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FRAME 6 1855-1858 THE COAT-OF-ARMS TYPE I ”SKILLING BANCO”

15 Skilling Banco per steamer “Halland” to Hamburg
The rates to the German States generally fell into four different categories based upon distance prior to 1875.
During the Skilling Banco period the principal four rates to the German States were 24, 21, 18 and 15 Skilling
Banco. 56 covers are recorded from Sweden to the German States during the Skilling Banco period.

15 Skilling Banco from GÖTHEBORG 12.5.1856 per steamer “Halland” to Hamburg.
3 Skilling Banco (a.) + 2 x 6 Skilling Banco (a1.) = 15 Skilling Banco correct rate.

21 Skilling Banco via Denmark to Prussia “The Roosevelt Cover”

The former President of the United States, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, had a passion for
stamp collecting, a hobby he cherished since childhood. This multi‐franking with four out
of Sweden’s first five stamps was a part of Roosevelt’s stamp collection from 1942 until
1946.