Finland 1991 Alfred Finch - 61st Death Anniversary

• Issue Date: 07 September 1991
• Label : "Post Bureau of Finland", "Post of Belgium", joint issue of Finland and Belgium to the painter and ceramist „Alfred William Finch (1854-1930) - 61st Death Anniversary“; stamp motiv for the both stamps are a vase, and the painting "English Coast near Dover" (1892), both by Alfred William Finch. The Belgian issue is made of 1 stamp, the Finnish issue of 2 stamps

Stamp datas:

• Issue date : 07 September 1991
• Catelogue numbers :

- Finland issue : Michel: No. 1146, 1147; Yvert & Tellier: No. 1112, 1113; Scott: No. 868, 869; AFA: No. 1135, 1136

- Belgium issue : Michel No. 2469, Yvert & Tellier: No. 2417; Scott: No. 1410; AFA: No. 2475

• Colors : multicolored
• Watermark : none
• Nominal value :

- Finland issue : 2.10, 2.20 (Markkaa)

- Belgium issue : 25 (Francs)

• Postage validity :

- Finland issue : to 31 December 2011

- Belgium issue : unlimited

• Designed by :

- Alfred William Finch (1854-1930), creator of the depicted vase, painting

- Finland issue : Pentti Rahikainen (1928-?)

- Belgium issue : Louis van den Eede

• Printed by :

- Finland issue : „Setelipaino Sedeltryckeriet“, Vantaa and Helsinki (= “Bank of Finland Security Printing House“)

- Belgium issue : „PPG de Schutter“, Mechelen (Malines) (PPG = „Pre Press Group“)

• Print Process :

- Finland issue : Offset printing (Heliography)

- Belgium issue : Photogravure

• Perforation : Comb perforation, K 11¾ : 12¼
• Print run :

- Finland issue : 6,000,000 (2.10), 2,000,000 (2.90)

- Belgium issue : 1,800,000 (25)

Commemorative issue „Alfred William Finch (1854-1930) - 61st Death Anniversary“

Finland issue

Michel No. 1146, mint

Michel No. 1146, postmarked

Michel No. 1147, mint

Michel No. 1147, postmarked

Belgium issue

Michel No. 2469, 25 (BF), mint

Michel No. 2469, postmarked

Covers, cards, and philatelic products

Finnish issue of a memorial card to this issue, obverse

Finnish issue of a memorial card to this issue, obverse and reverse