uncommonpre-1900

Skärgård Trafik Aktiebolaget Steamship Stamp

Name: Skärgård Trafik Aktiebolaget Steamship Stamp
Brand: Finland

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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steamship transport local-post maritime

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