Lot 6168
1846, Double rate entire letter from "MADEIRA OC 31 1846" to the commander of Royal Swedish Navy at Carlscrona, mailed via England with boxed "BRIXHAM SHIP LETTER" and France with red boxed "COLONIES & C. ART. 13" to Hamburg, here charged "44" shilling courant to the Swedish post, converted to 110 skilling banco; Sweden added 64 sk. for the distance Hamburg-Helsingborg and 6 sk. for distance Helsingborg-Carlscrona, finally "3 Rdr 36 sk banco" were charged to the recipient; a fine and rare letter; only 3 letters are recorded from Madeira in this period
