Postage
due items from USA to Sweden
1 May 1967
- 30 June 1971
US foreign
surface letter rate 13 c
Swedish foreign
surface letter rate 70 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 70 and rounded up to nearest 5 öre
was normally paid by affixing stamps on the item.
Air mail postal
card with 11 cent. Correct rate 13 cent. Shortpaid 2 cent. US due handstamp
indicates double deficiency 2x2=4 cent and surface letter rate 13 cent.
Amount due in Sweden; 4/13 multiplied by Swedish foreign rate 70 öre
= 21.54 öre rounded up to 25 öre paid by affixing postage stamps.