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The so-called "M-30" Lion design had a life of 33 years, including the WWII years. The postal history of this stamp design is rich and varied with a tremendous range of postal services, rates, markings, destinations, etc.
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158 x2, 160 pair, 169 3-strip [M-30 Lions: 5p Brown, 20p Yellow Green, 1 1/2 mk Red Violet] (VF, F-VF) on 16 June 1931 parcel card for one 1 kilo package from HELSINKI to SALO. Unusual franking with low values not often seen on cover.
10.00
200788
161 x4, 164, 170 (VF) [25 penni brown, 50 penni green, 1 1/2 mark carmine M-30] on 16 May 1933 airmail cover with "Postilj.v.L-S" railway cancel, to Stockholm, Sweden. Dull blue airmail label. Letter rate 2 mark, air surcharge 1 mark.
22.00
200757
162, 169 (F-VF) [40 penni green, 1 1/5 mark violet M-30] on 21 October 1931 complete domestic printed matter 27 mark cash on delivery parcel card from "HELSINKI 2" to "SALO" with receiver. 40 penni printed matter rate to 50 grams; 1 1/2 mark rate for COD to 100 marks.
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200765
163 pair, 171 pair (F-VF, VF) [50 penni yellow, 2 mark dark blue M-30] on 23 February 1931 complete domestic parcel card from SAVANRANTA to SALO with receiver. 5 mark rate for package to 1 kilo.
8.00
200785
164, 172 pair (F-VF, VF) [50 penni green, 2 mark red violet M-30] on 25 July 1933 airmail cover from "TAMPERE 1" to Germany, with German handstamp "Mit Luftpost beförden Köln 2". Dull green airmail label. Letter rate 2.50, air surcharge 2.00.
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217881
171 [2 mk Dark Blue M-30 Lion] as additional franking on 6 September 1930 7.00 metered parcel card from TAMPERE. Nice illustrated "SMK" (Suomen Maanviljelijän Kauppa Oy) meter imprint (machine 430). The 7.00 rate was for a 3 kilo parcel, but this parcel was found to weigh 4 kilos, thus the additional franking was added at the post office. This is the only such example of additional franking that I can recall having in 33 years. Meters on parcel cards are scarce.
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200780
173C, 176H (F-VF) [2 mark green, 8 mark dark violet M-30] on 10 January 1947 cover from MALMI (unusual cancel type) to HELSINKI. Returned to sender. Letter rate only for year of 1947.
8.00
200782
173C pair, 176F pair, 179 (VF, F-VF) [2 mark green, 5 mark yellow orange M-30; 25 mark Woodcutter] on 22 March 1949 air cover, with 39 mark franking, from JÄRVENPÄÄ to the U.S. Letter rate 15 mark letter rate to 20 grams (1 July 1948 thru 31 October 1949) and air surcharge of 12 mark per 5 grams (15 Jan 1947 thru 31 October 1949).
14.00
200759
174 pair (VF) [2 1/5 mark blue M-30] on solo rate usage 22 April 1930 complete domestic parcel card from "PURMO" to "NARPES B" with receiver. 5 mark rate for package to 1 kilo.
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214931
Finland #262 with TJUDÖ (Åland) bridge-style cancellation on neat cover to Stockholm. Though the year date is not clear, the 12m rate to Sweden as double rate ran only 16 January 1946 through 31 December 1946 and as single rate only 1 January 1948 through 30 November 1948. This device was the first postmark at Tjudö and it is interesting to note that Mattsen only recorded it used in 1950. If the franking is to be relied upon, then this usage moves the cancel usage range back at least a couple years. Regardless, I believe that this is the ONLY pre-1970s TJUDÖ cover I have ever had (in 32 years)! Quite scarce.
80.00
200777
270 x3, 260 x3 (VF) [3 mark green, 7 mark carmine M-30] on 27 November 1948 airmail cover from HELSINKI to the U.S.
8.00
200748
274 (VF) [24 mark M-30] solo rate usage on 16 November 1948 registered cover from Turku / Åbo to Sweden. 12 mark registry fee and 12 mark Nordic letter rate to 20 grams; both rates only valid 1 January through 30 November 1948. This 24 mark value is one of the scarcest of the solo usages of the M30 issue.
39.00
202748
274, 166B x2, 248 (VF) [24 mark red violet, 1 mark green M-30; 20 mark Post Office Building] on 11 May 1949 complete domestic parcel card for 5 kilo parcel from OLLUI to YKSRIHLAJA, with receiver. 45 mark rate for 5 kilo parcel, but what was the extra mark for? The 24 mark stamp is very scarce on cover.
27.00
200809
302, 317 [1952 10 mk Green M-30 Lion; 1954 15 mk Red M-54 Lion] on pretty mixed issues 27 September 1954 domestic cover with neat JÄMSÄ small town cancel.
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