Europe | 1965 Finnish Dog Breeds Set of Three Finland Postage Stamps Mint Never Hinged

Description

This set of three postage stamps issued by Finland were semi-postal stamps, meaning that there was an extra charge for the stamps. Money raised by this extra charge was used to combat tuberculosis. The dog breeds depicted are: Finnish Spitz, Karelian Bear Dog, and Finnish Flushing Dog.
Date of issue: May 10, 1965
Size of each stamp: 34 x 24 mm
Designer: Pentti Rahikainen
Printers: Bank of Finland Security Printing House
Emission: Semi-Postal
Perforation: 11?
Printing: Recess
Print run: 400,000
Mint, never hinged condition.