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1874 | Finland

Ref: DR20660
  • £750.00

Finland. (Netherlands East Indies). 1874. Pre-stamp folded letter written from Batavia, Dutch East Indies addressed to Jacobstad, Finland (Russia) cancelled by Batavia date stamp '27th Sept 1874, rated '30' in lilac ink on reverse, routed via Brindisi with French entry cachet/ T.P.O. 'Ind. Neer. V. Brind./ A. MOD' in red on face '7th Nov', carried overland via Germany with St. Petersburg transit '30th Nov' on reverse, charged '6' in blue crayon with framed Finish 'ANK/ 16/ 12' and rated '1 = 20 losen' in m/s on face and '120 p' in blue crayon on reverse.

Mail from the Netherlands East Indies to Finland is very scarce.

Ex Paul Bulterman.