Finland, 1856
A crowned shield in a rose-red oval with posthorns, crossed out in ink.
Illustration of a historical stamp for learning, shown at screen size. Not valid for postage.
How to read it
КОП. and KOP. on either side of the Finnish lion arms.
- 110 КОП. (Cyrillic)
- 210 KOP. (Latin)
- Inscription
- 10 KOP. · 10 КОП.
- Meaning
- 10 kopeks, written in Latin letters on one side and Cyrillic on the other.
- Issued by
- Grand Duchy of Finland (Russian Empire)
- Today
- Finland
- Year
- 1856. Finland’s first stamps, 1856.
One fact
The 10-kopeck oval was the second of Finland’s two first stamps of 1856; this copy is cancelled with a pen cross.
Source and public-domain rule
Creators died more than 70 years ago. Published 1856 with no named designer or engraver: anonymous, 70 years from publication. Copyright lasts for the life of the author plus 70 years, counted from 1 January of the year after death. Every named designer and engraver of the stamp died before 1 January 1956; any contributor who was never named counts as anonymous, whose term is 70 years from publication, and the stamp was published before 1956. Legal sources: Directive 2006/116/EC, Art. 1(1) life + 70 years; Art. 1(3) anonymous works 70 years from publication; Art. 7(1) comparison of terms for works from outside the EU; Art. 8 terms run from 1 January, Switzerland, Norway.
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