Lot 10178 – 8p Black on yellow-green ribbed paper, roulette II

8p Black on yellow-green ribbed paper, roulette III, strip of four plus 40p carmine cancelled by long pen-stroke on folded cover with contents from LUMPARDY / ÅLAND via St.Petersburg to Copenhagen, MARIEHAMN 5/3 1875 despatch cds alongside, slight irregular rouletting, letter rate to Denmark through Prussia was 72p, cert. Ossa Very rare letter from Åland via Prussia to Denmark. The postal route over the Sea of Åland being closed due to pack ice conditions during the harsh winter.