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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
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
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
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.
15.00
229742
OULU 9 June 1961 special pictorial cancel on cacheted cover.
ACTUAL item.
4.00
229749
B182-4 pairs + B182 single [1967 Red Cross Semi-postal full set, Ambulances, etc] (VF) on 14 January 1968 REGISTERED COVER to U.S. with special HELSINKI pictorial (book) cancel for AUTHOR ZACHARIAS TOPEL (U.S. fairy tales, plays, poems, novels). Nice Registered use!
ACTUAL item.