The postage consisted of the inland postage to Hamburg or Helsingør plus the postage to the Dutch Border Post Office. For the route in the Netherlands, the applicable domestic postal rates applied there.
The postage from Stockholm to Hamburg, Helsingør, Stralsund or other Border Post Offices was up to 1/3 lod (about 5 grams) in Swedish skilling banco (= in paper money; until 30-11-1803 in skilling specie):
Via |
1-4-1801 |
30-11-1803 |
1807 |
skilling specie |
skilling banco |
skilling banco |
|
Hamburg |
16 |
24 |
36 |
Helsingør |
9 |
14 |
21 |
Via |
1-11-1814 |
1-6-1818 |
14-6-1820 |
zomer 1827 |
t/m ⅓ lod |
tot 1 lod |
tot 1 lod |
tot 1 lod |
|
Hamburg |
48 |
26 |
||
Stralsund |
24 |
24 |
24 |
- |
Greifswald |
24 |
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Aachen |
44 |
not allowed |
||
Kleve |
42 |
not allowed |
||
Emmerich |
40 |
not allowed |
From 1 June 1815 to January 1816, there was also a postal service via Ystad, Travemünde and Lübeck.
Via |
6-11-1830 |
16-2-1832 |
7-4-1841 |
1-1-1848 |
1-7-1855 |
tot ½ lod |
tot ½ lod |
tot ½ lod |
tot ¾ lod |
tot 1 lod |
|
Helsingborg - Hamburg |
domestic Swedish + 32
|
domestic Swedish + 32 |
24 |
||
Ystad - Greifswald |
domestic Swedish + 16 |
||||
Ystad - Stralsund |
domestic Swedish + 16 |
domestic Swedishs + 24 |
|||
Ystad - Stettin |
domestic Swedish + 24 |
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To destination in |
domestic Swedish + 48 |
30 *) |
*) For destinations in the Netherlands up to and including 30 km from the border, lower rates applied until 1-1-1864; for the 1st weight class: 3 skilling banco less.
The postage from Hamburg to the Dutch Border Post offices was from 1791 to 1830:
Post naar |
Route |
20-5-1791 |
30-11-1803 |
1-1-1815 |
Swedish skilling specie |
Swedish skilling banco |
Swedish skilling banco |
||
Northern part of the Netherlands |
Hamburg - Zwolle |
4 |
6 |
15 |
Gelderland, southern part of the Netherlands |
Hamburg - Wesel |
5 |
8 |
20 |
Holland, Zealand |
Hamburg- Amsterdam |
5 |
8 |
20 |
The Swedish rates for letters to and from the Netherlands were in the new currency öre from 1 July 1858. 1 skilling banco = 3 ore.
van |
t/m |
via |
Swedish share |
German share |
Netherlands share
|
total in öre |
01-07-1858 |
21-09-1864 |
Ystad - Stralsund |
45 öre |
3 Sgr = 27 öre |
2 Sgr = 18 öre |
90 *) |
01-07-1858 |
21-09-1864 |
Stockholm - Stettin |
45 öre |
3 Sgr = 27 öre |
2 Sgr = 18 öre |
90 *) |
01-01-1864 |
30-04-1865 |
Hamburg |
45 öre |
3 Sgr = 27 öre |
72 |
|
01-05-1865 |
30-09-1865 |
Prussia |
34 öre |
2 Sgr = 18 öre |
1¼ Sgr = 11 öre |
63 |
01-10-1865 |
31-03-1869 |
Prussia |
27 öre |
1½ Sgr = 13 öre |
1 Sgr = 9 öre |
49 |
01-09-1868 |
31-12-1868 |
Direct, closed mail |
38 |
|||
01-01-1869 |
30-06-1875 |
Direct, closed mail |
30 |
|||
01-04-1869 |
30-09-1873 |
North Germany |
34 |
|||
12-09-1870 |
15-12-1870 |
Göteborg - England |
50 |
|||
12-12-1872 |
30-09-1873 |
North Germany |
34 |
|||
01-10-1873 |
30-06-1875 |
North Germany |
31 |
|||
29-05-1874 |
30-06-1875 |
Denmark |
32 |
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*) For destinations in the Netherlands up to and including 30 km from the border, lower rates applied until 1-1-1864; for the 1st weight class: 9 öre less.
The Dutch rates for letters to and from Sweden from April 1851 were:
via |
Netherlands share
in cent |
German share in Sgr |
Swedish share in Sgr |
total in cent |
|
01-04-1851 |
Stettin of Stralsund |
10 *) |
3 |
8 |
80 *) |
01-02-1852 |
Hamburg |
10 *) |
3 |
8 |
80 *) |
23-06-1852 |
Stettin of Stralsund |
10 *) |
3 |
5 |
60 *) |
23-06-1852 |
Hamburg |
10 *) |
3 |
5 |
60 *) |
Netherlands + German sharel in cent |
|||||
01-01-1864 |
Stettin - Stockholm |
20
/ 25 **)
|
4½ |
50 / 55 **) |
|
01-01-1864 |
Stralsund - Ystad |
20 / 25
|
4½ |
50 / 55 |
|
06-02-1864 |
Warnemünde - Ystad |
20 / 25
|
4½ |
50 / 55 |
|
01-04-1864 |
Lübeck |
20 / 25
|
4½ |
50 / 55 |
|
German + Swedish share in Sgr |
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01-05-1865 |
Stralsund |
5 |
5¾ / 6¼ |
40 / 45 |
|
01-10-1865 |
Stralsund |
5 |
4½ / 6 |
35 / 45 |
|
01-09-1868 |
Direct, closed mail |
25 / 35 |
|||
01-10-1868 |
North Germany |
5 |
1 / 2 |
2½ / 3¼ |
30 / 35 |
01-01-1869 |
Direct, closed mail |
20 / 30 |
|||
01-04-1867 |
Copenhagen |
30 |
|||
01-11-1868 |
Copenhagen |
25 |
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*) For destinations in the Netherlands up to and including 30 km from the border, lower rates applied until 1-1-1864; for the 1st weight class: 5 cents less.
**) rate for sent prepaid / received unfranked.
Letter from Zwolle to Gothenburg, Sweden, 9-9-1861. Sent via Hamburg (on reverse oval stamp HAMBURG and a framed handstamp of the Swedish Post Office in Hamburg HAMBURG / K.S.P.A.(D). (Königlich Schwedische Post Anstalt. (D) indicated that the letter was sent to Sweden via Denmark). Rate Sweden via Hamburg in effect from 23-6-1852, 0 - 15 wigtjes: 60 cents. Franked with 6 x 10 cents issue 1852 (plate VII) Addressee's name unfortunately cut out (Van Dieten auction 645, 2021).
Last update 10.09.2024 6:01 PM
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