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

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