365 / September 2017

Lot with 2x "36 öre" and 2x "42 öre" Postage due charge marks: 36 öre from Laurvig (Norway) 1862 and Helsingör (Denmark) 1864, 42 öre from Kiel (Germany) 1860 and Altona (The Duchy of Holstein) 1859.

Attractive lot with 12 letters of Postage due charge marks of several different values: 18 and 36 öre from Copenhagen, 2x 45 öre from hamburg and London, 3x 63 öre from London, Hamburg and Stettin, 3x 72 öre from Ay-Champagne of which one very interesting combination letter with both Skilling and Öre charge marks, Leipzig and Danzig, 90 öre from St.Petersburg, 1 Rdr 8 öre from Leith Scotland.

Lot with 16 insufficiently paid letters from Sweden to France with French postage due postmarks 1854-1870.

1874, Unpaid letter postmarked Weltevreden (Netherlands Indies) November 2nd and sent to Wimmerby. The Postage due was inexplicably marked to be 134 öre. This is not a postage that can be found in any Swedish rate table for a letter from The Netherlands Indies. Certificate HOW. Only known letter with this postage due.

1875, Unpaid insured 52 gram letter from Stettin, transit Grabow January 25th and sent via Copenhagen to Malmö. Several notations and calculations on both sides with Postage due adhesives totalling 157 öre on reverse. The letter is folded up for display.

1874, Insufficiently prepaid printed matter sent May 1st from Liverpool (UK) via Denmark to Uddevalla. The single rate for printed matter was 2d but this letter is prepaid only 1d. According to handstamp on front additionally 2d was to be paid and the postage due became 14 öre. Certificate HOW (1985).

1874 and 1884, Lot with 2 letters from Great Britain: The first an unpaid letter postmarked Crawley October 26th 1874 and sent in closed mail via Denmark to Gothenburg. Charged with 53 öre on reverse. Out of the amount Sweden paid 35 öre to Denmark and kept 18 öre for herself. The second a partly prepaid lettter 2 1/2p postmarked Hull September 13th 1884, charged with 3x 12 öre Postage due on reverse. Both letters with damage on back flap.

1876, Insufficiently prepaid letter dated Copenhagen (Denmark) sent june 30th to Ronneby. The letter was prepaid 8 Danish öre and since the earlier Swedish/Danish convention of 1873 still was applicable, the unpaid rate was 25 öre. The 11 centimes equalled 8 öre in Sweden also and the postage due became 25 - 8 = 17 öre. Unusually cancelled with the handstamp for "Wärde".

1874, Unpaid letter postmarked Rio de Janeiro (Brasil) december 29th and sent via France to Westervik. The letter was conveyed by French steamer "Mendoza" leaving Rio on January 4th arriving Bordeaux January 31st 1875. Then in closed mail via Paris to Sweden. The unpaid rate was 117 öre which was charged to the addressee. Folded up for display.

1876, Insufficiently prepaid double rate letter postmarked Philadelphia (USA) February 11th and sent to Göteborg. The prepaid single rate in Sweden was 20 öre, double rate makes it 40 öre - prepaid 3 cent (corresponding to 15 ctms=11 öre) =29 öre as paid on the letter.

1874, Unpaid letter postmarked Omaha (USA) October 31st sent to Höganäs. The prepaid single rate for a letter sent in closed mail from Sweden to USA was 36 öre and the unpaid rate was 56 öre, all according to the convention of 1873. As marked in blue and red crayon on the front, the addressee had to pay 56 öre to receive the letter.

1881, Unpaid mourning letter dated Burlington (USA) July 16th to Willands Wånga. The single UPU rate was 5 cents corresponding to 25 centimes. Postage due was double the missing postage, 2x 25=50 centimes. The exchange post office in Sweden used in this case the conversion tables based on the commercial rate 1 centime=0,80 öre and not the more usual =0,72 öre. Thus the postage due became 50x0,80=40 öre. The letter is opened up for display.

1880, Partly prepaid single rate letter sent July 20th from Auckland (New Zealand) to Lamhult. New Zealand did not become a member of the UPU until October 1891. As the letter arrived at its destination from a UPU member country (Italy) it was charged as if the letter originated from that country. Thus the postage due for this letter became 40 öre. The envelope is slightly cut down in size and opened up for display.

1881, Insufficiently prepaid letter sent April 10th from Falköping to Helsinki (Finland), then returned to sender. The prepaid rate to Finland was 20 öre, thus this letter was underpaid 8 öre (11 ctms). As the Russian kopek was equal to 4 ctms the double missing postage was 2x 11=22 ctms=5,5 kopek rounded up to 6 kopek=24 Finnish pennies, the correct postage due should have been 20 pennies. The letter was returned to sender and should have been charged with double the missing postage, against the rules he was charged 8 öre, plus a return postage of 20 öre=28 öre. Folded up for display.

1883, Insufficiently prepaid double rate letter sent November 8th from Chicago (USA) to Frinnaryd. The letter was prepaid 5 cents, the single UPU rate was 5 and the double thus 10 cents, the missing postage was 10-5=5 cents=25 centimes, postage due was double the missing postage=50 centimes. This time the Post office used the older GPU rate and the Postage due became 50 x 0,72 = 36 öre. The letter is folded up for display.

1891, Insufficiently prepaid letter sent February 18th from Fiji via Kalmar to Färjestaden. Probably a partly prepaid letter, but the stamp has been removed. For partly prepaid letters the postage due was to be calculated as twice the missing postage. This letter has been charged only 8x 5 öre=40 öre, with an attractive block of eight. This corresponds to a prepayment evaluated as 40 öre which would result in the charge 2x (60-40)=40 öre. The letter is opened up for display. This is the only letter known from Fiji.

