/added
27 Jan 2010
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.
Second rate air mail letter with 24 cent. Correct
rate 30 cent. Shortpaid 6 cent. US due handstamp indicates double deficiency
2x6=12 cent and foreign letter rate 11 cent. In Sweden 12/11 of foreign
letter rate 60 öre = 65.45 öre rounded up to 65 öre should
have been charged, but it looks as no due has been charged.