1 Jul 1972
to 1 Mar 1974
US foreign
surface letter rate 15 c
Swedish foreign
surface letter rate 100 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 100 rounded up to nearest 5 öre
was normally paid by affixing stamps on the item.
Letter with 8 cent. Correct rate 15 cent. Shortpaid
7 cent. US due handstamp indicates double deficiency 14 cent and foreign
letter rate 15 cent. 14/15 of 100 öre = 93.33 rounded up to 95 öre
have been indicated on the due label. However so unclearly written that
75 öre have been charged instead and paid by affixing a postage stamp
on the item.