Sweden. Foreign-related cover. Sweden. Nice rare letter by Swedish Royal Mail to Stralsund, Swedish Pomerania from Kalma..
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Sweden. Foreign-related cover. Sweden. Nice rare letter by Swedish Royal Mail to Stralsund, Swedish Pomerania from Kalmar (Småland), dated on May 9, 1768. Notation "2" = second weight class and with listing number "1". Full written content. Scarce to find such early letter from Kalmar and Småland to Swedish possessions and abroad. Fine quality! Show less
Sweden. Foreign-related cover. Sweden. Very early letter by the Swedish Royal Mail to Stralsund, Swedish Pomerania from..
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Sweden. Foreign-related cover. Sweden. Very early letter by the Swedish Royal Mail to Stralsund, Swedish Pomerania from Stockholm, dated on November 29, 1781. Notation "Recomens" at top right suggest that it should be sent as registered. Also notation "franco" and listing number "2" which later had been changed. Letter in the first weight class. Full written content sent to the chamberlain Johann David von Reichenbach (1732–1807). He became member of the chamber council for the Swedish Pomerania 1772. This letter is the earliest recorded registered letter (not in archive's) to Swedish Pomerania from Sweden, according to our knowledge. Fine quality! Show less
Sweden. Foreign-related cover. Sweden. Nice rare letter to Wismar from Stockholm, dated on October 29, 1793. The address..
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Sweden. Foreign-related cover. Sweden. Nice rare letter to Wismar from Stockholm, dated on October 29, 1793. The addressee was the Swedish Jakob von Mühlenfels working at the Royal High Tribunal in Wismar. Full written content of several pages and sent with courier. Scarce item to the Swedish possesion Wismar! Fine quality! Show less
Sweden. Foreign-related cover. Norway. Official letter sent from PITEÅ 10.4.1843 via the rarely used mountain mail route..
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Sweden. Foreign-related cover. Norway. Official letter sent from PITEÅ 10.4.1843 via the rarely used mountain mail route via Haparanda, Karesuando and Mauno, to Tromsø 8.5.1843. The letter has been forwarded, mostly by sledges drawn by reindeers, more than 500 km through a waste without real roads during almost one month! Free letters were accepted both in Sweden and Norway. Important international EXHIBITION rarity in superb condition. Ex. Nilsson. Show less
Sweden. Foreign-related cover. Norway. Prepaid NEAR ZONE rate cover sent from STRÖMSTAD 12.9.1852 to FREDERIKSHALD 13.9...
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Sweden. Foreign-related cover. Norway. Prepaid NEAR ZONE rate cover sent from STRÖMSTAD 12.9.1852 to FREDERIKSHALD 13.9.1852. 4 sk bco, half of the normal rate, applied for distances between Sweden and Norway less than 200 km. Only a few are recorded. Depicted in XpoNAT IX. Ex. Nilsson. Show less
Sweden. Foreign-related cover. Norway. Prepaid registered 2-fold NEAR ZONE rate letter (archive folds) sent from ÅMÅL 5...
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Sweden. Foreign-related cover. Norway. Prepaid registered 2-fold NEAR ZONE rate letter (archive folds) sent from ÅMÅL 5.4.1856 to Halden. Registered letters had to have the value of the content declared on the letter. Prepaid postage 8 sk bco and registry fee 16 sk bco. UNIQUE. Show less
Sweden. Foreign-related cover. Denmark. Partly prepaid (franco border) insured ("recommenderas in Specie") near zone let..
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Sweden. Foreign-related cover. Denmark. Partly prepaid (franco border) insured ("recommenderas in Specie") near zone letter sent from LANDSKRONA 5.1.1854 to Copenhagen. Insured letters had to be treated as parcel mail. The Swedish postage was 3 sk bco, plus the registry fee 16 sk and the insurance fee 1 sk per 100 rdr or 4 sk. Postage due 19 rbs (4 rbs plus 15 rbs for insurance). UNIQUE. Depicted in XpoNAT IX. Ex. Nilsson. Show less
Sweden. Foreign-related cover. Finland. Fantastic unpaid letter dated "Stockholm 6 Nov. 1854" sent to Helsinki. On accou..
