Tasmania 1855, Mourning envelope to Ystad, franked with 1853, 4 d. Orange, cut to shape and tied by numeral “60” with adjacent clear red “Postal service Office LAUNCESTON AP 30 1855”; carried by private ship to the UK, where it what charged 8 d. Incoming shipletter fee, the letter transported via Belgium to Hamburg, from here a totally of “13 3 / 4” sgr. What charged to the Swedish post, in Ystad converted to 41 sk. 3 rst. And 15 sk. added for the conveyance from Hamburg; the recipient what finally charged with 1 Rdr 8 sk. 3 rst. ; a fine and rare letter, the only recorded letter from Van Diemens Country to Sweden
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