1860-1874 Group of 7 Different Coat of Arms Issues, all used with c.d.s. cancels, includes Scott #s 4, 4a, 6b, 7, 8, 9a and 10. A better than average quality group, save for a few pulled perfs, so common on this interesting issue. (Image)

Scott $ 1,135

1866-1893 40p Coat of Arms Group of 80 used singles, all displayed on a two-sided stock page. We note that many of the stamps have c.d.s. cancels, many of which are dated and legible. We also note a good variety of shades and perforation types, which makes this a great lot for the specialist. Most have one or more perf tooth faults, still a very useful and rarely offered lot. The Facit Specialized catalogue lists over 20 varieties for this value, all stamps are scanned online. Catalogue value is for all least expensive varieties only, and for all sound stamps. (Image)

Scott $ 4,800

1867 1m Yellow Brown Coat of Arms, Perforation Type III, used with small circular town cancel, a few perforations are shorter and a few have creases, still a fine appearing example of this tough stamp. (Image)

Scott $ 750

1927 10th Anniversary of Finnish Independence Group, with the 1½m deep violet (Scott 141, x47 corner plate blocks of 25) and the 2m blue (Scott 142, x38 corner plate blocks of 25) for a total of 2125 stamps. Bit of separation in places, still fresh and overall very fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 100

Accumulation of Roughly 400 Finland Booklets, 1970s-1990s, having a mixture of definitive and commemorative stamps, noting Coat of Arms and Architecture series, along with a selection of slot machine and a few prestige booklets. A spot check indicated a few used booklet panes, along with a small percentage (roughly 5%), of the booklets from Aland. Duplication up to 10 each in some cases. Online photo is representative of what will be found in the lot, noting two sealed packages containing 280 booklets in total. Clean and very fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 150

Accumulation of Roughly 1,600 Finland Booklets, 1970s-2010, with about 25 different types. Catalogue value is likely to be quite high, with duplication from 50 to 100 in a few cases. We note a few of the post 2000s booklet panes have been cancelled to order. Online photos shows an overview. Clean and very fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 400

Group of Mint Never Hinged Finland Sheets, 1921 to 1947, in a sheet file, with Scott #s 100 (x100), 103 (x99), 125 (x100), 134 (x99 and x100, c.v. $995 for both sheets), 137 (x99), 138 (x99), 164 (5x 100), 174B (x100), 176A (x100), 176C (x100), 257 (x100), 260 (x50), M2 (x100), and M3 (x100). As can be seen in our list, a few sheets are missing one stamp, still all have full plate inscriptions, with numbers, denominations, year, etc. Overall very fine. (Image)

Scott $ 1,581

Collection of Mint Early Finland Issues, with Scott #s 31, 34, 39, 40 (x2), 41, 41a, 42 (x2), 43 (x2), 46 (x2), 47 (x3), 48 (x3), 49, 51, 53, 55, 66, 71, 73, 74 (x2), 77, 78, 79, 80, 81. All are mint hinged, some shades were counted as least expensive varieties, overall fine to very fine. (Image)

Scott $ 596

Collection of Mostly Used Finland, 1866 to 1980s, in black mounts on album pages, this is a specialized collection with many varieties not listed in Scott (owner used Facit and Norma catalogues numbers). Starts off with 7 first Coat of Arms issues, noting an unused Scott #8 (c.v. $600), followed by pages showing a very specialized collection of the 1875-1881 issue with many useful items such as Scott #s 16 (x3 different, $400 minimum each), 24 (x2, $120 each), 29e ($250), same for the 1889-1892 issues, the 1891 to 1916 Imperial Arms of Russia issues, the 1917-30 Arms of the Republic issues noting 102a ($450). the 1930-46 definitive issues, 1954-59 definitives (incl. booklet multiples) and others, plus good back of the book including Parcel stamps set (Q1-Q5, $75), the first two Bus stamp issues (with shades, Q6-Q13, $50+), group of Military stamps as well as 2 pages of Eastern Karelia occupation stamps. A very useful collection for the specialist, with some postmark interest as well, see our online photos for only some of the better pages. (Image)

Estimate $ 350

Specialized Collection / Accumulation of the 1875-1896 Definitives, with Emphasis on Postmarks, displayed on three album pages, 14 stock pages and several glassines. There are many, many hundreds of stamps here, the majority collected for their postmarks, noting circular town postmarks (many different types), straightline town postmarks, a few ship cancels, hundreds of cork cancels, boxed and special cancels, and much more. We note a nice selection of Stockholm postmarks, 7 mint stamps, many high values (several cataloguing over $100 in Scott, probably much more in Facit, if the specialized postmarks were valued) to name only a portion of what can be found here. Our online photos show most of the lot. A great opportunity for the Finland collector of stamps, postmarks, or dealer and rarely offered. (Image)

Estimate $ 750

Specialized Collection / Accumulation of the 1891-1916 Russian Imperial Arms Definitives, with Emphasis on Postmarks, starts with probably a few hundred issues with linear, or straightline town postmarks, both on and off piece, followed by two album pages showing Russian issues used in Finland, etc. Also includes a few dozen with c.d.s. cancels including some better such as Scott 56 (x2, $70 each) and a handful of mint issues including a few better such as #57 ($240), etc. See our online photos for an idea. A great lot for the specialist. (Image)

Estimate $ 300

Stock Page of Early Finland Issues, starts with #1 (forgery), #2 (genuine but repaired, with cert.), followed by 32 Coat of Arms issues, showing various denominations, perforation types, shades, papers (at least one is on laid), printings, etc. There is also a good amount of postmark interest, with circular and boxed town cancels, a few blue cancels, two were cancelled in Stockholm, etc. The quality ranges from faulty (to various degrees) to fine-very fine. A useful lot for the specialized collector or online reseller. (Image)

Estimate $ 300