| 1954 Lion Design |  Top |
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237433 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
C5, 312 [1958 34 mk Airmail, 1955 1 mk M-54 Lion type] (VF) on 25 December 1960 airmail printed matter rate picture post card from TAMPERE, with machine cancel, to the U.S., correctly paying the 35 mk rate (15 mk first 50 grams surface rate for the printed matter (card in this case) 1 August 1958 - 31 December 1962; 20 mk per 20 grams airmail surcharge to Zone 3, 1 April 1959 - 31 December 1962). Sent to Doris Ridgway, a little girl who was dying (the newspaper articles of the day said of lung cancer) and wanted to receive Christmas cards. Scarce rate and use. |
12.00 |
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237434 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
C5, 312 [1958 34 mk Airmail, 1955 1 mk M-54 Lion type] (VF) on December 1960 airmail printed matter rate picture post card from HELSINKI, with machine cancel, to the U.S., correctly paying the 35 mk rate (15 mk first 50 grams surface rate for the printed matter (card in this case) 1 August 1958 - 31 December 1962; 20 mk per 20 grams airmail surcharge to Zone 3, 1 April 1959 - 31 December 1962). Sent to Doris Ridgway, a little girl who was dying (the newspaper articles of the day said of lung cancer) and wanted to receive Christmas cards. Scarce rate and use. |
11.00 |
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237453 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
C7, 312, 314A 6-block, 315 6-strip [November 1959 45 mk Airmail; 1954-58 M-54 1, 4, and 5 mk Lions] (VF) on 22 April 1961 airmail 15 gram cover to the U.S., from TAMPERE, somewhat worn due to its shape. Correctly franked 100 mk: 40 mk foreign surface letter rate; 20 mk per 5 grams airmail surcharge; both 1 Apr 1959 - 31 Dec 1962. The 1 and 4 mk stamps are scarcer on cover. |
18.00 |
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200809 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
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. |
8.00 |
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229786 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
302, 317 [10m Green M-30; 15m Red M-54] (VF) on 1954 commercial cover. Scarce combination of issues. |
6.00 |
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236136 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
318 [1957 15 mk Brownish Yellow M-54 Lion] (VF) on 24 December 1960 printed matter rate picture post card from TAMPERE, with machine cancel, to the U.S. Addressed to Doris Ridgway, a sick little girl that wanted to receive Christmas cards; though hundreds or thousands of cards were sent from Finland, very few franked at correct postal rates. |
14.00 |
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229808 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
273, 291, 294, 322 [15m Blue, 8m Green, 12m Orange Red M-30; 25m Red Lilac M-54 Lion] (VF) on 6 August 1960 cover to the U.S. with EMSALO small town cancel. |
8.00 |