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.
Single rate
air mail letter with 16 cent. Correct rate 20 cent. Shortpaid 4 cent. US
due handstamp indicates double deficiency 2x4=8 cent and surface letter
rate 13 cent. The fraction 8/13 multiplied by Swedish foreign rate 70 öre
= 43.08 öre rounded up to 45 öre has been paid by affixing a
postage stamp.