365 / September 2017

1864, Entire letter from Cardenas (June 18) endorsed "via Havana & New York" to Hernösand, transported from New York by HAPAG steamer "Bavaria" to Hamburg, debited by the US with "8" cents for conveyance from Cuba and internal postage; in Hamburg the letter was first taxed "8 3/4" sgr. for a normal letter from New York, but this was cancelled and substituted by "11" sgr. for a letter from Cuba; in Sweden a total of "144" öre was charged to the recipient

1840 (ca.), Lettersheet, showing on reverse well preserved red wax seal "SIGULUM CONSULARE MAROCCANUM ..." via Gibraltar, France and Hamburg to Stockholm with frontside "E GIBR. / S. ROQUE / AND.A BAXA" and "ESPAGNE PAR BAYONNE"; a fine scarce early cover

1853, Partly prepaid envelope from Batavia with forwarding agent straight line "E. MOORMANN & Co." via Singapore, the overland mail and Marseille to the Swedish consul at London and from here forwarded via Hamburg and Helsingborg to Strengnäs, in London charged "2/3" of which 10 d. covered the French transit, charged in Sweden "Lösen 37 s Bc." (on reverse) paid by the addressee; an interesting and scarce item

1856 (?), Part paid lettersheet from "BATAVIA FRANKO 10/2" endorsed "p Overland mail via Triest" with transit marks of Hamburg to Stockholm, charged in manuscript "6 ¼" sgr. in transit and in Sweden a total of "33 sk. 9 rst." were charged to the recipient

1858, Opened out partly prepaid lettersheet with small blue "SOERABAYA FRANKO" and on reverse red "FORWARDED BY FRAZER EATON & Co. SOERABAYA" via England and Hamburg to Carlskrona. The cover was prepaid to Singapur, charged with "10" d. for the British share of the postage between Singapore and Hamburg; Hamburg added 3½ sgr. GAPU share and converted to "12" sgr. Sweden converted to 36 sk. and added 15 sk. for the distance between Hamburg and Sweden, in total "1 Rdr. 3 sk." were charged to the recipient. A scarce item

1858, Part paid entire letter from "BATAVIA FRANKO 7/6" via Triest and Berlin to Stockholm, showing on front clear boxed "6¼" and manuscript tax "3¼/3"

1843, Entire letter from Sydney to Stockholm, prepaid "3" d. outgoing shipletter postage, marked in red "PAID SHIPLETTER SYDNEY", charged in London with "2/4" for 8 d. incoming shipletter rate and 20 d. transit to Hamburg, converted in Hamburg to 33 sch. + 4 sch. Hamburg postage = "37 "shilling debited to Sweden; in Sweden a total of "3 rd. 1 sk." was charged to the addressee including 3 sgr. Prussian transit and 40 sk. Swedish share. A remarkable letter, the only recorded prephilatelic letter recorded from New Southwales to Sweden

1855, Unpaid entire letter, forwarded by "ELZYBURU Y CA / PUERTO RICO", via London and Hamburg to Stockholm, in London charged "1/7" to the GPU, Hamburg charged a total of "19½" sgr.; since the recipient was a governmental body the amount was simply included in the quarterly statement to the GPO, very scarce, only 4 unpaid letters recorded from Puerto Rico to Sweden

1873, Small envelope, part paid to Alexandria with 1863/74, 1 shilling blue on blue, tied by duplex "MELBOURNE JA 30 73" to Wisby, transported via Triest, here taxed with "6" sgr.; on arrival taxed in error with "41 öre" instead of 81 öre (6 sgr. = 54 öre + 27 öre postage from Hamburg to Sweden). A scarce and interesting entire

Official letter (Ämbets Bref) dated New York May 9th 1830 and sent via France to Stockholm. As the letter was sent before USA had a mailing contract with Europe, the sender could not prepay the letter. Forwarded privately to Le Havre, then via Greifswald and Ystad to Stockholm. Total postage due was 126 1/2 Pomeranian Schilling as marked on the letter in red. Since the letter was to an official receiver in Sweden, the amount was not charged but written off by the Postal authorities.

1842, Double rate letter (originally with enclosures) from New York to Gefle, directly dropped in the ship's letter bag, endorsed "p Sully via Havre" with arrival mark on front, conveyed to Hamburg under postal convention between France and Thurn & Taxis of 1841, marked on front "35" shilling which was converted to 87½ skilling to which 73 skilling were added for transit from Hamburg to Denmark and Swedish postage from Helsingborg to Gefle; a total of 3 rdr. 16 sk. 6 rst. was charged to the recipient; letter with tear at top; a scarce early transatlantic letter

1847, Entire partly prepaid letter from "NEW YORK OCT 11" to Stockholm, transported with the short lift line 'Herout & de Handel line" to Le Havre with frontside arrival mark of November 11, and from here transported via Hamburg to Stockholm, charged on arrival with 2 rdr. 21 sk.; a very scarce entire