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Sweden. Foreign-related cover. Finland. Fantastic unpaid letter dated "Stockholm 6 Nov. 1854" sent to Helsinki. On account of the first naval blockade during the Crimean War, the letter was posted on board the steamer 'NAGLER' in Stockholm and sent via Kalmar to STETTIN 9.11. The letter was then conveyed via Riga and St. Petersburg to Helsinki. Cancel AUS SCHWEDEN. Postage due "37" (kop) noted on reverse. One of only a very few known letters sent southbound during the first blockade. International exhibition item in EXCELLENT quailty. Show less
Sweden. Foreign-related cover. Brazil. Unpaid cover sent from PKXP Nr 6 23.4.1871 via PKXP Nr 2 24.4.1871 and by Message..
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Sweden. Foreign-related cover. Brazil. Unpaid cover sent from PKXP Nr 6 23.4.1871 via PKXP Nr 2 24.4.1871 and by Messageries Maritimes steamer "Gironde" from Bordeaux 24.5 to RIO DE JANEIRO 1.JUN .71. The unpaid postage was "1 f 65" (franc / cent). Postage due notation "650" (reis). Very scarce destination for Swedish mail. Show less
Sweden. Foreign-related cover. Germany. Free letter sent from STOCKHOLM FR BR 14.6.1831 to Lübeck. Cancellations FRCO GR..
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Sweden. Foreign-related cover. Germany. Free letter sent from STOCKHOLM FR BR 14.6.1831 to Lübeck. Cancellations FRCO GREIFSWALD (P: +1500), KSNPC I GREIFSWALD D. 18 JUNI (P: 3000) and KS&NPC HAMBURG 20.JUN.31. EARLIEST RECORDED mail to the Free and Hanseatic City of Lübeck (1806–1937) according to the listing by Sören Andersson. Superb. Show less
Sweden. Foreign-related cover. Germany. Unpaid 2-fold letter sent during the sk bco stamp period from UPPSALA 10.7.1856..
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Sweden. Foreign-related cover. Germany. Unpaid 2-fold letter sent during the sk bco stamp period from UPPSALA 10.7.1856 via Ystad–Stralsund to Bad Kissingen, Kingdom of Bavaria. Cancellations YSTAD 14.7.1856, AUS SCHWEDEN PER STRALSUND and KISSINGEN 18.7. Postage due notation "53" (kreuzer) equal to approx. 16 Sgr. Scarce destination, Kingdom of Bavaria is R4 (4–10 recorded covers) for the period up to 1855 according to Ferdén. Show less
Sweden. Foreign-related cover. Greece. Partly prepaid cover sent from STOCKHOLM 22.8.1851 via Trieste and by Austrian Ll..
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Sweden. Foreign-related cover. Greece. Partly prepaid cover sent from STOCKHOLM 22.8.1851 via Trieste and by Austrian Lloyd Line steamer to Athens. Cancellations AUS SCHWEDEN, STRALSUND, OSTBAHN 27.8, BERLIN-BRESLAU H T 27.8, BRESLAU-MYSLOWTZ 28.8, TRIEST 31.AUG.1851 and AHHNAI 27.AYT. Prepaid postage 24 sk + "förskjutne skillingar" 12 sk. The postage from Trieste to Athens was 9 kr as noted. Scarce destination with fantastic documentation of pmks of the mail routes. Show less
Sweden. Foreign-related cover. Madeira. Letter sent from NORRKÖPING 4.10.1854 via France and Spain to Lisbon, and from t..
