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1939(Dec) Envelope to Milan endorsed on reverse from volunteer soldier bearing Convention de Geneva 3½mk + 35p tied by double rimmed violet circular Bataljon with Lion in centre & with boxed & unframed Kenttapostia hand stamps plus boxed bi-lingual Finnish/Swedish Censor & bi-lingual Tarkastettu 20. 10. 39. ann. as. N:o 348 label & on reverse Milan [10 Dec] arrival ……………………. On 30 Nov 1939 Russia invaded Finland without warning or declaration of war & volunteers from various countries went to the aid of Finland who capitulated to the Russian Army on 12 March 1940. Only a handful of Italian volunteers were present on the side of the Finns & mail is very rare with this being exceptional quality.