MS Silja Serenade in the port of Helsinki.

Drawn using a brush pen aboard MS Silja Serenade on a way from Helsinki from Stockholm. This postcard is a case of “seapost” postage as it was sent using a postbox onboard the ship. The ship has departed Helsinki on December 31 and arrived to Stockholm on January 1. The mail remained onboard for the return trip to Helsinki. MS Silja Serenade crew stamped the postcard (on the left) and then transferred the postcard to the postal authorities of Helsinki which cancelled the postcard (on the right) using a special stamp. Note the word “navire” (ship) on the cancellation stamp, this is unique, and is refereed as “paquebot cancellation”. In the centre is the stamp of Vnukovo International Airport sorting post office.

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