365 / September 2017

1853, Lettersheet from Dresden to Stockholm, showing on front clear red boxed "Aus Sachsen", prepaid 3 ngr. and taxed with 24 skilling on arrival

1850, Unpaid lettersheet with clear cds. "HADERSLEBEN 22 2 50" to a military address at Helsingborg, adjacent boxed "OBETALD FR. DANNEMARK H:BORG 25...50", in Sweden charged with "Lösen-18 sk."

1825, Unpaid lettersheet from "STUTTGART 8 JUN 1825" via Hamburg and Stralsund to Stockholm, charged on arrival with 1 rd. 23 s.

1847, Unpaid entire double rate letter with partly faint "DE GIBR. / S. ROQUE / AND. A BAXA", endorsed "via France" with transit marks of Hamburg and Stralsund to Stockholm, charged in Hamburg with "35" schilling courant and in Stockholm with a total of 2 rdr. 43 sk. including 32 skilling for the distance Stralsund Ystad and 8 skilling for the distance Ystad-Stockholm. The folds of the letter partly weak and broken in places, little staining;  a very scarce entire

1850, Lettersheet backstamped "GIBRALTAR AP 17 1850" and endorsed "pr. Indus via England" to Stockholm with transitmarks of London, Stralsund and Ystad and on reverse red boxed "AMERICA per ENGLAND" (opening tear through this marking); very unusual

1810, Entire partly prepaid letter from "BRIDLINGTON 243" to Stockholm, back stamped "FOREIGN OFFICE 1810" (small type), prepaid with "2/4", transported by British packet via Gothenburg, charged on arrival with 16 skilling (not noted)

1826, Partly prepaid lettersheet with red oval "PAID AT LIVERPOOL" via "GÖTHEBORG" to Stockholm, prepaid with "2/5", in Sweden 32 skilling bco. were due

1826, Partly prepaid entire double rate letter from Liverpool to Christianstad, showing on front red oval "PAID AT LIVERPOOL" and transit mark "GOTHEBORG"; prepaid with "4/10" and charged on arrival "double Lösen 35 sk 4 rst. Bco och 33 kop"

1826, Folded letter from Liverpool to Stockholm, endorsed "Via Holland", showing on reverse "Engeland Over Brielle" and straight line "NA POSTTYD", also boxed "K.S. & N.P.C. HAMBURG 3. OCT. 26" and "K.S.N.P.C.i. Stralsund d. 5. OCT.", prepaid with "1/8" and charged on arrival with "43" skilling bco.

1832, Partly prepaid entire letter from "SUNDERLAND MA 6 1832" to Carlskrona, sent from London by ship with oval "POST PAID SHIP LE. LONDON 8 MR 1832"; prepaid "1/3" to Hamburg, here debited "6" Hamburg schilling and in Sweden charged with a total of 1 rdr. 12 sk.

1838, Lettersheet from Athens via Triest to Stockholm with adjacent oval marking "PAID", endorsed "Paquebot de Lloyd" and boxed "GREECE" applied at Triest, several taxes, on reverse transit marks of Berlin and Hamburg

1852, Unpaid entire letter from Athens via Triest, Hamburg and Denmark to Stockholm, taxed on arrival "24" skilling

1849, Unpaid official printed matter from Rome via Austria (faint boxed "AUS OESTERREICH"), Berlin and Hamburg to Stockholm, charged on arrival with 1 rd. 12 s.

1854, Entire unpaid letter from Cagliari via Switzerland, Frankfurt, Hamburg and Denmark to Carlskrona, showing on front "Diritto Sardo / Estero" and boxed "SCHWEIZ N.T.T.", several transit marks on reverse, charged on arrival with 20 sk. bco. 6 rs. (faint in red)

1845, Entire unpaid letter from Messina via Cologne (oval "ITALIEN"), Berlin and Hamburg to Norrköping, charged on arrival with a total of 1 rdr. 33 sk. 9 rs.

1816, Lettersheet from "LIVORNO" to Gothenburg, showing on front clear red "P.B" (Passe Bavière) and unusual large tax stamp "16"

1862, Unpaid lettersheet from "NAPOLI AL PORTO 4 GEN 62" via Switzerland, Friedrichshafen, Hamburg and Malmö to Carlskrona, charged on arrival with "2 Rd. 24"

1865, Entire unpaid letter from Livorno with adjacent "Deb. C.'20." via Switzerland and Hamburg to Umea, little stained at bottom left

1825, Partly prepaid lettersheet from Riga to Stockholm, endorsed "via Abo, fco Eckera" and straight line "GRISLEHAMN"

1856, Entire letter from Rotterdam to Stockholm, sent via Hamburg, Stralsund and Ystad; the city PO at Hamburg marked "fr Hbg.", which was cancelled by the Prussian PO and substituted by boxed "Franco Stralsund"

1796, Entire letter from Moss to Strömstad, endorsed "fco Fhald" (Fredrikshald), charged on arrival with 2 skilling specie

1813, Part paid double rate entire letter from Bergen to Gothenburg, endorsed "fr: Fhald", charged on arrival with 9 skilling bco.

1823, Lettersheet with oval "LISBOA" and adjacent "ESPAGNE PAR BAYONNE" via Hamburg to Gothenburg, charged on arrival with 18 skilling

1840, entire unpaid letter from Arkangelsk (double line on reverse) to Tromsoe, charged on arrival with 12 sk. bco.

1862, Unpaid entire letter from St. Petersburg to Stockholm, showing on front clear red "Aus Russland" and blue boxed "PORTO"

1840, Entire letter from Alicante via France, Hamburg and Greifswald to Uddevalla, charged with a total of 1 rdr. 35 sk.

1861, Lettersheet with part of contents from "JEREZ 4 SET 61" via Belgium, Prussia, Stralsund and Ystad to Stockholm with red boxed "Spanien" on front, charged on arrival with "360" öre

1843, Unpaid entire letter from "St. BLAISE 25 AVRIL 43" via Hamburg und Ystad to Stockholm, showing on front clear boxed "SCHWEIZ N.T.T." and by mistake "Aus Schweden"; charged on arrival with 30 skilling bco. including 20 rp. (= "6" kreuzer) Swiss internal postage and 3 sgr. transit for the GAPU

1861, Entire prepaid letter from British PO "BUENOS AYRES JY 27 61" via London, Hamburg and Malmö to Christianstad

1865, Entire unpaid letter from British PO "BUENOS AYRES JL 26 65" via London and Prussian closed mail to Christianstad, taxed in England "1/3", in Germany "16¼" and in Sweden with a total of "180" öre

1869, Unpaid entire letter from British PO "BUENOS AYRES JY 27 69" via London and Denmark to Uppsala, charged in Sweden with "152" öre

1851, Entire letter from Pernambuco via forwarding agent Hoare, Buxton & Co. (manuscript on reverse) in London, to Stockholm, endorsed "p Steamb. via Hamburg"

1854, Part paid lettersheet from Rio, forwarded by "HOARE BUXTON & Co. LONDON" (not listed at Rowe) to Gefle

1864, Entire letter from Rio de Janeiro via France to Stockholm, showing on front red "BRESIL 2 BORDEAUX" on reverse red "AUS FRANKREICH P. SAARBRÜCKEN" and Lübeck transit mark (time of the 2nd German-Danish war)

1865/66, Two letters from the same correspondence to Stockholm, single rate via England and Aachen and double rate via England and Lübeck, charged "180" resp. "304" öre

1869, Entire letter from Rio via France to Stockholm, showing on front boxed "F.*21" and charged on arrival with "234" öre