Lots 1635 - 1641, Catalogue of Auction #99 Raritan Stamps, Inc

 
FINLAND
 
Lot   Cat.#
Description
 
Est.$
1635    
     Postal Stationery Item
1860, stationery envelope 5k blue, Arms of type I, pen-crossed oval stamp on flap of 10k carmine rose with pearls, size 144x114mm, fresh, unused and VF, Lappe #14B
(Ph)
75.00
1636  4a, 5, a
1860, group of 4 values, 5k blue on bluish paper, serpentine type II, three postally used 10k, two in rose or deep rose, both with serpentine type I, and the last one in deep rose with serpentine type II cancelled on apiece, perf tips intact, mostly VF, C.v. $425
(Ph)
75.00
1637  11a
1867, 1m yellow brown, serpentine type II, blue postal cancellation, thin one tip of perforation at right, overall fresh with VF appearance, C.v. $1,500
(Ph)
200.00
1638  7-12, var
     Serpentine Nice Assemblage
1866-74, 16 mostly used stamps (2 - unused), neatly arranged on two pages, perforation of types III and II, including two of 1m values, several stamps with short or missing tips, generally fine collectible condition, C.v. $5,325 for intact perf, Est. $800 -$1,000
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(Ph)
400.00
1639 */U   58, 69, 75
1891-1901, group of four high values, mint 7r on horizontally laid paper, mint 10m on chalk-surfaced paper, mint and used 10m on ordinary paper, full/large part of OG or used, F/VF, C.v. $585
(Ph)
100.00
 
Semi - Postal issues
Lot   Cat.#
Description
 
Est.$
1640  B15-17
1934, Red Cross, Generals, 1 1/4m +10p, 2m+20p and 2 1/2m+25p, complete set of three imperforate plate proofs of finished design in color of issued stamps, all with top sheet watermarked margins, no gum as produced, NH, VF and rare, no more then 100 proofs of each value were produced. These proofs were "taken home without authorization" by an employee and discovered many years after his death, Est. $200-$250
(Ph)
100.00
1641  B24-26
1937, Red Cross, Sailing Ships, 1 1/4m+15p, 2m+20p and 3 1/2m+35p, complete set of three imperforate plate proofs of finished design in color of issued stamps, all with sheet watermarked margins, no gum as produced, NH, VF and rare, no more then 100 proofs of each value were produced. These proofs were "taken home without authorization" by an employee and discovered many years after his death, Est. $200-$250
(Ph)
100.00

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