1871/1941 Premium Cover Selection, three items; 1871 folded letter with 1866 20p (full teeth) tied by crisply struck, New Year's Day railway cds; 1901 attractive ppc with 38 (4), 39, 40 tied by superb strikes of Helsingfors 14.1.01 cancels - the last day of use of the Finnish designed stamps was Jan 13 but a handful of Jan 14 uses are known (message on the card indicates the sender knew about the deadline and mentioned this card was a memento of Finnish stamps); B44-47 registered FDC to USA - the set was issued Jan 1 but very few covers actually cancelled on New Year's Day (Facit SEK1,500), fresh and F-VF, an attractive trio (Image)

CV. 250

FINLAND 1873-75 SKARSGARD STEAMSHIP LOCALS COLLECTION. highly specialised collection written up for exhibition on quadrille pages with many very attractive color trials incl multicolor sheet of 28 different types se-tenant (incredibly rare and perhaps unique), then plate studies of the issued stamps both imperf and perf, different identified plate positions, incl scarce 10p mint block of four and used line-roulette etc., also seen used examples of the 50p and much more, F-VF and colorful

CV. 1,100

INTACT FINLAND COLLECTION. hundreds of stamps on pages from the first issues of 1856, old-fashioned write-up in ink on quadrille pages including 175+ serpentine roulettes (typical very mixed condition) mostly used with a diverse range of cancels, then the -½penni-+ issues with 1875s mint to 25p rose, used to 1 mark violet with useful assortment of cancels, 1881s to 1mk used (4), 1889/90 to 10mk mint and used (2), typical VG-VF, view to appreciate

CV. 1,100

FINLAND COLLECTION to 1980s. 100s of mint and used on Davo pages, commences with a "beat up" 1856 5k with manuscript cancel, some serpentine roulettes, 1875 to 1mk, and a good range thereafter, some "back of the book" incl bit of East Karelia and some North Ingermanland, usual mixed condition, mostly F-VF

CV. 400

FINLAND COLLECTION IN SCOTT ALBUM 1860/1986. handful of serpentine roulettes (usual mixed condition), picks up around 1900 and moderately complete from about the 1940s, nice selection of semi-postals, mix of mint and used, generally F-VF

CV. 75