleaned, with interesting step in the rouletting between position 42 and 43, a very rare multiple, certificate Schwenson BPP Provenance: Agathon Fabergé (Harmer, 1939)                    "The Sibelius Collection" (Corinphila, 2003)

10 penni, roulette III, two single in very good shade tied by red. boxed "ANK" to beautiful cover to Wiborg, few repaired perforation tips, a very attractive cover, certificate Schwenson BPP

10 penni black on ordinary, brown-yellow paper, roulette III, as wonderfully fresh horizontal strip of three plus a single tied by blue cds. of Helsingfors to cover front to Wiborg with arrival mark, the single and front with large tear, the strip very fine Provenance: Agathon Fabergé

10 penni, two singles in combination with 20 penni blue on ordinary grey-blue paper tied by neat blue cds. "HELSINGFORS  3 6 1872" to envelope to Raumo, both 10 penni values with repaired perforations, otherwise a fine and attractive entire, short opinion Schwenson BPP

5 penni black on buff medium laid paper, roulette III, very good shade and lightly cancelled Kuopio, a fine and very rare stamp with only about 20 copies known, certificate Gummesson

5 penni black on buff medium laid paper, roulette III, very good shade with cds. of Helsingfors, two short perforations and a small tear in the lower left side, still a fine and very appealing stamp with only about 20 copies known, certificate Gummesson and RPSL Provenance: Lars Amundsen (Stanley Gibbons, 1972)

10 penni, interesting group of mainly used stamps including strip of four (Facit 7V1C3), different perforations and papers, also different cancellations including "FR.KO", a cover to Minnesota, USA with horizontal pair 10 penni and singles of 8 and 40 penni, opened out for display (presumably one stamp missing), few certificates, quality varies greatly

20 penni blue on ordinary lilac-blue paper, roulette I, very fresh colour used with pen strokes, one slightly nibbed perforation at bottom, a fine and rare stamp, certificate Gummesson

20 penni blue on ordinary lilac-blue paper, roulette II, two horizontal pairs in good colour tied by clear cds. "STOCKHOLM 23 8 1867" to small piece, few short or missing perforations, very attractive

20 penni blue on ordinary lilac-blue paper in combination with 40 penni carmine on ordinary reddish-lilac paper, roulette II, with pen cross and adjacent cds. "ABO 4 8 1866" on folded lettersheet to Christianstad with arrival mark, 40 penni with prominent print flaw below "N of PEN", a fine cover

20 penni blue on ordinary lilac-blue paper, roulette III, tied upon arrival by neat blue boxed "ANK 10 6" to folded letter from Tavastehus to Helsingfors, fine

20 penni blue on ordinary lilac-blue paper, roulette III, tied by cds. "SALO. 3 4 1869" to five-edge folded letter to Salobro with black and violet arrival mark, a fine and interesting cover, signed Tuori

20 penni deep blue block of four with upper sheet margins, on ordinary grey blue paper, roulette II, very nice and fresh colour and only few shortened perforations at bottom, unused with full original gum, interesting step in the horizontal perforation, a rare and attractive multiple, certificate Schwenson BPP Provenance: Ernst Nygren

20 penni blue on ordinary grey-blue paper with inter-panneau at top, position 9, roulette II, tied by large blueish double ring "FJPKE 4 2 1875" to cover front to Lampis with arrival mark, few missing perforations, otherwise a fine and rare cover front, certificate Tuori Provenance: Agathon Fabergé

20 penni blue on ordinary grey blue paper, roulette III, as horizontal pair tied by blue double circle cancel "HELSINGFORS 17 8 74" to folded letter to Wiborg with arrival mark, few shortened perforations, otherwise a fine cover

20 penni dull blue on ordinary grey-blue paper, roulette III, in fresh shade and attractively tied by high boxed "SVEABORG 4 3 1871" to envelope to Abo with same cancellation and arrival mark alongside, two shortened perforations and cover with some wear and small tears Provenance: Agathon Fabergé                      Mertens                     “The Sibelius Collection” (Corinphila, 2003)