Finnish Christmas postage stamps: Winds of change
The 1983 Christmas postage stamps presented a major change of design that caused a lot of discussion in both directions. Instead of being beautifully painted pictures of past Christmas traditions, the audience were given childrens drawings of Christmas.
The lower value displays topic of Santa Claus travelling under wintery blue sky:
1983 Finland - Christmas postage stamp
The higher face value displays an image of burning candles:
1983 Finland - Christmas postage stamp
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