Preview of Stamps Catalogue: VOLUME 2

FINLAND Republic 1917 onwards

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Issues before 1917

Republic

1917 Lion in ellipse, inscription 'SUOMI FINLAND' (Helsingfors issue)

25 M red and yellow

  5 p green
  5 p grey
  10 p red
  10 p green
  10 p blue
  20 p yellow
  20 p red
  20 p brown
  25 p blue
  25 p brown
  30 p green
  40 p lilac
  40 p green
  50 p brown
  50 p green
  50 p blue
  60 p lilac
  75 p yellow
  1 M red and black
  1 M orange
  1 1/2 M green and lilac
  2 M green and black
  2 M blue 
  3 M blue and black 
  5 M lilac and black
  10 M brown and black
  25 M red and yellow

Surcharged

  10 on 5 p green (as 75 on 20 shown above)
  20 on 10 p red (as 75 on 20)
  30 p on 10 p green  
  50 on 25 p blue (as 75 on 20)
  60 p on 40 p lilac (as 30 on 10)
  75 on 20 p yellow 
  90 p on 20 p red (as 30 on 10)
  1 1/2 M on 50 p blue (as 30 on 10)

Overprinted 'Postim. naytt. Frim utstalln.' (philatelic exhibition)

  1 M orange
  1 1/2 M green and lilac

All these stamps are perforated 14.

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
No watermark (1918)
5 p green	c	vc
5 p grey	vc	vc
10 p red	c	vc
10 p green	c	c
10 p blue	c	vc
20 p yellow	c	c
20 p red	c	c
20 p brown	c	c
25 p blue	c	c
25 p brown	c	c
30 p green	c	c
40 p lilac	c	vc
40 p green	c	c
50 p brown	*	c
50 p blue	*	c
50 p green	*	c
60 p lilac	*	c
75 p yellow	*	c
1 M red and black	*	vc
1 M orange	**	**
2 M green and black	*	c
2 M blue	**	c
3 M blue and black	**	c
5 M lilac and black	**	c
10 M brown and black	***	*
25 M red and yellow	***	***
10 p on 5 p	c	c
20 p on 10 p	c	c
30 p on 10 p	c	c
50 p on 25 p	c	c
60 p on 40 p	*	c
75 p on 20 p	c	c
90 p on 20 p	*	c
1 1/2 M on 50 p	*	c
With watermark 'Crosses' (1925)
10 p blue	c	c
20 p brown	c	c
25 p brown	c	c
30 p green	c	c
40 p green	*	c
50 p green	*	c
60 p lilac	*	c
1 M orange	*	vc
1 1/2 M green and lilac	**	vc
2 M blue	**	c
3 M blue and black	**	c
5 M lilac and black	***	*
10 M brown and black	***	***
25 M red and yellow	R	R
With watermark 'Posthorn' (1927)
20 p brown	c	c
40 p green	c	c
50 p green	*	c
1 M orange	*	vc
1 1/2 M green and lilac	*	vc
2 M blue	*	c
3 M blue and black	*	c
10 M brown and black	***	***
25 M red and yellow	***	***
1 M	**	**	Philatelic exh. overprint
1 1/2 M	**	**	Philatelic exh. overprint

1918 Lion in a shield (Wasa issue)

  5 p green
  10 p red
  30 p blue
  40 p lilac
  50 p brown
  70 p brown
  1 M red and grey
  5 M lilac and grey

These stamps have perforation 11.

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
5 p	c	c
10 p	c	c
30 p	c	c
40 p	c	c
50 p	*	*
70 p	*	*
1 M	*	*
5 M	R	R

1922 Red cross issue

  1 M + 50 p grey and red

This stamp has perforation 14.

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
1 M + 50 p	*	*

1927 10 years of independance, lion inscription '19VI XII 17 19 VI XII 27'

 1 1/2 M violet
 2 M blue

These stamps have perforation 14 and watermark 'Posthorn'

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
1 1/2 M	*	*
2 M	*	*

1929 Commemorative set, inscription '1229 1929', different designs

  1 M grey (ship)
  1 1/2 M brown (church)
  2 M grey (building)

1930 Red Cross issue

  1 M + 10 p orange and red (flag)
  1 1/2 M + 15 p green and red (flag, different design)
  2 M + 20 p blue and red (ship)

1930 New lion design

(20 p green of the 1930 lion issue)

  5 p brown
  10 p violet
  20 p green
  25 p brown
  40 p green
  50 p yellow
  50 p green
  60 p grey
  75 p red
  1 M red
  1 M green
  1.20 M red
  1.25 M yellow
  1 1/2 M violet
  1 1/2 M red
  1 1/2 M grey
  1.75 M yellow
  2 M blue
  2 M lilac
  2 M red
  2 M orange
  2 M green
  2 1/2 M blue
  2.75 M violet
  3 M olive
  3 M red
  3 M orange
  3 1/2 M blue
  3 1/2 M green
  4 M green
  4 1/2 M blue
  5 M blue
  5 M violet
  5 M orange
  6 M red
  8 M violet
  10 M blue
  10 M orange
  10 M violet?
  12 M ?
  15 M lilac
  20 M blue
 
Surcharged
  '50 PEN.' on 40 p green 
  '1,25 MK.' on 50 p yellow
  'mk 1:75 =' on 1.25 M yellow
  '2 MARKKAA =' on  1 1/2 M red
  'mk 2:75 =' on 2 M red 

Overprinted 'KENTIA-POSTI FALTPOST' (field post)
  2 M orange
  3 1/2 M blue

Some of these stamps exist (in changed colors) with overprint 'ITA- KARJALA Sot.hallinto'.

1931 Permanent set, higher values

  5 M blue (building, castle?)
  10 M violet (landscape)
  25 M brown (tree cutting)

The values 5 M and 10 M exist (in changed colors) with overprint 'ITA- KARJALA Sot.hallinto'.

1931 Red Cross issue, buildings

  1 M + 10 p grey and red
  1 1/2 M + 15 p brown and red
  2 M + 20 p blue and red