Postcard

Category: Postcards, stamps, envelopes and postmarks
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Year of prod.: 1951–1952
Object number: 3342
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Method of prod.: industrial
Material: cardboard
Measurements: height 8.00 cm; width 14.00 cm
Description: Folding mechanical postcard. On the front a picture of the Finnish flag and postmark from the opening day of the Olympic Games (19 July 1952). Contains four stamps, featuring a runner, football players, the Olympic Stadium and a diver. The card depicts a torchbearer running on Earth globe, the Stadium tower and the text: Tervehdys 19.7.1952 Helsingin XV:s Olympialaisista.