1754 (4 May) FL from ABO to Messuby ("Messykvla near Tammerfors"), handwritten implied crown at top, suggesting this is an official letter in Finland under Swedish rule (Image)

Est.US$150

1856 10k light lilac carmine, ordinary paper, large margins all around, tied by light VIBORG 6.12.1856 datestamp on small piece, beautiful color, fresh and truly outstanding example, with 2004 Jussi Tuori and 2021 Schwenson certificates (Lape 2e), cat. $900 (Cat No. 2e) (Image)

Cat. $900, Est.US$750

1856 10k red carmine, large margins all around, tied by framed ABO 18.4.1857 datestamp on complete FL to Jacobstadt, fresh and v.f., with 1999 Herbert Oesch certificate, cat. $2850 (Cat No. 2e) (Image)

Cat. $2850, Est.US$1,500

1859 (5 Feb) entire FL franked with 10k rose, margins all around, large at bottom, tied by framed Wiborg datestamp, repeated alongside, manuscript "5." at right, addressed to Jacobstadt, with arrival docketing, faint vertical filing fold, showing some ageing, otherwise v.f. and attractive cover, cat. $2850 (Cat No. 2) (Image)

Cat. $2850, Est.US$1,500

1866 5k Postal Stationery entire envelope, with seven stars in the value tablet, indicia at left, struck on the invalid 1856 10k red, imprint on back flap and canceled by pen cross, additionally franked with 20p bright blue, Perforation B, canceled by St. Michel pmk (1866 or 1867) and addressed to Abo, with 2006 Jussi Tuori and 2018 Schwenson certificates (this envelope is one of those which were returned to Stempelkontor after they were no longer valid and received a new imprint on front. The old imprint was invalidated with ink cross), "very good condition, some missing teeth of 20k stamp of not big importance". The Jussi Tuori certificate states "the cover is extremely rare, only two such combinations are known. The stamp has some tooth problems, however, not important in such rare item." (Image)

Est.US$20,000

1893 Reprints, 5k red and 10k blue, horizontal pair, n.h., some creases, otherwise v.f., scarce (Image)

Est.US$500

1904 (19 Apr) large, registered cover (opened for display), franked on both sides with Russia 70x1k orange, canceled Viborg and sent to Montevideo, with Uruguay Registry label affixed on arrival, minor wear and insignificant flaws, impressive piece of Russia used in Finland, to uncommon destination (Image)

Est.US$750

1904-17 three covers or cards, two with Russian franking, one used in 1917 from St. Michel to Kangasnieme, paid with 1k, 2k, 3k and 5k imperforate vertical pairs, tied by bilingual departure pmk, another franked with Finnish 20p and used from Abo to Jakobstad (Image)

Est.US$150

1906 (9 May) registered 20k stationery entire envelope, additionally franked with 2x20k dark blue, with "Kiikka" departure and corresponding Registry label alongside, v.f., with Helsingfors arrival pmk on back (Image)

Est.US$100

1917 (12 Feb) Russian 3k stationery card additionally franked with 2k and 4k Arms, used from Nurmi to Sweden, redirected to Germany, with two Swedish 5o adhesives added in Stockholm for further transmission to Lubeck, Germany, fine and interesting redirected card (Image)

Est.US$150

1919 (25 July) registered cover from Maarianhamina to Lonkoping, Sweden, franked with seven different regular issues to 1M, filing fold away from the stamps, fine and colorful cover (Image)

Est.US$100

1920's selection of 17 covers or stationery cards, used in Suojarvias, Pitkaran, Viborg, Viipuri, Lahdenpohja (some of these were annexed by the USSR after 1944), etc., different franking, mostly fine (Image)

Est.US$150