/added
10 Jun 2006
Postage
due items from USA to Sweden
1 Jan 1966
to 31 Dec 1966
US foreign
surface letter rate 11 c
Swedish foreign
surface letter rate 60 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 60 and rounded up to nearest 5 öre
was normally paid by affixing stamps on the item.
Letter with 5 cent. Correct rate 11 cent. Shortpaid
6 cent. US due handstamp indicates double deficiency 2x5=12 cent and foreign
letter rate 11 cent. In Sweden 12/11 of foreign letter rate 60 öre
= 65.45 öre rounded up to 70 öre has been charged and paid by
affixing stamps on the item.