1856-1909 Duplicated used collection on stock leaves with good ranges of roulettes (mixed), some with certs, postmark ranges, 1875 32p Copenhagen printing, heavy duplication thereafter with shades, cancels and small varieties (Est. ?1'500/2'000)

SPECIALISED RAILWAY POST OFFICE EXHIBITION COLLECTION
1869-1918, Most advanced award-winning specialised collection on 140 exhibition pages and stockpages, replete with top items from the very early railway years to 1918.
Highlights include many examples of the covers franked the rouletted issues bearing a range of different double-circle FINSKA JERNVÄGENS POST KUPE EXPED: cds ordered by the first assignment of station numbers, noted PERKJÄRVI straightline cancel in blue, then second assignment of station numbers with several 1875 32p single frankings including to Norway (only two known), one from Disckursby (only two recorded from the second assignment) to Russia with TWO station numbers (less than ten known), many postal stationery items including neat UDELNAJA straightline in blue, third assignment station numbers including postal stationery with clear WALKEASAARI straightline in blue, also superb LEVASCHOVO and SCHUVALOVO straightlines in blue, superb UDELNAJA straightline in blue on 7k postal stationery, also valuable and fascinating Fourth Assignment of Station numbers section incl. neat PV 06.12 FINSKA POST KUPEN cds, later sections incl. Directional TPO cancels, Name Routes and Station cancels including the very elusive WIBORG-ST.PETERSBURG and WIBORG-WALKEASAARI routes, amongst others, most extensive and fascinating postal history collection, see also pdf-file on our website (Est. ? 7'000/10'000) (Image)

Postal Censorship in the Grand Duchy of Finland, 1914-18
Award-winning exhibition collection mounted on 124 pages showing a wide spectrum of the postal censorship markings used in the Grand Duchy of Finland from August 15th 1914 to January 28th, 1918.
Highlights with many known in less than 5 examples include Tornio censor tape 12a, only recorded marking of the Wyborg CS12, Mark 17, one of only two CS5 marks with Russian text "Passage denied", Tornio label CT 15v1 with bold "A" in "Avannut", Hyvinkää CS 13 derived from CS 8 with censor's personal identification removed, 1915 "Secret" cover to the Russian Governor, Tornio "Broms" marking - discovery item, Tornio only recorded CT 21 on cover, Nikolaistad CS 22, Mark 17 - known only used one day, and many more. Also replete with last known and earliest known usages. Lot also includes extras in a file. See full display of the collection by downloading the pdf-file from our website. This is the most extensive and robust exhibit of this material shown to date (Est. ? 5'000/8'000) (Image)

1845-1910 Mint & used collection in one stockbook from the ovals onwards including a section of serpentines, good postal stationeries with FACIT FK1, FK7, FK8IIW2, FK10B, LAPE F22IIaA, fascinating section of steamship stamps, fine (Est. ? 500/800)

1856-1900, 19th century specialised postmark selection in on stockbook, incl. blue bridge ECKERÖ/FINLAND, large-circle HELSINGFORS on Facit 6v3c3 full teeth, blue-green 2-circle HELSINGFORS on 10c3b full teeth, 2-circle HELSINGFORS type 33.3 on 1882 issue, some type 33.4.2 on 1885 issue, 2-circle TAVASTEHUS type 232.3 on 1885 issue, KUOPIO on 9v2c3 full teeth, bridge-type KURRIKA/FINLAND, LAHTIS on 9v1c1b full teeth, Lautakylä on 9v1c3 full teeth, 1-circle NYSLOTT on 10c2 full teeth, also SORDAVALA, low-box TAMMERFORS on 4c2, ÅBO, NYSTAD, WIBORG on 2b and much more, see also scans on the web (Est. ? 700/1'000) (Image)

1856-1969, MInt and used collection in one album, showing a good selection of earlies including Facit 1Ia "Willmanstrand" (cert.), 1IIc, 3c1LKb, 8C4 (cert.), 9v1C1a full teeth (cert.), 10C3, 10b, 26a, etc., gen. fine (Est. ? 800/1'200)

1858-1950, Specialised cancellation collection in one stockbook from prephilatelics to modern including a nice section of ovals, off and on cover, noted N°2 with "L" cancel, other N°2 with Tammerfors double cross, also foreign cancels, cork cancels, perfin, slogans, rubber stamps, s/l village cancels incl. KULLA and Mariehamn, ANK on full-teethed Facit 8c, low-box TORNEÅ on N°2 on cover, high-box Willmanstrand on 2e, etc., a fine lot, see full scans on the web (Est. ? 700/1'000) (Image)

1908-52, NUMERAL CANCELS, Specialised collection in stockbook showing a wide range of numeral cancels, mostly Lion type M/30 issues but also some early Coat-of-Arms, noted numerals 8 and 35, very fine (Est. ? 400/700) (Image)