1849, Entire partly prepaid letter from "LOUISVILLE KY. 10/ MAR 20" via British open mail, Hamburg and Stralsund to Carlshamn, showing on front boxed black "AMERICA per ENGLAND" and "STRALSUND 23/4"; taxed in England with "1/4" equal to 13 1/3 sgr. (noted in blue on reverse); instead of adding the Prussian conveyance of 4 sgr. to this amount, Prussia debited 8+4 sgr. adding the old transatlantic postage of 10 sgr. (which was changed merely two months before) = total "22" sgr. to Sweden, which added 24 sk. postage from Hamburg to Carlshamn and charged a total of "1 Rdr. 42 sk." in red crayon at lower left; a scarce letter via British open mail

1850, Lettersheet with inland fee paid, with blue "10 LOUISVILLE FEB 28" via England, Belgium, Prussia and Hamburg to Carlshamn, showing on reverse black boxed "AMERICA per ENGLAND"; in England charged with "1/6", in Hamburg with "18 3/4" sgr., on arrial in Sweden a total of "1 Rd 32 sk" was charged to the recipient

1850, Unpaid lettersheet from Boston to London forwarding address and from here to Gefle, marked in Boston with black "5" c. debit to the UK for US inland postage. In London charged "1/-" as unpaid international letter (crossed), in London the forwarder paid "1/8" for a letter via Cuxhaven and Hamburg, which charged "4" shilling courant (Elbe postage) to the Swedish post which converted the amount to 3½ sgr. and added 3 sgr. for Prussian transit to Stralsund and 8 sgr. for conveyance from Stralsund to Gefle, where a total of "43-6" was charged to the recipient; a very interesting entire

1850, Envelope from Philadelphia with red "PHILA. 5 Cts. PAID" via Bremen, Hamburg and Denmark to Stockholm, in New York struck with "24" cents debit to Bremen; in Sweden a total postage due of 1 rdr. 23 sk. 6 r. was charged to the recipient, including 3 shilling transit Bremen-Hamburg and 24 skilling transit Denmark-Stockholm; a scarce entire of the 24 c. period between June 1847 and July 1851

1852, Unpaid entire letter from San Francisco to Uddevalla, showing on reverse clear red "Forwarded by Lübeck & Co. San Francisco" and New York transit mark (May 17); in San Francisco marked "26" for a letter via US packet to the UK, in New York instead stamped "20" for Bremen mail and transported by steamer 'Washington' of the ocean line to Bremerhaven and conveyed via Hamburg to Sweden where it was charged with a total of 1 rdr. 16 sk.

1852, Lettersheet endorsed "DUKEDON KY, Jan 23" and "Paid 20" to Carlshamn, via New York with black "PAID PART", transported by the U.K. steamer 'Arctic' to Liverpool and further via Bremen closed mail, in Bremen struck with red "AMERIKA ÜBER BREMEN" as if the letter had been conveyed directly from New York, finally transported via Hamburg and Helsingborg to Sweden where it was charged with a total of "32" (very faint) skilling bco.; a scarce entire

1852, Partly prepaid lettersheet from "NEW YORK 26 MAR" with black "U.S.PKT." via British open mail to Mariestad; in London wrong "1/6" crossed over and letter sent in closed mail via Altona and Denmark (according to 1850 convention) with Helsingborg transit mark on front; the UK debited Sweden 6 d.+4 d. Danish transit = "10" d., finally charged "40" sk. bco. to the recipient

1852, Entire unpaid letter from San Francisco, dated April 11, privately carried to New York, here posted at June 8 and sent via Bremen closed mail, Hamburg and Denmark to Gothenburg, marked "NOT PAID" and "20" c. debit to Bremen, charged on arrival with "1 Rdr. 16 s.", some age stains

1852, Unpaid lettersheet from "NEW YORK JAN 9" via Bremen closed mail and Denmark to Stockholm, charged on arrival with 1 rdr. 16 sk.

1852, Entire letter endorsed "Woods Diggings Cal Feby 25/52" to Wennersborg, prepaid with 26 c. for transportation by American packet to the UK, transported via Panama and New York, where the letter was included in the 'Bremen Closed Mail' at 20 c. rate, although 26 c. had been paid. The letter arrived in Bremen on April 19 and was conveyed to Hamburg. Here the post office noted a debit of "7" sgr., the amount due for an unpaid letter from London, the error was realized and instead the postage from Bremen, "2" sgr. was converted to "3" shilling. The Swedish post converted the amount to 8 skilling and added 24 skilling postage to Sweden; the recipient was charged "Lösen 23 SBco" instead of correct Lösen 32 sk. bco. A very interesting and rare letter from a Swedish gold digger to Sweden

