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Sweden 1856 the 3 Öre Provisional Stamp of Local Type

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The 3 Öre local letter rate “Post– och Inrikes Tidningar” (Post and Domestic
supplied by the Provisional stamp Times) is the government newspaper and gazette of
According to a Royal letter dated 3 April 1861 the Sweden, and the country’s official notification
Swedish Post had made a proposal regarding the medium for announcements. In No. 3 on Saturday 4
change in the handling of local letters. The local January 1862, the public was informed about the new
delivery fee of 3 Öre (earlier 1 Skilling Banco), which routines with the local letter mail service in
so far had not been a postage in true sense but part of Stockholm.
a salary system, was in the proposal to be regarded as
The “1 Skilling Banco Black Local Stamp” was still
supplementary letter rate and thereby to be included
valid for use, but will be replaced by a 3 Öre stamp
in the accounts. Normal stamps should be used to
intended for usage on local letter mail (explaining
verify that the postage and the delivery fee, still
the mixed frankings).
3+3 Öre, was paid. (The addressee of the letter still
had to pay the delivery fee of 3 Öre). Researched by Leif Bergman
The proposal was accepted in a Royal letter dated
9 November 1861 and a Circular was released on
The “3 Öre Provisional Local Stamp” was allowed
25 November the same year. The Circular stated that
to be used for franking of inland letter rate too.
the distribution of local letters in the cities from
1 January 1862 were to be handled by postmen
employed by the post offices. It was also mentioned
that a new stamp with the denomination value 3 Öre
would be introduced, but temporarily a provisional
stamp had to be used effective from 1 January 1862.
The “3 Öre Provisional Local Stamp” was allowed to
be used for franking of inland letter mail too.

The “3 Öre Provisionals” were valid with its face value
of 3 Öre and allowed to be used on domestic mail: 4 x 3
Öre (b) = 12 Öre paying full inland letter rate from
WARBERG 10.12.1862 to Halmstad.

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