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248030 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
WWII Era Stampless Soldiers Mail. ULTRAMARINE KENTTÄPOSTIA (field post / military mail) boxed handstamp (typical of one of the many styles) and January 1941 dated town postmark of KALLIOKOSKI (located halfway between the Karelian peninsula and Helsinki). TAPANILA / MOSABACKA (Finnish / Swedish language) bilingual 29 January 1941 receiving postmark on reverse. Mailed in the period between the Winter War and the Continuation War. The sender name and unit number are on the reverse. The amount of Kenttäpostia mail between the wars was lessened and examples in that period are more likely to also bear a "normal" town postmark in addition to the military marking. Ultramarine handstamps are much scarcer. Very fresh and attractive. ACTUAL item. |
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401477 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
Finland Scott #164, 205 [1932 50 penni green M-30 Lion; 1943 10 mk red-violet (shades) Lake Saimaa, Re-engraved] (VF) on 15 December 1943 domestic parcel card to SIILINJÄRVI, with Russian-text-removed receiving postmark on reverse. WWII Era (Continuation War) Soldiers Mail with a KENTTÄPOSTIA [soldier mail / field post / military mail] violet, boxed handstamp (one of the many styles) and with KPK #5 small-size, two-ring-bridge dated cancellation. Sent registered, with bold violet boxed "KIRJATAAN" [registered] handstamp and red "R" numbered registration label, but the label was cut in half when the left-side coupon was cut off upon delivery. Sender address was with unit "8029/1.KPK". KPK 5 was one of the largest and most fluid field post hubs. During the stable trench warfare phase of 1943 to early 1944, components of KPK 5 operated heavily in Ladoga Karelia and East Karelia, before falling back during the 1944 Soviet offensive. Parcel cards, ordinary mail or soldier mail, from Eastern Karelia are "quite scarce" for several reasons: The population was significantly disrupted and most normal commercial activities were on hold. Furthermore, the postal system was overburdened just moving letter mail and thus parcel mail was not encouraged. As for SOLDIER usage of parcel cards, typical soldiers did not really have much reason to be sending parcels (and again, it was not encouraged). Any type of military parcel card use in Finland, not just Karelia, is at least "unusual". Parcel cards with numbered KPK cancellations are "scarce" and registered parcel cards are "very scarce". Such parcel cards are usually in horrible condition and usually have the "receipt coupon" (at left) clipped off as intended. Upon delivery, parcel cards were supposed to be retained by the receiving post office; after a defined time period the stamps were cut off, reducing the cards to stamp cuttings sold by the post office as kiloware. While such military mail parcel cards may not look especially unusual, they are! In the last 53 years, I have had one small collection of seven cards (all different KPK numbers) and perhaps 3-4 other individual cards! ACTUAL item. |
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401482 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
Finland Scott #164, 173B, 205 [1932 50 penni green, 2 mk yellow M-30 Lion; 1943 10 mk red-violet (shades) Lake Saimaa, Re-engraved] (VF) on 15 December 1943 domestic FULLY COMPLETE parcel card to SIILINJÄRVI, with Russian-text-removed receiving postmark on reverse. WWII Era (Continuation War) Soldiers Mail (KENTTÄPOSTIA) [soldier mail / field post / military mail] with KPK #27 large-size, single-ring-no-bridge dated cancellation. Sent registered, with red "R" numbered registration label. Sender address was with unit "KPK 1 / 7064" (?). The card has some staining, but that is to be expected under such war-time winter conditions. KPK 27 served the 2nd Division (2. Divisioona). In 1943 and 1944, the 2nd Division was positioned on the Karelian Isthmus in the central sector (around Metsäpirtti and Taipale). Parcel cards, ordinary mail or soldier mail, from Eastern Karelia are "quite scarce" for several reasons: The population was significantly disrupted and most normal commercial activities were on hold. Furthermore, the postal system was overburdened just moving letter mail and thus parcel mail was not encouraged. As for SOLDIER usage of parcel cards, typical soldiers did not really have much reason to be sending parcels (and again, it was not encouraged). Any type of military parcel card use in Finland, not just Karelia, is at least "unusual". Parcel cards with numbered KPK cancellations are "scarce" and registered parcel cards are "very scarce". Such parcel cards are usually in horrible condition and usually have the "receipt coupon" (at left) clipped off as intended. Upon delivery, parcel cards were supposed to be retained by the receiving post office; after a defined time period the stamps were cut off, reducing the cards to stamp cuttings sold by the post office as kiloware. While such military mail parcel cards may not look especially unusual, they are! In the last 53 years, I have had one small collection of seven cards (all different KPK numbers) and perhaps 3-4 other individual cards! ACTUAL item. |
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401478 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
