1 Jul 1972
to 1 Mar 1974
US foreign
surface letter rate 15 c
Swedish foreign
surface letter rate 100 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 100 rounded up to nearest 5 öre
was normally paid by affixing stamps on the item.
Air mail letter with 11 cent. Correct rate 21
cent. Shortpaid 10 cent. US due handstamp indicates double deficiency 20
cent and foreign letter rate 15 cent. 20/15 of 100 öre = 133.33 rounded
up to 135 öre have been indicated on the due label. Of some reason
no stamps for the amount due have been affixed on the item.