Finland – Global Postcard Sales

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Snowy view
A nice card mailed in 2010 with stamp, blue bilingual Priority sticker, and full but obscured postmark. Grade: 1

Code: 20518001
Price: $1.00
Finlandia
Though the (mailed) card is beautiful, the stamp is also remarkable. Is that Braille? Grade: 1

Code: 20518002
Price: $4.00
Birdhouse in Winter
Mailed in 2010 with stamp and full postmark, along with Priority blue sticker affixed. Grade: 1

Code: 20518003
Price: $1.00
Poem
Mailed in 2010 with an elaborately coloured and glittered stamp, this seems to be a poem, and though we don’t speak Finnish, Google does. They translate it like this: “Thomas, a breath of wind. Song Lintunen Luoma. Let there be joy when You sit alone in the evening.” Computers aren’t quite there yet, but this must be close. Are you Finnish? Help! Grade: 1

Code: 20518004
Price: $3.00
Turku Cathedral
From 2010, mailed with an Aurora Borealis stamp and Priority airmail sticker affixed. Grade: 1

Code: 20518005
Price: $3.00
Pohjoisen Lintuja, the common crane
“Pohjoisen lintuja” in Finnish means “northern birds” (we think, thanks to Google) but we know this is a crane, and that the card was mailed in 2010 with a brilliant stamp, full postmark from Kuopio, and the address on an affixed label. Grade: 2

Code: 20518006
Price: $4.00
Northern Lights
The stamp on this mailed card is also one of Aurora borealis, and the writer took care to do that. There is a blue bilingual Priority label affixed, and an address label. Grade: 2

Code: 20518007
Price: $5.00
Porvoo – Borga, multiple views
Mailed in 2010 with its stamp and blue Priority sticker affixed. Grade: 1

Code: 20518008
Price: $3.00
Helsinki, icebreakers
From 2010, a card with stamp, partial postmark, blue Priority sticker, and the address fully taped on. Grade: 3

Code: 20518009
Price: $1.00
Kvarken Archipelago
Finland deserves full marks for their postage stamps. This card, mailed but with no postmark, has an exceptionally clever stamp of a comic pumpkin. We will be very happy if someone lets us know the symbolism behind this! As for the card, mailed in 2010, it shows to no great advantage Finland’s first World Natural Heritage. Grade: 3

Code: 20518010
Price: $2.00
Multiple views
Beautiful if slightly bleak card that was mailed, with its stamp and Priority label, but no postmark. Grade: 3

Code: 20518011
Price: $1.00
Kokkola Karleby
Colourful stamp (but of what?), with mostly readable postmark. Grade: 1

Code: 20518012
Price: $2.00
Sauna
Quirky? Ethnic? Realistic? Captioned on the reverse: “Women’s turn.” The large stamp matches the card–a nice touch. Blue Priority sticker affixed. Grade: 1

Code: 20518013
Price: $5.00
Hame Castle
Card from 2010, with stamp and most of the postmark. Is this a Moomin stamp? Not certain. Grade: 1

Code: 20518014
Price: $2.00
Muumi Pappa Moomin
Irregular-shaped card in the typical Moomin style, with stamp and blue Priority sticker attached. We’re not experts in Finnish, but the translation might be “Congratulations Paivansankarille” for which Google is no help because all the results are also in Finnish. Sigh. Grade: 1

Code: 20518015
Price: $3.00
Kuopio
Mailed in 2010, with two stamps, a blue bilingual Priority sticker, and special postmarks. Basically in perfect condition. Grade: 1

Code: 20518016
Price: $3.00
Helsinki, South Harbour, Market Square (long)
Mailed in 2010, the 4-1/4″ x 8-1/4″ card has a stamp, nearly fullly legible postmark, and blue Priority label affixed. Minor postal creasing. Grade: 2

Code: 20518018
Price: $3.00
Helsinki, The Uspenski Cathedral
Card was made and mailed in 2010 with a stamp and blue Priority label affixed. Grade: 1

Code: 20518019
Price: $3.00
Merry Christmas
This card was mailed in 2010 and is so easy and pleasant to look at, one of those that sort of makes you want to be in the scene somewhere. Or at least in the cabin. One appropriate “Santa” stamp plus two others, and full Kuopio postmark. Grade: 1

Code: 20518020
Price: $3.00
Talvi-ilta
Talvi-ilta means “winter night” in Finnish, and it’s the caption on this card mailed in 2010 with a snowflake stamp, full postmark, and blue Priority label affixed. Grade: 1

