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Cinema 100 Years in Finland: Juha
Unused Maximum Card no. 31, issued on 1 April 1996. The film came out in 1937. Grade: 1
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Cinema 100 Years in Finland: Tuntematon sotilas
Unused Maximum Card no. 32, issued on 1 April 1996. The film came out in 1955. Grade: 1
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Cinema 100 Years in Finland: Valkoinen Peura
Unused Maximum Card no. 33, issued on 1 April 1996. The film came out in 1952. Grade: 1
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Finnish Design – Tapio Wirkkala – Leaf (Finland)
An exceptionally artistic Maximum Card, as one might expect from Finland. This is card no. 46, issued on 5 September 2000. Grade: 1
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Finnish Design – Birger Kaipiainen – Bird (Finland)
Another exceptionally artistic Maximum Card, as one might expect from Finland. This is card no. 47, issued on 5 September 2000. Grade: 1
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Finnish Design – Dora Jung – Textile (Finland)
Another exceptionally artistic Maximum Card, as one might expect from Finland. This is card no. 48, issued on 5 September 2000. Grade: 1
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Finnish Design – Kyllikki Salmenhaara – Pot (Finland)
Another exceptionally artistic Maximum Card, as one might expect from Finland. This is card no. 49, issued on 5 September 2000. Grade: 1
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Aland, Tourism, bicycles and couple (Finland)
Unused Maximum Card no. 7, issued on 4 June 1991. Grade: 1
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Aland, Tourism, rowboat (Finland)
Unused Maximum Card no. 6, issued on 4 June 1991. Grade: 1
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Helsinki, Statue of Aleksis Kivi (Finland)
Unused Maximum Card no. 2, issued on 10 October 1984. Aleksis Kivi was the national writer of Finland, and the statue is on Helsinki Railway Station Square. Grade: 1
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“Larin Paraske” (A. Edelfelt) (Finland)
Unused Maximum Card no. 3, issued on 28 February 1985. The caption tells us that Larin Paraske (1833-1904) “was the foremost rune singer and legendteller of Finland.” Grade: 1
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“Mysysvaaran Petri” (Pedri Semeikka) (Finland)
Unused Maximum Card no. 4, issued on 28 February 1985. “Pedri Semeikka (1821 or 1825 – 1915) was a famous rune singer in the border region of Karelia. Besides his poems, he was known for his impressive incntations.” (This is courtesy of the caption.) Grade: 1
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Aland, Sepia – Asser Jaaro (Finland)
Unused Maximum Card no. A 1, issued on 1 September 1986. Very extensively captioned in two languages (Finnish and Swedish) if you want to know more. Grade: 1
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Aland, elementary school (Finland)
Unused Maximum Card no. A 4, issued on 31 May 1989. Captioned in Swedish and Finnish. Grade: 1
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Aland, Steller’s Eider 35 (Finland)
One of a set of four Maximum Cards, this one no. 35, issued on 2 January 2001. All are Grade: 1. $6 for one card, or $18 for the set of four (see all four entries).
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Aland, Steller’s Eider 36 (Finland)
One of a set of four Maximum Cards, this one no. 36, issued on 2 January 2001. All are Grade: 1. $6 for one card, or $18 for the set of four (see all four entries).
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Aland, Steller’s Eider 37 (Finland)
One of a set of four Maximum Cards, this one no. 37, issued on 2 January 2001. All are Grade: 1. $6 for one card, or $18 for the set of four (see all four entries).
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Aland, Steller’s Eider 38 (Finland)
One of a set of four Maximum Cards, this one no. 38, issued on 2 January 2001. All are Grade: 1. $6 for one card, or $18 for the set of four (see all four entries).
