Postal History from Finland 1889 - 1918 |
Finnish PostmarksRailway postmarks - Helsinki - St. Petersburg28mm postmark with circle illustrating day-train Used on both route No 1 and 2. (1894-1896) This is the same postmark as above: 28mm postmark now without circle Used on both route No 1 and 2. (1896-1914) 28mm postmark with big dot to illustrate night-crane Used both route No 1 and 2. (1894-1914) 28mm postmark, small dot to illustrate night-crane only used on route No 2 (1906-1914). Now with star in circle between Swedish and Russian text. 26 mm postmark with 9 or 10 bars below lower bridge. Used on both route No 1 and 2 (1897-1909) This postmark is quite rare. H:FORS - P-GRAD 27 mm postmark with small dot, only used on route No 2 (1914-1918). H:FORS - P-GRAD 27 mm postmark without dot, only used on route No 2 (1914-1918). H:FORS - P-GRAD 27 mm postmark without dot and Russian text removed, used on both route No 1 and 2 (1918). |