Finnish Anti Tuberculosis Charity Stamps
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1908
Apple Tree
| Artist: |
Akseli Gallen-Kallela |
| Issued number: |
? |
| Value: |
5 p |
| Printers: |
? |
| Sheet: |
5 X 4 |
| Perforated: |
11¼ X 11¼ |
Two different booklets were sold; one containing 5 leaves of 4 x 5 and one containing 1 block of 10.
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Domestic letter used March 1912 stamps cancelled with TPO postmark "K.P.XP. no 18", Turku - Helsinki route; a 1908 charity stamp is affixed (not bound to cover by postmark). Late use is normal.
Charity imprinted on cover (20 x 25mm), 2nd weight class, sent recommended from Helsinki January 1912 to Berlin. (Cover seen on eBay.com).
A small number of these were printed in 1910 (4.000 pc). Several different cards were also printed with the 1908 charity stamp imprinted either on back or front.
Äyräpää child card
Card size: 92 x 140mm
paper light yellowish
Seal, size: 13 x 17mm,
color: orange or red orrange
The number of cards are not known, but they are all very scarce
It was decided on a meating on 21.X.1912 to design and issue 5 cards with child motif designed by miss Aune Äyräpää
The earliest card I know of is used 24th of Dec. 1912
motif:
1. Two girls and one boy (I have a copy used 15.II.1914)
2. Boy and girl in summer clothes
3. Girl
4. Boy (shown here - used 21.III.1913)
5. Boy and girl in winther clothes
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1910
Man and woman
| Artist: |
Väinö Hämäläinen |
| Issued number: |
? |
| Value: |
5 p |
| Printers: |
Weilin Göös |
| Sheet: |
10 X 10 |
| Perforated: |
11½ X 11½ |
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1910 charity stamp imprinted on back of postcard (140 x 89 mm). (above)
Card used domestic 29th Dec. 1910. |
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1912
Hare and Squirrel
| Artist: |
Väinö Blomstedt |
| Issued number: |
? |
| Value: |
5 p |
| Printers: |
SKS |
| Sheet: |
10 X 10 |
| Perforated: |
11½ X 11½ |
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Postal stationary (135 x 85 mm) card sent from Isokyrö in March 1913 to Canada.
1912 charity stamp on a postcard sent from Helsinki on 21. Dec. 1912 to Germany.
Picture side of above postcard. |
Charity stamp of 1926 has same design as 1912. |
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1915
Yellow Cross
| Artist: |
Akseli Gallen-Kallela |
| Issued number: |
750.000 |
| Value: |
5 p |
| Printers: |
Frenckell |
| Sheet: |
4 X 5 |
| Perforated: |
11½ X 11½ |
Booklet containing 5 leaves of 4 x 5 were sold.
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