/added
17 Aug 2009
Postage
due items from USA to Sweden
1 May
1975 - 31 Dec 1975
US foreign
surface letter rate 18 c
Swedish foreign
surface letter rate 110 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 110 and rounded up to nearest 5 öre
was normally paid by affixing stamps on the item.
Letter with 16 cent. Correct rate 18 cent. Shortpaid
2 cent. US due handstamp indicates double deficiency 4 cent and foreign
letter rate 18 cent. Swedish due 4/18 of 110 = 24.44 öre rounded up
to 25 öre has been charged. The amount has probably been paid together
with other fees.