Postage
due items from USA to Sweden
1 Feb 1976
to 28 Feb 1977
US foreign
surface letter rate 18 c
Swedish foreign
surface letter rate 130 öre
US handstamp
shows amount missing in US cents and US surface letter rate.
In Sweden
the indicated fraction multiplied by 130 and a handling fee of 100 öre
were normally paid by affixing stamps on an advice card sent along with
item by the Swedish post office. Items handed out at the window or by rural
carriers may have the amount due affixed on the item.
Oversized
air mail postcard subject to letter rate with 21 cent. Correct rate 31
cent. Shotpaid 10 cent. US due handstamp indicates amount missing and foreign
surface letter rate. Amount due in Sweden 10/18 of foreign letter rate
130 öre = 72.22 öre rounded uo to 75 öre and a handling
fee of 100 öre, totally 175 öre. The amont due should be affixed
on the enclosed due card which was returned to the post office.