Postal History from Finland 1889 - 1918

Figure Ship cancellations


	Ships-cancel used a) 1894-1907 b) 1896-1900 Postmark found in 2 types a) 24mm and b) 20mm used at Helsinki (similar rare type used at Hang�)

	*Nyslott Savonlinna Ships-cancel** very rare - known used 1899-1902

	Wiborg Ships-cancel rare - known used 1903-12 difficult to see - but WIBORG written on vessels bow. Probably used on route Wiborg-Bjørneborg

	Oval Turku Ships-cancel used 1897-1907

	Turku Tri-Lingual Ships-cancel Type 1 - one big star 2 ring postmark used in Turku - Åbo from May 1912 to 1914 for Ship mail

	Turku Tri-Lingual Ships-cancel Type 2 - one big dot

	Turku Tri-Lingual Ships-cancel Type 3 - 3 small stars Type 3 with Russian text removed - all 3 found with and without Russian text. after 1914 these cancellations were used as arrival-postmarks only.

	Ship cancellation with text POSTI * POST below ship, used 1907-1939 and again in 1950'ties. Postmark is often unclear and the number of small differences that can be found in this postmark but they are often very difficult to distinguish. Similar types known used at Turku, Helsinki, and Savonlinna (Nyslott),

	Turku-ship cancellation - also called Torpedo - only known used on 4 dates 7th, 8th, 11th and 13th May 1911 - extremly rare. (Suomen Postimerkkeily Oy; 1/93 - lot 888)