Finland Red Cross Surtax Semi-Postal Stamps, Block of 4

Finland · 1934 · 1.25mk + 15p / 2mk + 20p / 2.50mk + 25p

This semi-postal set was issued to raise funds for the Finnish Red Cross. The designs feature allegorical representations of charity and care: a woman offering a drink to a child (1.25mk), a woman bandaging a child's arm (2mk), and a woman holding a baby (2.50mk). The surtax, indicated by the value after the plus sign, directly supported the humanitarian work of the organization.

Issued in the interwar period, these stamps reflect the growing importance of charitable organizations like the Red Cross in providing social welfare and medical aid in Finland.