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FINLAND Railway and Ferry stamps

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Angbatsbolag or Angbats Post

1867 Wanajavesi Angbatsbolag

Reprints?

This oval stamp is a steamship company stamp issued in 1867. Three values were issued, 10 p red, 20 p red and 25 p red. A picture of a similar stamp is shown in 'The world of Classic Stamps' by James A. Mackay, page87 (value 25 penni red, the illustration is in black). I've never seen any cancelled copies. Reprints exist, which were made in 1875. If I'm well informed, a reprint exists which has the bowsprit extending too much (way beyond the ends of the ropes). In the original stamp the accent above the second 'A' of 'ANGBATSBOLAG' is not touching the frameline above it. At least one forgery also exists. More information can be found in "Cinderella Stamps by L.N. and M. Williams (William Heinemann 1970)". I have not read this book myself.

1874 Between Helsingfors and Boback, inscription "ANGBATSPOST SKARGARDS TRAFIK AKTIE BOLAGET"

  10 p blue and yellow
  25 p blue and yellow
  50 p blue and yellow

Other design (?)
  10 p blue and yellow
  25 p blue and yellow
  50 p blue and green

These stamps are listed in the Handbuch fur Postmarkensammler by Ferdinand Meyer. Are the last mentioned stamps actually the stamps shown below?:

The 10 p in circle design stamps were 'reprinted' in 1982 in a minisheet of 4 stamps with inscritpion '2. POSTIMERKKIMESSUT SUOMESS 23-24.10.1982' at the top and 'SUOMEN KERAILYMESSUT ry MUISTORAKKI no.2' at the bottom.

1879 Inscription "HELMI Forstor biljetten." or "RUMSALA Forstor biljetten."

"HELMI"
  25 p blue
  30 p violet
  40 p orange
  60 p green

"RUMSALA"
  20 p blue
  25 p brown
  30 p brown
  50 p green
  1 M violet

Apparently, these were not stamps, but passenger tickets for the boat Helmi connecting the cities of Abo and Runsala.

A similar label with "ABO ANGSLUPS BOLAG"; 25 p brown.

Some ship labels from Wm Crighton & Co in Abo issued in 1889?

"THYRA" steamer stamps from 1884

1899 Inscription "FREDERIKSHAMNS JARNVAG 1899 FOR PAKET HAMINAN RAUTATIE"

Railway Stamp

1871-1874 "STATSKERMVAGARNE I FINLAND"

Perforated or imperforate

Railway stamps of Finland with Russian inscription.

1883 "NITIFCERING ILMOITUS Statj. Finland"

1883 and 1889 issue (thinner letters)

1876 onwards inscription "STATSJERNVAGARNE I FINLAND FOR PAKET"

1876 issue Exists also with Russian inscription and value in kopecks

1877 issue. 25 p and 7 k (Russian text)

1884 issue, thinner lettering

1884 with Russian inscription and value in kopecks

1883 "FOR PAKET" on top

"FOR PAKET STATSJERNVAGERNE FINLAND"

I have seen 
With 'normal' inscription: 30 p red, 40 p brown 
With Russian inscription: 10 k red.

1891 With inscription "STATSJARNVAGARNE I FINLAND" written on top

I've also seen the values 25 p red and 50 p orange in this design.

1898 inscription "FINSKA STATSJARNVAGARNE"

1900 With winged wheel in center

25 p red, 50 p orange, 1 K violet and 10 k red.

As 1900 issue, but now with value in white on coloured background

1913 Inscription "SUOMEN VALTIONRAUTATIET FINSKA STATSJARNVAGARNA", leaves at the bottom

1918Inscription "SUOMEN VALTIONRAUTATIET FINSKA STATSJARNVAGARNA", with text at the bottom

Private railways: 1897 inscription "RAUMAN RAUTATIE", 25 p blue.

50 p green, "JOKKIS JERNVAG" from 1899(?).

Brahestadt-Jernvag from 1900. I've also seen 50 p red, 60 p blue, 1 Mk brown and 3 Mk blue.

1915 isue, war tax revenue. I've also seen 10 Mk blue.