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Lot 241

Caritas issue of 1939, 15s., water color design by Günther Reindorff, 41x49,5mm, on perforated cardboard. Arms of Harjumaa. The Caritas heart is surrounded by an extra line, has similarities to AK-7A by Roosman and is positioned above EESTI POST. 2 ribbons. AK-16C was the counterpiece to AK-16B for deciding on the motif of the issues of 1939-1940: county arms or Kalevipoeg, the Estonian national epic poem. Asymmetric design. Horizontal lines, no flowery ornaments yet. In the design sequence AK-16C precedes AK-16A and AK-17A.