Stamps of Finland
Definitives of 1875-1892
Re-designed definitive stamps of Finland were introduced, beginning in 1875. The serpentine roulette separation methodology was retired, and it was replaced with perforation methodology.
The eight major-denomination-type stamps of Finland shown above were issued between 1875 and 1883. The new stamps are typographed on unwatermarked paper.
The common design features a smaller Finland Coat-of-Arms in a large oval and the denomination numeral within a circle, in each of the four corners.
The catalog attributes for stamps that are perforated 14 x 13 1/2 are as follows:
- 32 P. (1875 - Sc. #16) - Lake.
The catalog attributes for stamps that are perforated 11 are as follows:
- 02 P. (1875 - Sc. #17) - Gray.
- 05 P. (1875 - Sc. #18) - Orange, Yellow.
- 08 P. (1875 - Sc. #19) - Blue Green, Yellow Green.
- 10 P. (1881 - Sc. #20) - Brown.
- 20 P. (1875 - Sc. #21) - Ultramarine, Blue, Prussian Blue.
- 25 P. (1879 - Sc. #22) - Carmine, Rose.
- 32 P. (1875 - Sc. #23) - Carmine, Rose.
- 01 M. (1877 - Sc. #24) - Violet.
The catalog attributes for stamps that are perforated 12 1/2 are as follows:
- 02 P. (1881 - Sc. #25) - Gray.
- 05 P. (1881 - Sc. #26) - Orange.
- 10 P. (1881 - Sc. #27) - Brown.
- 20 P. (1881 - Sc. #28) - Ultramarine, Blue.
- 25 P. (1881 - Sc. #29) - Rose, Carmine.
- 01 M. (1882 - Sc. #30) - Violet.
The catalog attributes for stamps that are perforated 11 x 12 1/2 are as follows:
- 05 P. (1881 - Sc. #26d) - Orange.
- 10 P. (1881 - Sc. #27a) - Brown.
- 20 P. (1881 - Sc. #28d) - Ultramarine.
- 20 P. (1881 - Sc. #28e) - Blue.
- 25 P. (1881 - Sc. #29c) - Rose.
- 25 P. (1881 - Sc. #29d) - Carmine.
- 01 M. (1882 - Sc. #30a) - Violet.
The catalog attributes for stamps that are perforated 12 1/2 x 11 are as follows:
- 05 P. (1881 - Sc. #26e) - Orange.
- 10 P. (1881 - Sc. #27b) - Brown.
- 20 P. (1881 - Sc. #28f) - Ultramarine.
- 20 P. (1881 - Sc. #28g) - Blue.
- 25 P. (1881 - Sc. #29e) - Rose.
- 25 P. (1881 - Sc. #29f) - Carmine.
Scott catalog numbers 19, 23, 27, 28, and 29 were reprinted in 1893. The reprints are perforated 12 1/2 and the shades are different. They are inexpensive.
The seven definitive stamps of Finland shown above, featuring new colors and new high-denominations, were issued in 1885. The new stamps are typographed on unwatermarked paper, and they are all perforated 12 1/2.
The catalog attributes are as follows:
- 05 P. (1885 - Sc. #31) - Emerald, Yellow Green.
- 10 P. (1885 - Sc. #32) - Carmine, Rose.
- 20 P. (1885 - Sc. #33) - Orange, Yellow.
- 25 P. (1885 - Sc. #34) - Ultramarine, Blue.
- 01 M. (1885 - Sc. #35) - Gray & Rose.
- 05 M. (1885 - Sc. #36) - Green & Rose.
- 10 M. (1885 - Sc. #30) - Brown & Rose.
The eight new definitive stamps of Finland shown above were issued between 1889 and 1892. The new stamps are typographed on unwatermarked paper, and they are all perforated 12 1/2.
The common design is similar to that of the stamps issued from 1875 to 1883, but the lower circles now have the abbreviated denomination name, with a colored oval between them containing a white denomination numeral.
The catalog attributes are as follows:
- 02 P. (1890 - Sc. #38) - Slate.
- 05 P. (1890 - Sc. #39) - Green.
- 10 P. (1890 - Sc. #40) - Carmine, Rose.
- 20 P. (1892 - Sc. #41) - Orange, Yellow.
- 25 P. (1889 - Sc. #42) - Ultramarine, Blue.
- 01 M. (1890 - Sc. #43) - Brownish Gray & Rose, Slate & Rose.
- 05 M. (1890 - Sc. #44) - Green & Rose.
- 10 M. (1890 - Sc. #45) - Brown & Rose.
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