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Finland, 2011-05-06 Minisheet
Finland Post has issued souvenir sheet commem-orating Struve’s Geodetic Arc on May 6, 2011. The sheet was originally announced in a press release from the National Land Survey of Finland in early October, 2010. “Struve triangulation chain stamps will be issued May 6, 2011. The current stamp design shows the six Finnish measuring points in the chain against a back drop of a lake and forest landscape in the center of the sheet.” The triangulated chain measurements are shown dimly in the clouds on the sheet. Based on the shape of the stamps shown on the proposed souvenir sheet (left), it appear the stamp is a circular design, with the shape of Finland as a separate stamp able to be pealed out of the main stamp, leaving a cut-out in the shape of Finland. The main designs are shown below on the right. A number of other issues from Finland planned for 2011 are unique in shapes. A close up of the two stamps is shown below.
Finland 2011-05-06 Closeup
