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Swedish military attachés abroad 1860s - 1870s 1866 Official Free-letter Stockholm – Stralsund - Paris - Geryville, Algeria. Place Date *=cancel 63 öre, paid letter –1½ ort Stockholm*, “Frbf Cab” 22.11 Franco*. By Train. (=7.5g) Sweden via Prussia via Ystad By Ship and France to Algeria Oct. 1, 1865 - Mar. 31, 1869. Greifswald (exchange PO) Red P.D*. Red “5”. Stralsund-Berlin* 25.11 Railroad postal compartment GAPU (German Austrian Forbach* 27.11 Postal Union) transit was Paris*, France 27.11 By Train 2½ Sgr (Silvergroschen) and France + Algeria 2½ Sgr. Marseille to Alger By Ship Total 5 Sgr as noted in red. Alger, Algeria x.12 Routed to Gerryville A Royal Letter of 22 April 1830 stated that a Free- letter could be sent to Swedish missions abroad. uu uu Such Free-letter had to go through the “Cabinet for External Letter Exchange” (became 1840 a part of Ministry of Foreign Affairs) and was to be marked with e.g. “Frbr” (=Free-letter). At this no- uu tation was signed “Cab” by the Cabinet, as ap- uu proval. uu These Free-letters were sent via Ystad and the Sw. uu Post Office in Greifswald and Hamburg paid 1866 uu Prussia for further conveyance as far as possible. Geryville Mail direction to Algeria Sweden sent military officers on official assignment to important countries with top modern armies. One was to observe tactics and weapons used by the French Army in the warfare in Algeria. Duration: 1860s Main area: Europe & Africa Mission: Gain new military knowledge Sw. militaries: approx. 30