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229766
B75 [1946 3.00 + 0.75 Red Cross Semi-postal: Woman Making Butter] (F-VF) on 22 April 1947 Children Day cover from HELSINKI to the U.S. with "BARNENS DAG" Children Day side postmark and cachet. B75 is scarce solo usage on cover.
ACTUAL item.
10.00
231418
B76 6-block [1946 5.00 + 1.25 Reaping Wheat semi-postal] (VF, F-VF) on 7 January 1948 registered airmail cover from LAHTI to Firenze, Italy. On reverse, Milano-Rome railway transit and Firenze receiver postmarks. Remarkably unusual postal rate / usage / destination in these early post-war years.
ACTUAL item.
34.00
229742
OULU 9 June 1961 special pictorial cancel on cacheted cover.
ACTUAL item.
4.00
229744
HELSINKI 31 October 1948 special pictorial cancel on cacheted cover. Stamp show label on front and reverse (sells for $5 each).
ACTUAL item.
10.00
229743
B81 x2, #251 [1947 10+2 Surcharge on 1946 Nurse Holding Child semi-postal; 1946 8 mk Sports Festival] (VF) on legal size 19 June 1948 cover with pictorial HELSINKI commemorative (music?) cancellations
ACTUAL item.
4.00
229767
B85 [1947 12 + 3m Semi-postal: Wife of President and Child] (VF) solo use (SCARCE) on 14 April 1948 cover from LAHTI to U.S. Also with 29 February 1948 (Leap Day!) pictorial SKIING postmark as a "cachet" from this skiing town.
ACTUAL item.
26.00
229740
B87 [1948 10 + 1 mk Red Cross semi-postal] (VF) on printed matter cacheted cover to the U.S. with 19 May 1948 HELSINKI "BARNENS DAG" Children Day pictorial cancel. This correct 3 mk rate only lasted from 1 Jan 1948 through 30 June 1948. This stamp was issued 10 May, thus this solo use was possible for only 51 DAYS! EXTREMELY SCARCE!
ACTUAL item.
18.00
229738
B112, 280 (VF) on 16 February 1952 airmail printed matter cover from HELSINKI to LAUNCESTON, TASMANIA (!!!), AUSTRALIA. Olympics all-over publicity envelope. Rare destination at the extreme other side/end of the globe!!
ACTUAL item.
55.00
229746
B130 x2, B131 x2 [1955 Fish Semi-postals: 15 + 3m Northern Pike, 25 + 5m Atlantic Salmon] (VF) on 14 August 1956 airmail legal size envelope from HELSINKI to the U.S.
ACTUAL item.
25.00
229739
B132 [1955 10 + 2 mk Red Cross semi-postal, Albert Edelfelter painting from J.L. Runebergs "Tales of Ensign Stal" (military officer on horseback)] (VF) on cacheted 14 June 1959 cover with TAMPERE illustrated (HORSE) cancellation for the 17th Nordic Equestrian Games (related to Olympics and to Norden / Europa). Seldom seen.
ACTUAL item.
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229745
B132 pair, B134 pair [1955 Red Cross Semi-postals: 10 + 2m General on Horse, 25 + 5m Son of Fallen Soldier] (VF) on 15 August 1956 airmail cover (reduced at left) from HELSINKI to the U.S.
ACTUAL item.
20.00
229747
B158 4-block, 380 4-block [1959 Red Cross 20 + 3m Lapp Man with Lasso, 1961 5m Lake and Rowboat] (VF) on 1961 airmail legal size envelope from HELSINKI to the U.S.
ACTUAL item.