Los 6116
30 öre Coat-of-arms single on short paid letter postmarked "PKXP. N:r6. 16.5.1871" and sent to Cognac, France. Lilac straight line cancel "AFFRANCHISSEMENT INSUFFISANT" on front. Arrival postmark on reverse: "COGNAC 2 E 22 MAI 71". The postage rate was 56 öre equivalent to 7 öre=1 decime. The letter was franked with only 30 öre/4,3 decimes and the postage due became 8-4,3=3,7 decimes rounded up to 4 decimes. The TPO first correctly marked it for a postage due of 4 decimes, then changed it to 3, thus the addressee paid 1 decimes too little. Certificate HOW (1999). Unusual short payment.