1890, Lot with two 1 cent US postal cards to Sweden. The first from Philadelphia december 17th to Arboga charged correctly with 2x 5 öre Postage due. The second from Marlborough April 15th to Gothenburg incorrectly charged with 3+5 öre Postage due by simply using the wrong equivalent of 1 ctm=0,8 öre which was valid for letters only.

1890, Partly prepaid (4 centavos) lettercard postmarked Ramallo (Argentina) August 24th and sent to Stockholm. The missing postage was 8 -4 = 4 centavos corresponding to 10 ctms. The postage due became 2x 10=20 ctms equal to 16 öre.

1891, Insufficiently prepaid double rate letter sent December 9th from Manistee (USA) to Jönköping. The letter was prepaid 5 cents=25 centimes, from March 1888 the conversion table was 0,80 öre per 1 centime. Double the missing postage the postage due became 50x 0,80 = 40 öre.

1890, Insufficiently prepaid postcard sent June 21st (Russian date, corresponding to July 3rd in Sweden) from St Petersburg to Smedby. The missing postage was 3 centimes=3 öre, double the missing postage became 6 öre.

1891, Unpaid letter postmarked Sagan (Zagan, Poland) June 18th sent to Linköping. Charged with 2x 20 öre Postage due on reverse. Some toning on front of letter.

1885, Insufficiently prepaid double rate letter sent October 9th from Gothenburg to the Swedish ship "Urd" in Libau, Russia. The letter was only prepaid with the single rate, 20 öre and charged double the missing rate =2x 20 öre on reverse. The letter is folded up for dislay.

1891, Unpaid letter sent from Cameroon (German Protectorate) to Stockholm. The single rate from Sweden was 40 öre and the unpaid rate 60 öre. The letter was sent via the UK and upon arrival in Liverpool is was mistakenly stamped "6d" (This stamp is very rare) but then cancelled, marked "T" instead and sent further to Sweden. In Stockholm the letter was treated as if originating from the UK and was charged only 40 öre postage due instead of the correct 60 öre valid for an unpaid letter from Cameroon. Letters from Cameroon are very rare.

1889 and 1891, Lot with two insufficiently prepaid postcards from Germany: The first sent july 20th 1889 from Remscheid to Gothenburg with a correct postage due of 2x 5 öre. The second sent november 20th 1891 from Glauchau-Gera to Helsingborg with an incorrectly charged postge due of 2x 5 öre + 3 öre=13 öre, due to a calculating mistake by the postmaster.

1880, Partly prepaid double rate letter sent July 20th from Auckland (New Zealand) to Lamhult. Transit Brindisi (Italy) and charged postage due as arriving from that country. Double rate = 80 öre. Opened up for display.

Prepaid letter dated July 13th 1828 and sent fröm Sköfde to Skara and from there distributed to St.Bjurum. The letter was prepaid 2 Skilling Banco for the conveyence from Sköfde to Skara. The distribution fee, 1 Sk Bco, from Skara to St.Bjurum was paid by the addressee and is marked on the letter as "Lösen 1 Sk Bco".

Unpaid letter dated Köping January 12th 1842 and sent to Stockholm. Manuscript notation "Obetalt f. Köping" translating to "Unpaid from Köping" and marked on arrival with Stockholm RED arrival postmark January 14th. Prepaid, the single rate between Köping and Stockholm was 5 Skilling Banco and it was the same when charged to the addressee.

Unpaid letter dated Marstrand June 27th 1850 and sent to Uddevalla with manuscript notation "Lösen 4 Sk Bco". This letter was sent only a few days before Uddevalla's surcharge postmark, type 1, was introduced (known from 14.7.1850)

Prepaid ship letter dated September 28th 1867 and sent to Stockholm and postmarked 29.9.1867. The letter was delivered by a postman to the addressee who had to pay a delivery fee of 3 öre for this service. Manuscript notation on front "Löst med 3 öre".

Unpaid letter sent February 1st 1872 from Örnsköldsvik to Arboga. The right to send unpaid letters ceased April 19th 1860. However from May 25th 1871 unpaid letter were dispached if it was impossible to return them to sender, the receiver was notified that he had a letter to pick up at the post office at a notification fee of 6 öre + the missing postage. The single rate, 12 öre, + the notification fee, 6 öre, added up to 18 öre which had to be paid by the addressee.

Prepaid letter sent August 24th 1874 from Fellingsbro to Gothenburg. The letter was distributed to Stenungsund at a distribution fee of 3 öre as per notation on front "lösen 3 öre". The distribution fee was changed from 1 Skilling Banco to 3 öre from July 1st 1858.

Unpaid ship letter dated Marstrand May 28th 1851 and sent to Uddevalla. Marks of type 2, was struck between 29/5 and 13/11 1851. Thus, this marking belongs to the very first ones struck, and is probably the oldest still in existence. Three or four letters are known with this charge mark.

Unpaid ship letter dated Gothenburg August 26th 1854 and sent to Uddevalla. A charge mark with flawless date figures at the end of August, 1854.

Unpaid ship letter dated Marstrand June 14th 1853 and sent to Uddevalla. Type 3 1B with a very fresh imprint of the charge mark where the date figures have been taken out for repair and the date 14/6 is written in manuscript.

Uddevalla charge mark type 3 on addressletter sent from Gothenburg October 16th 1858 with notation "Här jämte 1 Packet..." (Enclosed 1 parcel...). Most unusual item.

Lot with two letters of Uddevalla Charge mark type 3. One letter sent from Kongelf 1857 and one from Gothenburg 1858, that shows how the deterioration of the charge mark continued after all repairs ceased in 1856. In one case the postmaster has filled in "Debitt" to make it clear it was to be paid on arrival. The Kongelf letter is one of only two known letters sent from another place than Gothenburg or Marstrand.