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Finland, President Risto Ryti Definitive Stamp (Eastern Karelia usage)
common1900-1945

Finland, President Risto Ryti Definitive Stamp (Eastern Karelia usage)

Finland · 1941 · 2½ mk and 5 mk

A definitive stamp featuring a portrait of President Risto Ryti, shown here on a cover from Finnish-occupied Eastern Karelia with an Äänislinna (Petrozavodsk) postmark.

Issued during the Continuation War, these stamps were used in territories like Eastern Karelia under Finnish military administration, symbolizing Finnish presence and wartime postal services.

Image: Finnish postal authorities. · License: Public domain

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