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Skärgård Trafik Aktiebolaget Steamship Stamp
uncommonpre-1900

Skärgård Trafik Aktiebolaget Steamship Stamp

Finland · 1890 · 10 Pfennig

The stamp features a central vignette of a steamship, with the company name 'Skärgård Trafik Aktiebolaget' inscribed above and the denomination '10 Pfg' below.

This is a local post stamp issued by Skärgård Trafik Aktiebolaget, a shipping company, for mail carried on its steamships in the Finnish archipelago during the late 19th century, predating universal postal services in some remote areas.

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Image: Scanned and processed by <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:%D0%A1%D0%B4%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2_%D0%90." title="User:Сдобников А.">Andrei Sdobnikov</a> · License: Public domain

Estimated Values by Condition

Superb(S)

Perfectly centered, fresh, no faults

$300
Extremely Fine(XF)

Well centered, fresh colors

$180
Very Fine(VF)

Nicely centered, minor flaws

$100
Fine(F)

Average centering, acceptable

$50
Good(G)

Off-center or visible wear

$20

Prices are approximate market estimates for educational purposes. Actual values depend on specific factors including cancel type, margins, and provenance.