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SWEDEN STAMPLESS COVER - 1843
LIST @ $ 150
Reference Materials: Facit Postal VII and Facit 2008 Specialized
Tidiga Svenska Datumstämplar (Stenberg),
Stampless Mail to and from Scandinavia to 1868 (Hughmark & Halpern)
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STAMPLESS COVERS OF SWEDEN SWEDEN – 1843 Stockholm to London via Helsingborg and Hamburg |
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Front: Stockholm Black Circle
CDS Canx dated 22 December 1843 (Normal Canx 10 Type 5? - early for
this), script lower left "Bit
Helsingborg" and "Franco Hamburg" means to be sent via Helsingborg
and paid to Hamburg. Script "1n8" is British charge of 1 shilling and 8
pence to be collected from addressee for the ship cost (8pence) and the
inland delivery in England (1 shilling). Red Hamburg Transit canx
"T 30 Jun" in circle Type T1 [used in lieu of Hamburg butterfly canx]
which showed that this was a transit letter and was due the 1n8 (in ms)
or 1 shilling 8 pence due for carriage from Hamburg to London. Script
"29" is likely charter number and 10d in script upper left is perhaps an
accountancy note for Hamburg's portion of English rate. Catalogue value: - Stockholm canx 150SEK + British Letter 250SEK + KSNPC canx 200SEK + Red "T" 200 SEK, |
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