Finnish Postal Stationaries
Covers
Ring type issue
Issued 1. May. 1891
Typography printing at the Russian State Printing Office, St. Petersburg
Denomination in Russian currency (Kopeck)
Demonetized: 14. May 1911
Size (a) 145 x 80mm and (b) 145 x 120; all 4 values printed in both sizes
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Number printed:
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7k |
161 000 |
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10k |
21 200 |
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14k |
20 200 |
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20k |
20 200 |
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Small size 7 kop cover sent from Fredrikshamn in Dec. 1891 to St. Petersburg.
Large size 7 kop cover sent from Helsinki in March 1895 to St. Petersburg.
Large size 10 kop cover used in December 1897, uprated to 2nd weight class, mixed franking with ring-type stationary and m-1895 issue, sent per shipsmail to Stockholm
Large size 14 kop cover sent registered from Helsinki to St. Petersburg. Stamped registration mark with contry name in three languages; Swedish, Finnish and Russian. This mark was used in Helsinki Oct. 1894-Dec. 1895.
Small size 20 kop cover uprated with 1 kop to meet 2nd weight class, registrated rate. Cover sent from Helsinki in March 1903 via St. Petersburg to Arensburg, Livland (Estonia).
Large size 20 kop sent registered from Björneborg / Pori in April 1902 to Hamburg.
1901 issue
Issued 14. Jan. 1901
Typography printing
Denomination in Finnish currency (Penni)
Demonetized: 31. May 1920
Paper: (a) smooth or (b) laid
Size 152 x 110mm
Number printed: 315 296 pc
20 pen stationary cover used in June 1914.
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