/revised 11 Aug 2005
Postage due items from USA to Sweden
1 May 1967 - 30 June 1971
US foreign surface letter rate 13 c
Swedish foreign surface letter rate 70 öre
US handstamp shows amount to pay in US cents (normally double deficiency) and US surface letter rate.
In Sweden the indicated fraction multiplied by 70 and rounded up to nearest 5 öre was normally paid by affixing stamps on the item.


Customs fees for parcels 300 öre (1 March 1969 to 30 Sept 1971), stamps probably affixed on the parcel. There were also a lower fee (200 öre) if the addressee personally attended the customs clearance at one of the major customs houses.