Lot no. 6727

1852, Entire letter endorsed "Woods Diggings Cal Feby 25/52" to Wennersborg, prepaid with 26 c. for transportation by American packet to the UK, transported via Panama and New York, where the letter was included in the 'Bremen Closed Mail' at 20 c. rate, although 26 c. had been paid. The letter arrived in Bremen on April 19 and was conveyed to Hamburg. Here the post office noted a debit of "7" sgr., the amount due for an unpaid letter from London, the error was realized and instead the postage from Bremen, "2" sgr. was converted to "3" shilling. The Swedish post converted the amount to 8 skilling and added 24 skilling postage to Sweden; the recipient was charged "Lösen 23 SBco" instead of correct Lösen 32 sk. bco. A very interesting and rare letter from a Swedish gold digger to Sweden