Postal History from Finland 1889 - 1918

Finnish Postmarks

Railway postmarks or TPO (Traveling Post Office) cancellation



The first Finnish Railway service began in 1862 with the opening of the Helsinki - Hämmeelinna line.
On 1st of November 1870 the first travelling post office came in action between Helsinki and Wiborg,
and one month later route was extended to St. Petersburg


Map of the Finnish Railway network of 1912 and 1944

Map illustration from "Postia Junalla" with permission of the author



The very first Finnish TPO postmark with the text FINSKA JERNVÄGENS POST KUPÉ EXPED:


Early
1870-1883		 Postkupen
1883-1893		 Helsinki
-St. Petersburg
1894-1918		 K.P.XP.
1893-1918		 Postiljon
1893-1919		 Paunu and
Named Routes




Postia Junalla


Postileimat Suomen rautateillä 1870 - 1995
Postmarks used on Finnish Railways 1870 - 1995

written by Antti Lehmus and Olavi Helminen
ISBN 978-952-5805-10-9

This book was issued in fall of 2009
If you are interested in Finnish postal history
this book is an absolute 'must have'!