Finland Scott #164, 173B, 205 [1932 50 penni green, 2 mk yellow M-30 Lion; 1943 10 mk red-violet (shades) Lake Saimaa, Re-engraved] (VF) on 15 February 1944 domestic FULLY COMPLETE parcel card to PUOLANKA, with bridge-style receiving postmark on reverse. WWII Era (Continuation War) Soldiers Mail (KENTTÄPOSTIA) [soldier mail / field post / military mail] with KPK #11 small-size, two-ring-bridge dated cancellation. Sent registered, with red "R" numbered registration label. Sender address was with unit "KPK 9 / 5569". This card appears to have been attached to a package as a tag. TWO CENSORSHIP HANDSTAMPS on the reverse. Having two Finnish censorship handstamps is "scarce" on any WWII-era Finnish mail. In 53 years, this is the only WWII-era parcel card that I can recall having that had ANY indications of censorship. Very scarce! KPK 11 served the 11th Division (11. Divisioona) and associated border jaeger battalions. Throughout 1943 and mid-1944, this division was entrenched in East Karelia (specifically along the Svir River / Syväri front). Parcel cards, ordinary mail or soldier mail, from Eastern Karelia are "quite scarce" for several reasons: The population was significantly disrupted and most normal commercial activities were on hold. Furthermore, the postal system was overburdened just moving letter mail and thus parcel mail was not encouraged. As for SOLDIER usage of parcel cards, typical soldiers did not really have much reason to be sending parcels (and again, it was not encouraged). Any type of military parcel card use in Finland, not just Karelia, is at least "unusual". Parcel cards with numbered KPK cancellations are "scarce" and registered parcel cards are "very scarce". Such parcel cards are usually in horrible condition and usually have the "receipt coupon" (at left) clipped off as intended. Upon delivery, parcel cards were supposed to be retained by the receiving post office; after a defined time period the stamps were cut off, reducing the cards to stamp cuttings sold by the post office as kiloware. While such military mail parcel cards may not look especially unusual, they are! In the last 53 years, I have had one small collection of seven cards (all different KPK numbers) and perhaps 3-4 other individual cards! ACTUAL item. |
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401483 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
Finland Scott #164, 205 [1932 50 penni green M-30 Lion; 1943 10 mk red-violet (shades) Lake Saimaa, Re-engraved] (Fine, VF) on 8 April 1944 domestic FULLY COMPLETE parcel card to SIILINJÄRVI, with Russian-text-removed receiving postmark on reverse. WWII Era (Continuation War) Soldiers Mail, "KENTTÄPOSTIA" violet, sans-serif, boxed, under the stamps, [soldier mail / field post / military mail] with KPK #28 large-size, single-ring-no-bridge dated cancellation. Sent registered, with red "R" numbered registration label. Sender address was with unit "KPK 1 / 3896". KPK 28 was assigned to the 10th Division (10. Divisioona). During the 1943-1944 period, they were positioned on the Karelian Isthmus, specifically guarding the western sector along the Gulf of Finland coast near Kellomäki and Kuokkala. Parcel cards, ordinary mail or soldier mail, from Eastern Karelia are "quite scarce" for several reasons: The population was significantly disrupted and most normal commercial activities were on hold. Furthermore, the postal system was overburdened just moving letter mail and thus parcel mail was not encouraged. As for SOLDIER usage of parcel cards, typical soldiers did not really have much reason to be sending parcels (and again, it was not encouraged). Any type of military parcel card use in Finland, not just Karelia, is at least "unusual". Parcel cards with numbered KPK cancellations are "scarce" and registered parcel cards are "very scarce". Such parcel cards are usually in horrible condition and usually have the "receipt coupon" (at left) clipped off as intended. Upon delivery, parcel cards were supposed to be retained by the receiving post office; after a defined time period the stamps were cut off, reducing the cards to stamp cuttings sold by the post office as kiloware. While such military mail parcel cards may not look especially unusual, they are! In the last 53 years, I have had one small collection of seven cards (all different KPK numbers) and perhaps 3-4 other individual cards! ACTUAL item. |
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401479 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
Finland Scott #164, 177 pair [1932 50 penni green M-30 Lion; 1930 5 mk blue Olavinlinna Castle] (VF) on 12 April 1944 domestic FULLY COMPLETE parcel card to SIILINJÄRVI, with Russian-text-removed receiving postmark on reverse. WWII Era (Continuation War) Soldiers Mail, KENTTÄPOSTIA [soldier mail / field post / military mail] KPK #20 small-size, two-ring-bridge dated cancellation. Sent registered with red "R" numbered registration label. Sender address was with unit "1/6230". KPK 20 was the field post office assigned to the 15th Division (15. Divisioona). During 1943 and early 1944, the 15th Division was stationed permanently on the Karelian Isthmus, holding the frontline sector near Lempaala. Parcel cards, ordinary mail or soldier mail, from Eastern Karelia are "quite scarce" for several reasons: The