Lot 126
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cover 1845 "Portostempel" 20 kopek carmine-red postal stationery envelope ( "LJS&A" watermark), addressed to Jacobstad and showing framed "JYVÄSKYLÄ" (16.11) datestamp applied on face; the reverse of the cover shows a manuscript receipt mark "20 Nov 185", and the flap has a tear. The overall condition of the cover is fine. Facit records that about ten examples of the 20 kopek envelope are thought to exist, making it one of the rarest items of postal stationery in the world. Mikko Ossa Certificate (1980). F.FK2. Photo
cover 1845 "Portostempel" 20 kopek carmine-red postal stationery envelope ( "LJS&A" watermark), addressed to Jacobstad and showing framed "JYVÄSKYLÄ" (16.11) datestamp applied on face; the reverse of the cover shows a manuscript receipt mark "20 Nov 185", and the flap has a tear. The overall condition of the cover is fine. Facit records that about ten examples of the 20 kopek envelope are thought to exist, making it one of the rarest items of postal stationery in the world. Mikko Ossa Certificate (1980). F.FK2. Photo

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cover 1845 "Portostempel" 20 kopek carmine-red postal stationery envelope ( "LJS&A" watermark), addressed to Jacobstad and showing framed "JYVÄSKYLÄ" (16.11) datestamp applied on face; the reverse of the cover shows a manuscript receipt mark "20 Nov 185", and the flap has a tear. The overall condition of the cover is fine. Facit records that about ten examples of the 20 kopek envelope are thought to exist, making it one of the rarest items of postal stationery in the world. Mikko Ossa Certificate (1980). F.FK2. Photo