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Sweden. Foreign-related cover. Madeira. Letter sent from NORRKÖPING 4.10.1854 via France and Spain to Lisbon, and from there by ship to Funchal. Cancellations e.g. STRALSUND 7.10, AUS SCHWEDEN, PD, BERLIN-HAMBURG 8.10, BERLIN-MINDEN, MAGDEBURG-WITTENBERGE 8.10, PRUSSE VALENCIENNES 10.OCT.51 and LISBOA 20.10. Postage due 480 (reis), plus the special levy of 5 % imposed on incoming mail were paid by the addressee. Very scarce and interesting letter sent to Africa. Show less
Sweden. Foreign-related cover. Netherlands. Prepaid letter sent from GÖTHEBORG 15.8.1849 by the steamer "Nordstjernan" t..
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Sweden. Foreign-related cover. Netherlands. Prepaid letter sent from GÖTHEBORG 15.8.1849 by the steamer "Nordstjernan" to Kiel, then via Hamburg to Amsterdam. Cancellations KS&NPA HAMBURG 17.8.1849, HAMBURG A (used in Arnhem), NACH POSTZEIT (after postal time) and FRANCO TOÙT (Van der Linden No. 1516A). Postage due "10" cent applied despite prepaid as the letter was forwarded after postal time. Superb. Depicted in XpoNAT IX. Ex. Nilsson. Show less
Sweden. Foreign-related cover. Ottoman Empire. Official cover sent from STOCKHOLM FR BR 26.1.1868 via Germany and Austri..
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Sweden. Foreign-related cover. Ottoman Empire. Official cover sent from STOCKHOLM FR BR 26.1.1868 via Germany and Austria to the Austrian P.O. in Constantinople. Cancellations FRANCO, KIEL HAMBURG 29.1, WIEN 31.1, TRIEST D. E. and CONSTANTINOPLE 7.2. The Swedish P.O. in Hamburg paid the postage beyond Hamburg, 2½ Sg to GAPU and 2 Sgr for the conveyence Trieste–Constantinople. Very scarce destination. Show less
Sweden. Foreign-related cover. Portugal. Letter dated "Stockholm 21 July 1837" conveyed by the forwarding agent T. W. SM..
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Sweden. Foreign-related cover. Portugal. Letter dated "Stockholm 21 July 1837" conveyed by the forwarding agent T. W. SMITH & CO to LONDON 5.AUG.1837. Further transportation via Falmouth and by "Delight packet" to LISBOA 13.8. Prepaid 3-fold postage "7/6" (sh/d) by the agent in London. Postage due notation "630" (reis). Show less
Sweden. Foreign-related cover. Portugal. Letter dated "Stockholmo 12 de Dezembro 1845" privately conveyed to LONDON PAID..
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Sweden. Foreign-related cover. Portugal. Letter dated "Stockholmo 12 de Dezembro 1845" privately conveyed to LONDON PAID 26.DEC.1845. Further trasnportatin "via Southampton" and by the P&O steamer "Queen" to LISBOA 3.1. Prepaid postage "1/9" (sh/d) by the agent in London. Postage due cancellation 280 (reis). Show less
Sweden. Foreign-related cover. Portugal. Prepaid letter dated "Kongl. Spanska Vice-Consulatet Stockholm d. 20 April 1872..
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Sweden. Foreign-related cover. Portugal. Prepaid letter dated "Kongl. Spanska Vice-Consulatet Stockholm d. 20 April 1872", sent via Stralsund, in German closed mail to Madrid and via Baajoz to Lisbon. Prepaid postage 63 öre. Cancellations FRANCO, P.D., FRANCA and LISBOA 28.4.1872. Superb and scarce. Show less
Sweden. Foreign-related cover. Russia. Fantastic partly prepaid letter sent from DÖDERHULTSVIK 13.10.1855 to Reval. On a..
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Sweden. Foreign-related cover. Russia. Fantastic partly prepaid letter sent from DÖDERHULTSVIK 13.10.1855 to Reval. On account of the second naval blockade during the Crimean War, the letter was sent the southern route via Germany and Riga. Cancellations YSTAD 19.10.1855 and AUS SCHWEDEN PER STRALSUND, plus two Russian pmks. Postage due "36 ¼" (kop) noted on reverse. One of only a very few known letters sent southbound during the second blockade. International exhibition item in superb quailty. Show less
Sweden. Foreign-related cover. Two Sicilies. Fantastic partly prepaid letter (Bulletin) sent from STOCKHOLM 30.1.1844 vi..
