1866/74: 5 penni lilac-brown, Roulette III, a fine used horizontal strip of four on small piece, cancelled by IKALIS circular datestamps in blue (23/2/72). A couple of minor short teeth but a most appealing and scarce multiple Mi5Cy/Facit = 6'500+ skr.rnProvenance: 'Collection Tobias Mellgren', Corinphila sale 101 (Nov 1997), lot 643. (Image 1) (Image)

1866/74: Rouletted 8 p. black on green, two single examples used with 40 p. rose on 1870 cover to Kiel, Prussia tied by 'Helsingfors' cds's in black with St. Petersburg transit below in black. The adhesives also tied by 'AUS RUSSLAND über BUR. XI EDK.BRG. / FRANCO' cds in red (Jan 7) and reverse with arrival cds. One flap missing not affecting the fine appearance of a scarce cover. Signed Bernhard Droese. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1860/1927: Lot six used stamps incl. 1860 10 kop., 1866 rouletted 40 p. type C, 1875 Arms definitive 32 p. perf. 14:13½ (2), 1885 10 m. brown & red, 1927 25 m. red orange & orange, in addition Helsingfors Stadspost stamp. Mi = € 2'300+.

1856/1960c.: General collection with 1866 rouletted issues incl. 8 p. black on green unused (2), 20 p. blue (10), 40 p. rose (12), thereafter with a good general run unused or used with condition variable, together with a specialised collection of 1917/29 definitive issues with some useful multiples, Plate blocks and a few covers.