1856/1858 5k. blue with small pearls used with "HELSINGFORS/12/6/1857" c.d.s., 5k. blue with large pearls used with boxed "WIBORG/.../1859" datestamp and bearing "16" in m/s, and 10k. carmine used with boxed "WIBORG/.../1859" d/s plus "24" in m/s, all on wove paper, with complete to wide margins all round and fresh colours, few light thins but still a good/fine trio. (Mi. 8700 €) (Image)

1856/1858 5k. blue with small pearls used with "WIBORG" 1857 c.d.s. plus "5" in m/s, 5k. blue with large pearls used on piece and tied by "HELSINGFORS" 1858 datestamp and pen-cross, and 10k. carmine used with boxed "HELSINGFORS" 1859 c.d.s. plus pen-cross, all on wove paper, with close to wide margins all round, few light thins, one of the 5k. lightly stained, the other 5k. (on piece) with a vert. crease, but still a good trio. (Mi. 5550 €) (Image)

1856 5kop. blue used on cover from Loviisa to Borgå (Porvoo) and redirected to Helsingfors, tied by crossed pen-strokes, boxed "LOVISA/29 JULI 1898" despatch d/s and boxed "ANK 30/7" arrival d/s alongside, and on the reverse with oval wax seal. The stamp cut square with complete to wide margins, partially toned and minor surface abrasion on lower part otherwise fine. (Facit 1I: SEK 50,000)

1858, Coat of Arms 5kop. greensh blue 'large pearls' with wide margins around fine used on cover front with 'HELSINGFORS 30/9 1859' cds. + pen cancellation and boxed arrival pmk. on front, very attractive piece with Gummesson certificate (1997) which states 'genuine, none defects and none repairs', Mi. € 2.200,-- ++ (Facit 1IIc, sek 20.000,-- ++) (Image)

1858 10kop. carmine-red on narrow-laid paper, used on doubel-rate cover from Helsingfors to Tavastenus, cancelled by pen-cross and tied by Helsingfors '21/10 1859' cds, with boxed "ANK 25/10" arrival d/s alongside. The stamp cut square with close to complete margins all round, fresh colour and fine. (Facit 2 v1: SEK 16,000)

1866, Wappen 5 P braunlila auf blaulila Papier mit PERFEKTEM Zungen-Durchstich A auf Luxus-Briefstück mit K1 "WIKORAOD 30 4 1870" (Image)

1866, Zweimal Wappen 5 P braunlila auf einfachem blassrosa Papier mit perfekten Zungen-Durchstichen A und C, dazu 20 P blau auf graublau mit C-Durchstich, je sauber gestempelt. (Image)

1866, Zweimal Wappen 40 P rosakarmin auf einfachem blassrosa Papier mit Zungen-Durchstichen A (perfekt) und B (eine fehlende Zunge) je sauber gestempelt. (Image)

1889, 25 P together with horizontal pair 20 P arms making up a 65 P. franking for registered letter from BJÖNEBORG 27.4.89 to Helsingfors. Some stains front reverse seals to be seen on front. (Image)