Censorship in Finland during WW1Helsinki - Helsingfors
September 1914 - January 1918
Forign mail both inwards and outwards were censored almost entirely at Tornio and Helsinki.
Helsinki Censor stamp nr 5 on fieldpostcard sent from Russia to Helsinki in February 1915
Censor stamp nr. 8 sub.type 37, on cover from Helsinki to Sittala in September 1915
Cover from Sweden to Kuusankoski censored at Helsinki in October 1915. Censor tape nr 1 and censor stamp nr. 10.
Cover sent from St. Petersborg to Raumo in October 1914, censored at Helsinki - censortape type A and a Helsinki wax seal
Helsinki Censor Wax seal
Helsinki
Censortapes from WW1
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1 |
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94,5 |
69,5 |
78,5 |
dark blue |
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16-Nov-1914 / 24-Dec-1914 |
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1 |
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94,5 |
69,5 |
78,5 |
light blue |
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15-Dec-1914 / 31-Dec-1914 |
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1 |
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94,5 |
69,5 |
78,5 |
yellow |
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19-Nov-1914 / 04-Jan-1915 |
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1 |
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94,5 |
69,5 |
78,5 |
Red paper |
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21-Nov-1914 / 16-Dec-1914 |
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1 |
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94,5 |
69,5 |
78,5 |
Green |
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23-Nov-1914 / 29-Dec-1914 |
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1 |
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94,5 |
69,5 |
78,5 |
white |
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20-Nov-1914 / 02-Aug-1916 |
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1 |
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94,5 |
69,5 |
78,5 |
yellowish
coarse |
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1 |
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94,5 |
69,5 |
78,5 |
brown coarse
w/u edgeline |
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1 |
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94,5 |
69,5 |
78,5 |
brown coarse
w/edgeline |
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1 |
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94,5 |
69,5 |
78,5 |
yellowish
white |
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1 |
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94,5 |
69,5 |
78,5 |
brown smooth |
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2 |
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99 |
64,5 |
72,5 |
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30-Aug-1916 / 14-Jan-1918 |
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2 |
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99 |
64,5 |
72,5 |
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12-Dec-1916 / 17-Sep-1917 |
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3 |
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73 |
61 |
69 |
white paper |
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13-Sep-1916 / 01-Dec-1916 |
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4 |
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59 |
49 |
56 |
white paper |
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08-Sep-1916 / 01-Oct-1916 |
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5 |
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100 |
65 |
73 |
white paper |
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26-Sep-1916 / 12-Sep-1917 |
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6 |
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99 |
64,5 |
73 |
white paper |
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10-Sep-1916 / 21-Jan-1918 |
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6 |
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99 |
64,5 |
73 |
lt. brown paper |
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09-Feb-1917 / 23-Apr-1917 |
Second “s” in “Helsingissa” is faulty. |
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7 |
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68 |
49 |
54 |
white |
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2-Nov-1916/19-Nov-1916 |
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7 |
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68 |
49 |
54 |
yell. white |
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1-Nov-1916/06-Feb-1917 |
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7 |
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68 |
49 |
54 |
brown |
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16-Dec-1916 |
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7a |
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68 |
49 |
54 |
white |
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02 or 05-Nov-1916 |
“krigsceesuren” misspelled |
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8 |
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94 |
59 |
67 |
white paper |
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13-Nov-1916 |
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8 |
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94 |
59 |
67 |
yell.white
paper |
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24-Aug-1917/08-Jan-1918 |
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9 |
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90 |
65 |
73 |
white paper |
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09-Okt-1916/07-Oct.1917 |
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9 |
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90 |
65 |
73 |
yell.white
paper |
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06-Dec-1916/26-Nov-1917 |
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10 |
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93 |
60 |
68,5 |
yell.white
paper |
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9-Jul-1917/14-Jan-1918 |
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11 |
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12 |
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90,5 |
70 |
80,5 |
white paper |
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22-Oct-1917/25-Jan-1918 |
CT-12: Circular O in Ö(ppnadt) |
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12 |
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90,5 |
70 |
80,5 |
yell.white paper |
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21-Oct-1917/27-Jan-1918 |
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13 |
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70 |
53 |
60 |
white paper |
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8-Sep-1917/13-Jan-1918 |
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14 |
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69 |
54 |
61 |
white paper |
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19-Feb-1917/__-Aug-1918 |
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14 |
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69 |
54 |
61 |
yell.white paper |
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02-Apr-1917/04-Jul-1918 |
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above CT-13 and below CT-14
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