Code: 20518021
Price: $3.00
Kaunis Suomi
Through this website we learn all sorts of languages, including that “kaunis” means “beautiful.” This card was mailed on New Year’s Day 2011, with reindeer stamp, blue Priority label affixed, and two stickers of what might be Winnie the Pooh. The message is also pasted into the appropriate area. Grade: 4

Code: 20518022
Price: $2.00
Sauna
The message on this 5-3/8″ x 5-3/4″ card, mailed in 2011 with stamp and Priority sticker but no legible postmark, kindly explains all about sauna protocol. To this we say: just come to Hong Kong in the summer and the sauna protocol explains itself! Grade: 1

Code: 20518023
Price: $4.00
Hameenlinna, multiple views
Lovely winter views of this town on a card mailed in 2011 with stamp, postmark, and Priority label. Grade: 1

Code: 20518024
Price: $4.00
Tartu hetkeen!
In Finnish, “seize the moment!” Mailed in 2011, national park stamp, illegible postmark, and two extra little stickers of numbers. Grade: 3

Code: 20518025
Price: $2.00
Lahti, multiple views
Three stamps, one Priority label, illegible postmark, and an explanation of the ski photos on this postcard. Grade: 1

Code: 20518026
Price: $5.00
Vapaa on vain umpihanki
Mailed from Helsinki in 2011 with stamp, postmark, and Priority label, the trilingual caption is cute. In English: “My Way.” In French: “Liberte.” But in Finnish, the caption translates as “Freedom is just a deep snowdrift.” Well, that’s what Google Translate tells us. Grade: 3

Code: 20518027
Price: $3.00
Paivi Hintsanen artwork
Mailed in 2011, stamp and illegible postmark. Grade: 1

Code: 20518028
Price: $3.00
Syke ei saa sammua
The writer of this mailed card (stamp and readable postmark) translates the legend as “Pulse must not stop.” Google translates it as “Heart rate should not be shut down.” Close enough. Grade: 3

Code: 20518029
Price: $2.00
Espoo, multiple views
Mailed in 2011, with stamp and Priority but no postmark. Grade, therefore: 4

Code: 20518030
Price: $3.00
Postiautolla
The writer of this card, mailed in 2011 with Aurora borealis stamp, full postmark, and Priority label, tells us that this is an old Finnish postal-bus card that she bought at the Finnish Postal Museum in Helsinki. Grade: 1

Code: 20518031
Price: $7.00
Rauma, greetings
“Terveiset Raumalta,” Greetings from Rauma, on a card mailed in 2011 with Priority sticker and a beautiful 3D stamp that unfortunately has not been postmarked. Were it not for that, the card would be grade 1, but by our standards it must then be Grade: 4

Code: 20518032
Price: $6.00
Helsinki by Night
This mailed card has an extraordinarily large stamp, two Sipoo postmarks, blue Priority label; and message/address/map pasted on the reverse. Quite busy. Grade: 3

Code: 20518033
Price: $3.00
Windmill
The card was printed in Finland so we suppose the windmill is there, even though there’s no caption. Mailed in 2011, with round stamp, postmark, and bilingual Priority sticker affixed. Address is pasted on. Grade: 4

Code: 20518034
Price: $4.00
Is it cold in Finland?
Cute. In English. Wise to do that. Mailed in 2011, with round stamp, Priority label, and obscured postmark. Grade: 1

Code: 20518035
Price: $5.00
Tampere, multiple views
Mailed in 2011 with round stamp but indistinct postmark. Tiny little star stickers also there, with the Priority label, and a Chinese chop. Grade: 3

Code: 20518036
Price: $2.00
Helsinki, South Harbour
Mailed in 2011 with what might be a Formula One stamp, full Helsinki postmark, and bilingual Priority label affixed. Grade: 2

Code: 20518037
Price: $4.00
Helsinki, multiple views
From 2011, with two stamps but the postmark is too faint to see. We dream of the old days when this was still possible. Small abrasion on the front. Grade: 3

Code: 20518038
Price: $4.00
Sunset
As much sunset on the reverse as on the front. Mailed in 2011, this postcard has a stamp and too-faint postmark, and the Priority label. Grade: 1

Code: 20518039
Price: $4.00
Sauna
Finland has some extraordinary stamps. One of them (of three, in total) is on the reverse of this card. None have been cancelled, so you can see clearly. Priority label also there. Grade (only because of no postmark): 4

Code: 20518040
Price: $6.00
Terveisia Espoosta (Greetings from Espoo)
Many of you probably know of various translation services available online. The one from Google is easy to use, and includes a “listen” function. We feel like moving to Finland just so we can hear this phrase repeated over and over. Wonderful! Like the card, mailed though with no postmark, so we must assign it as Grade: 3

Code: 20518041
Price: $6.00

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