1853, Entire double rate letter from San Francisco to Stockholm, uncorrectly prepaid with "c74", transported via New York and open British mail (rate 52 c.), marked in England "U.S. PKT." to show that transit fees were only paid to the UK. Hamburg charged "14" sgr. to Sweden, converted to 42 skilling and 30 skilling postage for the distance Hamburg-Stockholm was added, so that a total of "1 Rdr. 24 sk." was charged to the recipient; an interesting letter

1853, Entire partly prepaid letter from "SAN FRANCISCO 16 MAR" via Panama and British open mail via Belgium and Hamburg to Stockholm, showing on front black scarce "PAID 26"; in Sweden the letter was charged "36" skilling bco. for the distance England-Sweden including 15 skilling transit from Hamburg

1853, Lettersheet from New York via France, Hamburg, Stralsund and Ystad to Stockholm, prepaid 20 c. to cover the American packet rate to France; in Hamburg taxed "18" shilling, converted to "13½" sgr. to which the Prussian share of 1¼ sgr. for the sea postage between Stralsund and Ystad was added, total "14 3/4". Since the recipient was a governmental body the postage due was included in the quarterly statement to the GPO. A very rare letter showing the Prussian share for sea postage between Stralsund and Ystad

1853, Entire letter from San Francisco to Stockholm, prepaid for British open mail with American packet (black handstamp "PAID 26") in New York the letter was not put on board the next Cunard steamer which was to depart on November 2nd, but was held for the next American steamer 'Herman', departing for Bremen on November 5, showing on front clear "N. YORK /1/U.S. PKT. / PAID". From Bremerhaven the letter was transferred to Hamburg, debited "2" sgr., in Stockholm converted to 6 sk. and 15 sk. added for the postage between Hamburg and Stockholm, so a total of "21" skilling bco. was charged to the recipient

1854, Prepaid entire letter from San Francisco to Stockholm, prepaid with "33" cents for a letter sent by 'Bremen Mail' showing on front clear red "N. YORK BREM. PK. PAID / OCT 3", transported by steamer "Germania" of the short lift Bremen steamship company, arriving Bremerhaven October 24; the letter was conveyed to Hamburg Stadtpostamt, where it was marked "5" (sgr.) for a letter to Sweden via Denmark; the cover was then turned over to the Prussian post office instead of the Swedish and sent via Stralsund and Ystad to Stockholm although this route required a payment of 7 sgr. the remaing 2 sgr. were never debited.

1854, Entire letter from San Francisco to Stockholm, prepaid with 26 c. for British open mail from New York, showing black "PAID 26" on front, red "NEW YORK AM. PACKET MAR 14" and Le Havre arrival mark of March 28, forwarded to Hamburg where it was marked "8" sgr. and handed over to the Swedish post which charged a total of "39" skilling from the addressee; a fine pre-convention entire

1854, Partly prepaid letter from San Francisco via Panama, New York and British open mail via Hamburg and Denmark to Stockholm, marked "PAID", "26" for the postage to the UK, charged in Sweden with "36" sk. bco. including 15 skilling for the distance Hamburg-Sweden

1855, Unpaid cover from Louisville via Prussian closed mail, Hamburg and Denmark to Christianstad, showing on front clear "23/N. YORK AM. PKT.", charged on arrival with "1 R. 6 sk"

1857, Double rate partly prepaid entire letter from "SAN FRANCISCO 26 APR" via New York, England, Prussia and Hamburg to Stockholm; in New York marked with red "38" (cents credit to UK); charged on arrival with "84" skilling bco.

1857, Entire double rate letter from "NEW ORLEANS APR 26" via Boston and London forwarding agent "HOARE BUXTON & Co. LONDON" and Hamburg to Gefle, prepaid to London with "48" cents; in London prepaid by the forwarder with "2/4" and endorsed "via Ostend + Lübeck" with several transit marks of Hamburg

1859, Partly prepaid envelope with unknown origina at the US coast, prepaid to England with "PANAMA / JU 8 1859 / TRANSIT" on front and transported via St. Thomas to England and further via Hamburg, Stralsund and Ystad to Linköping, charged on arrival with "Lösen 1 Rd 8 öre" including "7" sgr. postage from England to Stralsund; boxed "Aus Schweden" placed by mistake and crossed; a very scarce letter

1860, Unpaid lettersheet with clear "NEW YORK BR. PKT. 23 / MAY 29" via Prussian closed mail, Hamburg and Denmark to Gothenburg, charged on arrival with "162" öre

1860, Entire unpaid letter from "NEW ORLEANS MAY 27 1860" via New York and Prussian closed mail to Stockholm, charged on arrival with "162" öre

1860, Unpaid double rate envelope with black "N. YORK AM. PKT. 46 / AUG 25" via Prussian closed mail to Wenersborg, in Hamburg debited with "26" sgr. (= 234 öre) to which Swedish inland postage of 45 öre had to be added, but the Swedish post charged only "180 öre" to the recipient; the cover with small marginal faults