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Sweden. Foreign-related cover. Two Sicilies. Fantastic partly prepaid letter (Bulletin) sent from STOCKHOLM 30.1.1844 via Germany and Austria to Naples. Cancellations KS&NPC HAMBURG 6.FEB.44, HAMBURG 6.2, TRANSITO PER L' AUSTRIA (used in Mantua, Van Der Linden No. 2820, rarity 9) and DI RISERVIZIO (in red colour, used for official letters). Prepaid inland postage 14 sk bco and postage to Hamburg 2 rdr, plus 24 "förskjutne skillingar" for the postage beyond Hamburg. Postage due notation "39" (grana), but probably charged to the Government due to the Official addressee. EXCELLENT exhibition item. Ex. Nilsson. Show less
Sweden. Foreign-related cover. USA. Unpaid letter dated in "Känsö September 16th 1836", the quarantine station outside o..
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Sweden. Foreign-related cover. USA. Unpaid letter dated in "Känsö September 16th 1836", the quarantine station outside of Gothenurg, from the captain of the ship "Molo" to the ship owner in Boston. Conveyed as SHIP letter to PROVINENCE NOV.11, then forwarded to Boston. Postage due notation "12" (cent). Highly interesting and early transatlantic mail. Show less
Sweden. Foreign-related cover. USA. Letter dated "Gothenburg 27th aug 1841" forwarded as ship letter to Liverpool and fr..
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Sweden. Foreign-related cover. USA. Letter dated "Gothenburg 27th aug 1841" forwarded as ship letter to Liverpool and from there by Cunard Line steamer "Columbia" to Boston and Fall River. Cancellations PAID AT LIVERPOOL OCT.5.1841 and BOSTON MS SHIP OCT.21. The ship letter postage 1 Sh was paid in Liverpool. Postage due notation "12" (c). Scarce transatlantic mail with ship notation. Show less
Sweden. Foreign-related cover. USA. prepaid cover sent from STOCKHOLM 20.12.1853, via Germany, by Cunard Line steamer "E..
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Sweden. Foreign-related cover. USA. prepaid cover sent from STOCKHOLM 20.12.1853, via Germany, by Cunard Line steamer "Europe" from Liverpool to New york. Cancellations e.g. HAMBURG 27.12, ST.P.A 27.DE.53 AACHEN, AMERIC. PACKET (Van der Linden No. 122) and NEW YORK BR PKT 30 PAID 16.JAN. The Bethel Ship in New York harbor was a floating chapel that welcomed Swedish immigrants to America. Nice item. Show less
Sweden. Foreign-related cover. USA. Unpaid letter sent from STOCKHOLM 6.2.1857 sent by Prussian closed mail and by Colli..
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Sweden. Foreign-related cover. USA. Unpaid letter sent from STOCKHOLM 6.2.1857 sent by Prussian closed mail and by Collin Line steamer "Atlantic" from Liverpool 16.2 to New York. Cancellations KS&NPA HAMBURG 13.2.1857, HAMBURG 13.FEB.1857, AACHEN 14.2 and NEW YORK AM PACKET MAR.6. Postage due cancellation 42 (cent). Show less
Sweden. Foreign-related cover. USA. Unpaid letter sent from ENGELHOLM 2.12.1873 via Germany and by Cunard Line steamer "..
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Sweden. Foreign-related cover. USA. Unpaid letter sent from ENGELHOLM 2.12.1873 via Germany and by Cunard Line steamer "Java" from Liverpool to New York and New Sweden. Cancellations MALMÖ 2.12.1873, LONDON N V 4.DE.73 and NEW YORK US NOTES 20 DEC.19. On account of the depreciated currency the recipient had to pay 20 cent postage due, instead of "16", as noted. Show less
