Finland 1856 First Issue 5 Kopeck Tete-beche Pair
- Maker
- Grand Duchy of Finland (within Russian Empire)
- Year
- 1856
- Rank
- 76 of 100
Finland 1856 First Issue 5 Kopeck Tete-beche Pair
Finland 1856 First Issue 5 Kopeck Tete-beche Pair by Grand Duchy of Finland (within Russian Empire) (1856) is ranked 76 in the FLOAT 100 for Stamps. It sold for $42,500 on 19 May 2001. Finland's first stamps, distinctive for their serpentine-roulette separation; the 5k tete-beche pair is a classic recognizable rarity.
What is it, and why is it in the FLOAT 100?
Finland's first stamps, distinctive for their serpentine-roulette separation; the 5k tete-beche pair is a classic recognizable rarity.
Facit/Scott 1, 5-kopeck tete-beche pair, serpentine roulette; original gum; ex-Agathon Faberge
What is the best-sourced number for it?
- Figure
- $42,500
- Kind
- Realized at auction
- Date
- 19 May 2001
Robert A. Siegel, 'Rarities of the World,' 19 May 2001: 5-kopeck tete-beche pair (ex-Faberge), $42,500.
This is a realized sale. Somebody paid it. Source.
How this is made
- The figure
- One reference price, taken from a named public source and shown with its own kind. FLOAT does not average it with anything or adjust it for time.
- Realized or not
- A realized price is a completed sale. A market asking price and a price-guide value are not sales, and are labeled as such wherever they appear.
- Why no grade ladder
- Most FLOAT 100 entries are individual objects. There is one of this, so there is no population and no spread across grades to show.
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