Olympic stamp

Category: postcards, stamps, envelopes and postmarks
Designer: Wirkkala, Tapio
Vol. of production (copies): 1,720,250
Year of prod.:
Object number: 1526:006
Manuf. and place of prod.: The Finnish Post
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Method of prod.: printed
Material: paper
Measurements: length 3.5 cm; height 2.4 cm; width 4.8 cm
Description: Brown, on the background the Olympic rings and a silhouette of four Ancient Greek runners. On the foreground a modern male runner. The texts: XV OLYMPIA 1952; SUOMI FINLAND; 25 + 4 mk.
Other information: Valid until the end of 1962. Date of issue: 15 February 1952.