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Lasse Viren (Finland)
One of Finland’s most famous athletes on this 1994 Maximum Card mailed in 2013 with stamp, Priority, and faint postmark (on the back). Grade: 1
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Adelaide (Australia)
So much colour, so much to see in this wonderful Maximum Card issued on 2 July 2013 and mailed later that year with message but without extra postmark. Grade: 1
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Shoemaker (Belarus)
Great condition, a card mailed in 2013 with two additional stamps and clear postmark. Grade: 1
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Elsternwick, Rippon Lea (Australia)
This Maximum Card was issued in 2000 and mailed in 2013 using the pre-paid postage, and with extra postmark. Grade: 2
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China-France Joint Issue (Maximum Cards) (PR China)
A set of two cards, issued on 27th March 2014. One card features Qinhuai River in Nanking, with a French postmark. The other shows the Seine River in Paris–with a Chinese postmark. The set comes enclosed in China Post’s standard printed “Maximum Card” polywrap. Ten sets are available. Grades: 1
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Lunar New Year of the Horse (2014) (Maximum Cards) (set of 5) (Macau)
This is a set of five unused Maximum Cards, in a style similar to earlier years, earlier in our lists. “Ano Lunar do Cavalo”, captioned in Chinese and Portuguese, and showing the five different types of horse in the cycle. Only four of the five cards appear in our scan (no more room), but the fifth card is of an “earth” or pottery horse. Eight sets are available. Grades: 1
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Naso lituratus (DPR Korea)
Naso lituratus is a species of fish in the family Acanthuridae, the tangs and unicornfishes. Its common names include barcheek unicornfish, clown tang, and masked unicornfish, among others. We’re not sure about the ones on this unused Maximum card; on the back it just says (in Korean) “right side postcard”. Grade: 1
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A. citrinellus V. synspilum (DPR Korea)
As with others in this series, Maximum Card from 2007, unused, with the only captioning in Korean on the front. Grade: 1
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Carassius auratus (DPR Korea)
Carassius auratus is essentially a goldfish, or carp, including koi–which is what these look like. Unused Maximum Card, captioned in Korean on the front and with the Korean words for Postcard on the back. Grade: 1
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Symphysodon discus (DPR Korea)
The common name for this species is the Red Discus and it’s native to the Amazon Basin. This unused Maximum Card, from 2007, is like others in the series and only says “Postcard” in Korean on the reverse. Grade: 1
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Panda (40) (DPR Korea)
Unused Maximum Card from 1991. Captioned in Korean and English on the reverse. Grade: 1
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Panda (60) (DPR Korea)
Unused Maximum Card from 1991. Captioned in Korean and English on the reverse. Grade: 1
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Panda (10) (DPR Korea)
Unused card from 1991. Captioned in Korean and English on the reverse. Grade: 1
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Panda (1) (DPR Korea)
Unused card from 1991. Captioned in Korean and English on the reverse. Grade: 1
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Panda (20) (DPR Korea)
Unused card from 1991. Captioned in Korean and English on the reverse. Grade: 1
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Tricholoma terreum (DPR Korea)
Tricholoma terreum, commonly known as the grey knight or dirty tricholoma, is a grey-capped edible mushroom. This unused Maximum Card from 2008 is captioned in Korean and Latin (the scientific name) on the reverse. Grade: 1
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Panthera tigris altaika (sic) (130) (DPR Korea)
The correct Latin spelling in the scientific name is altaica, and this is the Siberian (Amur) tiger on an unused Maximum Card issued in 2005. Captioned in Korean and Latin (scientific name) on the back. Grade: 1
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Panthera tigris altaika (sic) (200) (DPR Korea)
The correct Latin spelling in the scientific name is altaica, and this is the Siberian (Amur) tiger on an unused Maximum Card issued in 2005. Captioned in Korean and Latin (scientific name) on the back. Grade: 1
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Melopsittacus undulatus (DPR Korea)
Melopsittacus undulatus (Budgerigar, parakeet) on an unused Maximum Card from 2008. Korean and Latin caption (scientific name). Cheep! Grade: 1
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Cinema scene (DPR Korea)
Elsewhere in the website, we have the same card but not as a Maximum Card (See “Cinema”). Captioned only in Korean, but that would tell you what you need to know. Grade: 1
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Ludwig van Beethoven (DPR Korea)
From 2007, an unused card with the composer’s name in western and Korean on the back. Grade: 1
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Agapornis roseicollis (DPR Korea)
Peach-faced or rosy-cheeked or even rosy-faced lovebirds (Agapornis roseicollis) have a range centered on the south-western portion of Africa, yet they find themselves on this unused card from 2008. Captioned in Korean and Latin (the scientific name) on the reverse. Grade: 1