Lot 6260
1891, partly prepaid double rate postal stationery postmarked Cleveland, Ohio July 3rd and initially sent to unknown address (possibly in Austria) then forwarded to Trondhjem (Norway), then remailed to Stockholm and from there to St. Petersburg (Russia). Prepaid 2 cent and as the US single rate was 5 cent it means that the double rate, 10-2=8 cents =40 centimes was missing. The postage due was double the missing postage = 80 centimes. In Norway as well as in Sweden the equivalent was 1 centimes = 0,8 öre, the missing postage was 32 öre and the postage due in Norway became 64 ore as shown by adhesives on reverse: 1 ore strip of 4 + 10 + 50 ore also Swedish equivalent of 64 öre (this time for missing postage for forwarded mail from Norway) 1 + 3 + 3x 20 öre, also postage due notations from Russia. Certificate HOW (Swedish stamps only) 3 öre with short corner perforation. Very unusual item with postage due notations from three different countries.
