Finnish Cartoons Depicting the Military--First Soviet-Finnish War, 1939
Finland: 1940. Ephemera no binding. [EPHEMERA] [ORIGINAL DRAWING] [SIGNED]. Postcards (4 1/8” x 5 7/8”); eight unused postcards, printing on address side “POSTIKORTTI SUOMI” (“Finnish Postcard”) with lines for addressing; blank side features original pen and ink drawings in a humorous cartooning style; light sunning and some staining; very good. Very good +. Item #1750
The signature on the cards is printed in capital letters, the first letter appears to be an “F,” making the signed name “FUNNU,” which translates to “FUNNY.” All are dated “-40” for 1940. The eight original, unused postcards, all with pen and ink cartooning on the blank side, depict Finnish military personnel. Drawn during the Winter War, also known as the First Soviet-Finnish War, due to the invasion of Finland by the Soviets on November 30, 1939.
With apologies for rough translations from an online translation app.
Vaikka sinä, toveri Rutujunott olet joukkueen päallikkö et sinäosaa hiihtää! Hiihdä kuten minä 6 kilometriä päivässä!
Even though you, Comrade Rutujunott, are the team leader, you can’t ski! Ski like me, 6 kilometers a day!
Mitä sotamies tanhunen tekisi jos kuulisi talon takaa amuntaa?
Menisin ja heti uypsaisin sen lehman.
What would a soldier like Tanhune do if he heard gunfire behind the house?
I would go and immediately kill that cow.
Suomalaisilta kiinni otettu hevonen lä mmittää Ryssää .
A horse taken from the Finns is warming a Russian.
Anttaudun!
I surrender!
Petro on lopehanut hiihtomatkansa.
Peter has finished his ski trip.
Lauluesitys korsussn. Ei meitä suruilla ruokita.
A vocal performance. Don’t fill us with sadness.
Soma laiset luula nainen ei am bumas ! Miksi teilla, tover ; Jisak on hameet!
Finns think women don’t shoot! Why do you have skirts, comrade?
Annetaanpa tervetdys molotohville! 7000 anetaan vain.
Let’s give a salute to Molotov! 7000 is all we need.
Included are five unused commercially produced pictorial postcards found with the others, and a commercially printed cartoon postcard dated ’31.
Price: $160.00