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Auction: 19045 - The Philatelic Collectors' Series Sale
Lot: 805

Russia
1765 (23 July) entire letter from Abo (Finland) to Pernau (Estonia) with manuscript "franco/Lilla Abbofors" on the front, as usual on covers from Sweden or Finland (Abbofors was a post exchange office at the Russian border), rated "2" (Kopeks) and showing a superb. straight line "st.petersbovrg" used as a transit handstamp, intact red wax seal on the reverse; very fine. One of the earliest dates recorded. Photo

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Estimate
£1,500 to £2,000

Starting price
£1100