Finland stamps year 1989 Pets – Dogs MSS MNH

Finland stamps year 1989 Pets – Dogs MSS MNH

The miniature sheet is the Finland 1989 “100 Years of the Union of Finnish Dog Breeders” issue.

This is a commemorative issue that is popular with thematic collectors (dogs/pets) but, being a modern issue with a large print run, has a very modest value.

Key Facts about the Miniature Sheet (MSS)

• Year of Issue: 1989 (Issued March 17, 1989)
• Theme: 100th Anniversary of the Union of Finnish Dog Breeders.
• Format: The issue is a Miniature Sheet (MSS), also sometimes called a Souvenir Sheet (S/S).
• Stamps: The sheet contains four separate stamps, all with the same face value (1.90 Markka each, totaling 7.60 Markka for the sheet).
• Dog Breeds Featured: The stamps depict four Finnish dog breeds:
  • Lapponian Herder
  • Finnish Spitz
  • Karelian Bear Dog
  • Finnish Hound
• Catalogue Number: The miniature sheet is typically catalogued as Michel BL5 or Stanley Gibbons MS1183.