Finland – postzegelveilingen

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)

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