365 / September 2017

1850, Entire unpaid letter from Helsingör to Stockholm, showing on front boxed "OBETALT FR. DANNEMARK H:BORG 21 AUG 50", charged on arrival with "7" skilling

1869, Lettersheet from Kopenhagen to Landskrona, franked with pair 1864/70, 3 skilling violet, cancelled on arrival by clear "LANDSKRONA 5 11 1869"; the cover was charged as a double rate letter with a total of 38 öre, the franked 6 skilling were accepted as part payment; a fine and scarce entire

1846, Entire unpaid letter from Le Havre to Carlskrona, endorsed "pr. Bateau a vapeur sur Hambourg", but showing on front boxed "DEP. LIMIT." of Basle; on reverse Hamburg transit marks of April 14; on arrival charged with "1 Rdr 1 sk." in red

1810, Entire letter written in Braunschweig and with frontside clear straight line "SCHOENINGEN" to Stockholm, part paid with "FRANCO" cancelled and manuscript "fr Hamburg"

1853, Unpaid letter marked "ST.P.A. BREMEN 9" to Gefle and sent via Hamburg and Ystad, charged "2" sgr. for the internal postage and "21" skilling charged in Sweden. 21 skilling was the rate for letter from Bremen via Denmark (the usual way) to any place in Sweden, whereas letters via Stralsund and Ystad cost 24 sk. From June till October 1853 there was a cholera outbreak in Denmark, so that apparently letters were transported via Stralsund and Ystad at the cheaper rate. An interesting and very scarce letter

1856, Entire parcel accompanying letter with blue "BREMEN 24 6" to Stockholm, charged on arrival with 1 rdr. 31 sk.; parcel label partly removed, otherwise fine

1807, Partly prepaid entire letter from Göttingen to Upsala, endorsed "Franco Hamburg", charged on arrival with 16 sk. bco.

1829, Entire part paid letter endorsed "fco. Hamburg" and showing straight line "Über Dannemark"; this was crossed in the Swedish PO at Hamburg and the letter was instead sent via Stralsund, charged in Stockholm with a total of 40 sk. instead of 48 sk. which the letter would have cost via Denmark; interesting item

1770, Entire prepaid letter from Rostock to Carlshamn, endorsed "Franco Hamb.", charged in Sweden with "18" öre silvermynt

1829, Part paid lettersheet from Wolgast to Gothenburg, endorsed "über Hamburg", showing on front clear "frco. Ystad", charged on arrival with 24 skilling

1830 (ca.), Double rate lettersheet from "PILLAU 6. OCT." to Carlskrona, partly prepaid, showing on front clear strike of handstamp "frco. Ystad."; prepaid 7½ sgr. and taxed in Sweden with 24 skilling bco. for the distance from Greifswald to Carlskrona

1824, Unpaid entire letter from Risa to a military musician with the royal guards at Stockholm, sent via Hamburg and Stralsund, charged on arrival with 1 rd. 25 sk.

1830, Entire unpaid letter from Dresden to Stockholm, sent via Hamburg with transit marks of the T.&T. and Swedish post offices, taxed on arrival with 1 rdr. 24 sk.

1838, Entire unpaid letter from "DRESDEN 2 MAI 38" via "GREIFSWALD" (clear straight line on reverse) to Nyköping, charged on arrival with 1 rdr. 8 sk.

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.