Four post office seals plus one customs seal are presently recorded from Finland.
Catalog: Drummond OS6
Date issued: Unknown, EKU February 24, 1941
Printing: Black on blue green
Perforation: Rouletted 6 horizontally
Inscription: Trilingual Finnish/Swedish/French "Päällys korjattu -- Omslaget reparerat / L'emballage réparé (envelope repaired) / Paino ennen korjausta / Vikten före repareringen / Poids avant la réparation (Weight before repair) / korjauksen jälkeen / efter repareringen / aprés la réparation (after repair) / Allekirjoitukset -- Underskrifter -- Les Signatures (Signature)"
Control Number: "Lomake / Blankett } N:o 116" at lower left
Description: 1941 business envelope from Helsinki, Finland to Akron, OH reclosed at top with large Finnish official seal. Label is tied front and back by violet "Recue en condition avarie an / bureau de poste a Helsinki Finlande" (translation: Received in damaged condition at the post office at Helsinki Finland).
Catalog: Drummond OSR1a
Date issued: Unknown, EKU January 13, 1949
Printing: Black
Perforation: Rouletted 5 1/2 in color
Inscription: Bilingual Finnish/Swedish "Posti- ja lennätinlaitos / Post- och telegrafverket" ("Postal and Telegraphic Administration")
Control Number: "No 129.a" at lower left
Description: Finnish post and telegraph seal affixed to backflap of 1949 cover from the small village of Pyynikki, Finland to Camden, NJ. The letter may have been received unsealed at the post office of origin or this may have been a customs or currency control usage.
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Updated November 11, 2007