... Or oh well, kind of. "The Duudsons" stamps were released on the 1st and the last two sets on the 8th September (actually there were three different sets, but I forgot to take a photo of the third). I usually hit the post office as soon as the stamps have been published and buy at least one set of each, but this time I somehow ended up visiting the post office in total three times and purchased a set at a time (I had pre-ordered Tom of Finland, just in case they would be hard-to-get right from the beginning)!
The title of this post is, like already said, a bit misleading, as I am not presenting any photos of the stamps actually in action, but I thought I'd share some points of these anyway as I indeed have used these all already.
Well well well. The Duudsons are quite ordinary stamps when it comes to their size, so they fit postcards perfectly. I also love those priority stickers! Nevertheless, I must say that the illustrations are somewhat... boring. I don't think I'll buy more of these.
The illustrations by Urpo Martikainen are nice, they are perfectly suitable for a postcard and I do love the colors. I haven't used any on a letter so far, but I think these would be a nice addition to any envelope, too.
OK, I am proud of the fact that Finland published these stamps and I adore the artwork for sure, but I must admit that I have had to consider whether I can use these for just any postcard / letter... It's kind of a sad thing, really, but that's how it is. I don't want to offend anyone (well, this pretty much applies to the stamp with the bottom, I can't see anything offensive on the other two - what about you?!). But oh yes, I think I'll keep these in my inventory of stamps as long as these are available.
The fourth set is missing, like said above, but what I have to say about it: I LOVE the stamps itself, they are neat, colorful, a bit too big for some postcards, though. Anyway, I do not fancy the supply stickers that much...
Have you already received some of these new stamps from Finland?
What about you Finns: Mikä on suosikkisi ja mitkä jätät muiden ostettavaksi?
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