365 / September 2017

1854, Prepaid entire letter from San Francisco to Stockholm, prepaid with "33" cents for a letter sent by 'Bremen Mail' showing on front clear red "N. YORK BREM. PK. PAID / OCT 3", transported by steamer "Germania" of the short lift Bremen steamship company, arriving Bremerhaven October 24; the letter was conveyed to Hamburg Stadtpostamt, where it was marked "5" (sgr.) for a letter to Sweden via Denmark; the cover was then turned over to the Prussian post office instead of the Swedish and sent via Stralsund and Ystad to Stockholm although this route required a payment of 7 sgr. the remaing 2 sgr. were never debited.

1854, Entire letter from San Francisco to Stockholm, prepaid with 26 c. for British open mail from New York, showing black "PAID 26" on front, red "NEW YORK AM. PACKET MAR 14" and Le Havre arrival mark of March 28, forwarded to Hamburg where it was marked "8" sgr. and handed over to the Swedish post which charged a total of "39" skilling from the addressee; a fine pre-convention entire

1854, Partly prepaid letter from San Francisco via Panama, New York and British open mail via Hamburg and Denmark to Stockholm, marked "PAID", "26" for the postage to the UK, charged in Sweden with "36" sk. bco. including 15 skilling for the distance Hamburg-Sweden

1855, Unpaid cover from Louisville via Prussian closed mail, Hamburg and Denmark to Christianstad, showing on front clear "23/N. YORK AM. PKT.", charged on arrival with "1 R. 6 sk"

1857, Double rate partly prepaid entire letter from "SAN FRANCISCO 26 APR" via New York, England, Prussia and Hamburg to Stockholm; in New York marked with red "38" (cents credit to UK); charged on arrival with "84" skilling bco.

1857, Entire double rate letter from "NEW ORLEANS APR 26" via Boston and London forwarding agent "HOARE BUXTON & Co. LONDON" and Hamburg to Gefle, prepaid to London with "48" cents; in London prepaid by the forwarder with "2/4" and endorsed "via Ostend + Lübeck" with several transit marks of Hamburg

1859, Partly prepaid envelope with unknown origina at the US coast, prepaid to England with "PANAMA / JU 8 1859 / TRANSIT" on front and transported via St. Thomas to England and further via Hamburg, Stralsund and Ystad to Linköping, charged on arrival with "Lösen 1 Rd 8 öre" including "7" sgr. postage from England to Stralsund; boxed "Aus Schweden" placed by mistake and crossed; a very scarce letter

1860, Unpaid lettersheet with clear "NEW YORK BR. PKT. 23 / MAY 29" via Prussian closed mail, Hamburg and Denmark to Gothenburg, charged on arrival with "162" öre

1860, Entire unpaid letter from "NEW ORLEANS MAY 27 1860" via New York and Prussian closed mail to Stockholm, charged on arrival with "162" öre

1860, Unpaid double rate envelope with black "N. YORK AM. PKT. 46 / AUG 25" via Prussian closed mail to Wenersborg, in Hamburg debited with "26" sgr. (= 234 öre) to which Swedish inland postage of 45 öre had to be added, but the Swedish post charged only "180 öre" to the recipient; the cover with small marginal faults

1869, Unpaid envelope from "SAN FRANCISCO JUL 15" with frontside transit mark "NEW YORK DIRECT" via Hamburg to Gotland, charged on arrival with 144 öre

"24 Sk." on entire printed official letter with papal seal, posted at "MARSEILLE 18 FEVR. 57" via Belgium, Prussia and Hamburg to Stockholm with additional manuscript "25 Skilling Banko" (including postman's fee)

"72" postage due charge mark on entire letter from "PARIS 19 AVRIL 60" via Hamburg and Helsingborg to Uddenvalla, by mistake first struck with Norwegian tax mark "96", then crossed out

"72" postage due charge mark on entire letter 1863 to Carlskrona, franked with 1862, 25 r. rose, paying the postage to the Spanish/French border, transported via France and Hamburg

"144" postage due charge mark (Paris type) on entire unpaid double rate letter from "ALGER BAT A VAP / 11 FEVR. 67" to Stockholm with adjacent "OBETALDT"

"45 öre", 2 strikes, one over "63 öre" applied by mistake, on entire letter from "HAMBURG K.S.P.A. (D.) 25/6 1861" to Stockholm