365 / September 2017

Military mail letter with white feather under red wax seal from Carlstad to the Royal Commander Pilgren in Olsäter (Värmland) with notation "This most important letter to go via special estaffeta and armed messenger without any delay whatsoever - sent from Carlstad the 15th Juli 1814, 8 pm (signed) Jan Bomann" with instructions concerning requisition of horses and other preparations prior to the arrival the main body of the troops under Crown Prince Carl Johan on their advance against Norway; a very interesting and scarce letter

1788, Postal receipt for a registered letter from Fröso to a military at Gothenburg, mentioning a total postage of 8½ skilling, little stained

1791, Postal receipt for a letter sent from Stockholm general post-comptoir

Entire letter from Bergen 1812 to Hamm in the Grandduchy of Berg, showing on front clear "BASSE SAXE. P / HAMBOURG"

Entire letter from 1707 Pernau to Arensburg

Entire letter with 'nota bene' notation from Stralsund 1707 to Frantzburg, showing slight staining due to desinfection During the great Northern War many towns in the Baltic area suffered from a severe outbreak of the plague.

1788, Receipt of the royal post yacht skipper Christian Peters of the royal post yacht 'König Gustaf'

Military letter from Richtenberg 1806 to Frantsburg, endorsed "Emb. Bref", concerning the supply of a coach with 4 horses

Fieldpost letter 1807, endorsed "med Ordonance genast" to Frantsburg

Entire letter 1672 to Stralsund

Entire letter 1784 to Vervier in Belgium, endorsed "franco Hamburg"

Entire letter 1827 from "LINKÖPING" to Bordeaux, marked "frco. Stralsund" with cds. transit mark of Greifswald on front

1843, Entire letter from "Strömstad 30/9 1843" to Bordeaux, showing on front clear straight line "Franco Hamburg"

1761, Letter from King Adolpf Frederick from Stockholm to the Archbishop and Prince Elector of Cologne to Augustusburg, endorsed "fr. Cologne" with the king's own signature, paper covered seal separated; a fine and rare letter

1851, Entire letter from "CHRISTIANSTAD 4 7 1851", prepaid with 36 skilling to Hull in England, showing black boxed "Aus Schweden" and "P." of Aachen; for some reasons letter returned to Sweden, multiple transit marks on reverse

Entire letter from Stockholm 1699 to Rotterdam with "3 S" marking on front

Entire letter 1830 from Stockholm to Lisbonne, endorsed "öfver Ystad" via "GREIFSWALD 11. MAI" and France, charged on arrival "840" reis

Entire letter from Stockholm 1866 via France to Lissabon, showing on front "SUEDE PAR ERQUELINES E" and scarce "F. 45"

Entire unpaid letter from Stockholm 1866 to Lissabon, showing on reverse accountancy mark "3½ a.p.", on front "6½" (cancelled), charged on arrival "360" reis

1836, Registered letter sheet with front side clear "Triest RECOMANDIRT" endorsed "per Hamburg" with transit marks of Berlin and Greifswald to Stockholm, part paid with "28" kreuzer; since the recipient was a governmental body, postage due in Sweden was included in quarterly statement to the G.P.O.

1856, Official cover (Ex offo) from Auscha via Theresienstadt, Stralsund and Ystad to Stockholm, showing on front boxed "Franco Stralsund", vertical filing fold

1844, Part paid lettersheet from Ronne to Stockholm, endorsed "franco Helsingborg", showing on front superb strike "OBETALT FR. DANNEMARK H:BORG 21 JULI 44", since the recipient was a governmental body, the postage due was included in the quarterly statement to the G.P.O.

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.