population was significantly disrupted and most normal commercial activities were on hold. Furthermore, the postal system was overburdened just moving letter mail and thus parcel mail was not encouraged. As for SOLDIER usage of parcel cards, typical soldiers did not really have much reason to be sending parcels (and again, it was not encouraged). Any type of military parcel card use in Finland, not just Karelia, is at least "unusual". Parcel cards with numbered KPK cancellations are "scarce" and registered parcel cards are "very scarce". Such parcel cards are usually in horrible condition and usually have the "receipt coupon" (at left) clipped off as intended. Upon delivery, parcel cards were supposed to be retained by the receiving post office; after a defined time period the stamps were cut off, reducing the cards to stamp cuttings sold by the post office as kiloware. While such military mail parcel cards may not look especially unusual, they are! In the last 53 years, I have had one small collection of seven cards (all different KPK numbers) and perhaps 3-4 other individual cards! ACTUAL item. |
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Finland Scott #174A, 205 [1942 2-1/2 mk carmine M-30 Lion; 1943 10 mk red-violet (shades) Lake Saimaa, Re-engraved] (VF) on 21 June 1944 domestic FULLY COMPLETE parcel card to SIILINJÄRVI, with Russian-text-removed receiving postmark on reverse. WWII Era (Continuation War) Soldiers Mail, KENTTÄPOSTIA [soldier mail / field post / military mail] KPK #21 small-size, two-ring-bridge dated cancellation. Sent registered with red "R" numbered registration label. Sender address was with unit "5/1354". KPK 21 served the 18th Division (18. Divisioona), a major combat unit that spent 1943 and the summer of 1944 stationed on the Karelian Isthmus, particularly around the Valkeasaari and Siiranmäki sectors, where they faced the brunt of the Soviet breakthrough in June 1944. Parcel cards, ordinary mail or soldier mail, from Eastern Karelia are "quite scarce" for several reasons: The population was significantly disrupted and most normal commercial activities were on hold. Furthermore, the postal system was overburdened just moving letter mail and thus parcel mail was not encouraged. As for SOLDIER usage of parcel cards, typical soldiers did not really have much reason to be sending parcels (and again, it was not encouraged). Any type of military parcel card use in Finland, not just Karelia, is at least "unusual". Parcel cards with numbered KPK cancellations are "scarce" and registered parcel cards are "very scarce". Such parcel cards are usually in horrible condition and usually have the "receipt coupon" (at left) clipped off as intended. Upon delivery, parcel cards were supposed to be retained by the receiving post office; after a defined time period the stamps were cut off, reducing the cards to stamp cuttings sold by the post office as kiloware. While such military mail parcel cards may not look especially unusual, they are! In the last 53 years, I have had one small collection of seven cards (all different KPK numbers) and perhaps 3-4 other individual cards! ACTUAL item. |
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401481 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
Finland Scott #164, 205 [1932 50 penni green; 1943 10 mk red-violet (shades) Lake Saimaa, Re-engraved] (VF) on 11 July 1944 domestic FULLY COMPLETE parcel card to POURTILA, with bridge-style receiving postmark on reverse. WWII Era (Continuation War) Soldiers Mail KENTTÄPOSTIA (violet, boxed, under the stamps) [soldier mail / field post / military mail] with KPK #24 small-size, two-ring-bridge dated cancellation. Sent registered, with violet straight-line "KIRJATAAN" (registered) under the stamps and with red "R" numbered registration label. Sender address was with unit "5058 / 2.KPK". KPK 24 was assigned to the 4th Division (4. Divisioona). This division was actively deployed in East Karelia along the Maaselkä isthmus sector until they were ordered to retreat back toward the pre-war border in the summer of 1944. Parcel cards, ordinary mail or soldier mail, from Eastern Karelia are "quite scarce" for several reasons: The population was significantly disrupted and most normal commercial activities were on hold. Furthermore, the postal system was overburdened just moving letter mail and thus parcel mail was not encouraged. As for SOLDIER usage of parcel cards, typical soldiers did not really have much reason to be sending parcels (and again, it was not encouraged). Any type of military parcel card use in Finland, not just Karelia, is at least "unusual". Parcel cards with numbered KPK cancellations are "scarce" and registered parcel cards are "very scarce". Such parcel cards are usually in horrible condition and usually have the "receipt coupon" (at left) clipped off as intended. Upon delivery, parcel cards were supposed to be retained by the receiving post office; after a defined time period the stamps were cut off, reducing the cards to stamp cuttings sold by the post office as kiloware. While such military mail parcel cards may not look especially unusual, they are! In the last 53 years, I have had one small collection of seven cards (all different KPK numbers) and perhaps 3-4 other individual cards! ACTUAL item. |
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