Original letter from Jan Hannelius sent to Ilja Mikan on 12 January 1978. The text is in German and is written on a pre-printed Christmas card. Accompanied by the original envelope in which the letter was sent.

Jan Ingvar Hannelius (7 December 1916 - 7 March 2005) was a Finnish composer. International Master of composition, judge for chess composition and president of the Permanent Commission for Chess Composition of FIDE in the years 1974-1986. A specialist in two and three-movers, one two-mover theme bears his name. He composed about 1300 problems. Long-time editor of the problem section of Suomen Shakki and author of 100 år finländska miniatyrer (1984) and 512 finländska miniatyrer (1992).

Ilja Mikan (12 January 1911 - 12 April 1979) was a Czech composer. International Master of composition and judge for chess composition. He composed around 1200 problems, especially selfmates and three-movers in Bohemian school. He achieved 49.5 points in the FIDE Albums, won more than 215 awards, including 28 first and 47 other prizes. He was the editor of the problem section in the Czech chess magazines Sach, Ceskoslovensky sach and Sachove umeni, ran many chess columns and wrote many articles and books - Rychle vitezstvi (1947), 13 volumes of Gallery of Czechoslovak  composers (1965-75), Dobrodruzstvi 64 poli (collection of own problems, 1973) Ceske granaty 1898-1958 (works of Miroslav Havel, 1975). For many years he worked in the Czechoslovak chess organisation of composition chess and owned one of the most extensive chess libraries in Czechoslovakia.

Condition - Good to Very Good.