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1939 (Dec 23) Plain stampless envelope to Haapajarvi cancelled Kenttapostikontori /No. 4 cds & with boxed Kanttapostia + circular Jalkavaki Ryk. M 26 /Bataljoona Unit cachet of 26 Battalion of Infantry Regt + partial boxed bi-lingual Sotasensuuri Tarkastama /Granskat av Krigscensuren hand stamps all in various shades of violet & on reverse Haapajarvi (27 Dec) arrival cds …..On 30 Nov 1939 the Russians invaded Finland without warning or declaration of war & after a brief 102 days war Finland capitulated to the Russian army on 12 March 1940