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1865-67, City Post of Constantinopel : Liannos Collection on five album pages starting proof pair 5 pa. black on dull rose imperforated with guide line for printing on top, perforation varieties, imperforated blocks, colour shades, blocks of four, fine and unusual.

CRASH MAIL: 1934, registered airmail cover from Finland, franked with 5 m., tied by cds “TURKU ÅBO -6.VII 34”, addressed to Munich, Germany. The mail was carried on ABA’s inaugural night mail flight (Stockholm–Hannover) by a Northrop "Gamma", which crashed in Älmhult. The cover is badly burned and subsequently enclosed in a glassine envelope. Together with the accompanying registered “On Postal Service” envelope with cds. “MALMÖ 1 7.7.34” to Munich, featuring the official explanatory slip attached to the reverse and bearing the arrival cds. “MÜNCHEN 9 JUL 34”. A scarce crash mail item, particularly as a registered cover (most other surviving items are ordinary letters or postcards), and especially complete with the matching postal service envelope (Nierinck 340706)

1852, Coat of arms 40 c. “celeste”, fresh color and good margins, used with bar cancellation, fine, signed Star(auschek)

1856/1977, mint never hinged and predominantly unused and used collection with 8 covers and cards, including Military stamps, strength before the 1930s with a good choice of early issues showing some useful duplication, commencing with the Ovals, followed by the Serpentines to 1 mark, some better values throughout with 1866 8 p. green (vertical pair and single, one short perf.) with 40 p. rose-carmine tied by small cds “TAMMERFORS” to piece, 1 mark bi-coloured imperforate proof on thick paper (Mi.-Nr. 10 P), also some booklets, and more. The condition mixed in the early issues, later in overall good and fresh condition, neatly housed in 1 album

1856/1977, used collection including Mi.2 with pen cross (signed Köhler, cert. Gummesson), 11,46-47, etc.

1856/1944, used collection including some better values like Mi.-Nr. 46 sign. Georg Bühler, 47, overall in mixed condition, on album sheets

1856/2003 (ca.), mint never hinged/unused and predominantly used collection with a few duplicates, including Karelia and Aland Islands, opening with the classics and some postal stationery cut-outs, showing a small selection of the Serpentine Rouletted issues, later some better values with 1891 3,50 k. (Mi.-Nr. 46) and 1901 10 m. (54) used, etc. Slightly mixed condition especially in the early issues, overall fine and fresh, neatly housed in one album