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HMS Vanadis Mediterranean voyage 1868–69 1868 Letter Stockholm - Paris - Madrid - Gibraltar - Tanger, Morocco. Place Date *=cancel Stockholm* 26.10 By Train Swedish Franco* and Exchange PD* =Payé Post Office Déstination via Denmark By closed and North mail bag Germany Suède- 30.11 Railroad Erquelines*, postal com- France partment Irun, French Transit 4R* -Spanish (=4 Reales) border surcharge San Roque* 3.11 Gibraltar* 4.11 Ship 66 öre, F11e x2+ F14d, paid 2 letter -10g. via France & Algeria to Tanger Feb.1, 1868 France sent the letter wrongly For this route: 4 reales per 4 adarmes for Spanish - Dec. 31, 1875. to Spain instead of to Algeria transit to Tanger and Gibraltar. to be sent to Tanger. As letters + Why the French mail routed could not be prepaid for Span- 42 öre, paid letter -10g. via France the letter via Spain could have ish transit (according to French to Spanish border Feb.1, 1868 - been that it was the fastest -Swedish postal convention) Dec. 31, 1875. route and via Algeria the it is surcharged 4 reales. letter would probably have Sweden´s share was 17½ öre for each missed the Swedish warship normal letter to and via France per 10g. at the short stay. One 3 öre Transit through Prussia paid France. stamp have fallen of the cover. 1868 Paid letter Stockholm - