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5k Dark Blue, pair with clear to good margins, cancelled by pen crosses and HELSINGFORS 31.12 1859 cds, fine and rare, cert. Oesch (Image)

5k Dark Blue, tied by pen cross and low-boxed NYSLOTT 31 OCT 1858 datestamp on small piece,very fine, cert. Tuori (Image)

5k Dark Blue, pair with good to large margins, cancelled by hi-boxed WIBORG 10/8 1859 datestamp and ms "22" on folded cover to Helsingfors, two small stains not detracting from this very fine and rare franking, cert. Gummesson, Tuori (Image)

5k Dark Blue, good to large margins, cancelled by pen cross and tied by HELSINGFORS 10/7 1858 cds on folded cover to Borgå, very fine, cert. Gummesson (Image)

5k Blue, close to good margins, unused, tiny thin spot, still fresh and fine, cert. Oesch (Image)

5k Blue, pair with clear to large margins, neatly cancelled with two pen crosses, very fine, cert. Schwenson (Image)

5k Blue, clear to large margins, cancelled by Postmaster Norring "N" pen stroke, charter N° 3, very fine, cert, Oesch (Image)

5k Blue, clear to large margins, precancelled and on very unusual FORWARDED cover with full contents from Newcastle-on-Tyne/U.K., internally dated Aug 11 1858, hi-boxed despatch datestemp ÅBO 27/8 1858 and boxed ANK 28/8 pmk alongside, cover refolded at top but does not affect adhesive, an exceptional item in superb condition, cert. Reinikainen (Image)

5k Blue, good to large margins, tied by pen cross onto folder cover with full contents to Svartå, high-boxed ÅBO 29/7 1859 datestamp alongside, the 5k in deep fresh shade, a superb cover, cert. Tuori (Image)

5k Greenish Blue, octagonally cut with clear to small margins, pen cross cancel and tied by HELSINGFORS 19/4 1859 cds on cover with contents to Karis, cert. Oesch (Image)

USED TETE-BECHE PAIR

5k Blue, vertical TETE-BECHE pair, good to large margins all around, brilliant shade, attractively cancelled by one clear pen stroke, low-boxed WASA datestamp and boxed ANK 21/7 alongside, an exquisite item, cert. Gummesson, Tuori

N°VII "Encyclopedia of Rare and Famous Stamps" by L & N Williams

Provenance: Fabergé, Pauchard, Fritz Frei, Amundsen and Sundman. (Image)

Balance of the 5k Blue Large Pearls section on five exhibition pages, comprising ten singles in shades of dark blue, greenish blue and green blue, various cancellations incl. Karis, Willmanstrand, Nystad, Wiborg and Helsingfors, each of the ten items has a certificate, mixed to fine (Image)