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Sunday 19 May 2013

Finland - Sunday Stamps

Again I have to go back and show some old stamps from Finland. I must admit this is the first time I knew what they depicted.

Finland
From left to right these are:
  • Church at Lammi - 1957; the stamp reappears later with the denomination shown as 0,50
  • The Häme Bridge, Tampere
  • Pyhakoski Power Station - 1959; later the denomination is shown as 0,75
  • Helsinki South Harbour - 1958
  • Helsinki South Harbour - later
The building on the South Harbour Stamps is the Cathedral of St Nicholas which appeared on a stamp in 1950 commemorating the 400 years anniversary of Helsinki (I believe)'

For more Finnish views cross over to Viridian's Sunday-Stamps-123.

9 comments:

Joy said...

I love engraved stamps, these are a nice selection. Power stations seemed to be a popular theme in the 50s.

viridian said...

A nice engraved set. Thank for looking up what they depict. And thank you for participating.

Jo said...

Interesting stamps again. You must really be into collecting them.

JO ON FOOD, MY TRAVELS AND A SCENT OF CHOCOLATE

Lisa B said...

They are nice designs, I was thinking about power stations on stamps too, very much of the era.

21 Wits said...

Very nice designs you always please us with your stamps!

VioletSky said...

I wasn't thinking about power stations at all, but will now be on the lookout!

♥♥ Willa ♥♥ said...

Super neat looking Finnish stamp!

Willa @ Postage Journal -
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Sheila @ A Postcard a Day said...

I really like this style of stamp.

Mail Adventures said...

Nice selection! Very different from current Finnish stamps, isn't it?