Lot no. 6257

1889, Insufficiently prepaid mourning letter sent June 25th from Melbourne (Victoria) to Söderköping. Victoria was not yet a member of the UPU when this letter was sent but joined on October 1st 1891. From January 1st 1887 the prepaid, single rate from Sweden to non-member countries was 60 öre and the unpaid rate was 80 öre. For partly prepaid letters the postage due was to be calculated as twice the missing postage. This letter was not marked with the missing postage in centimes, It was therefore charged 80 öre as being an unpaid single letter. With 30 + 50 öre adhesives on reverse neatly cancelled Söderköping 8.8.1889. The backflap has two large tears but are still complete. The only known letter from Victoria with postage due stamps.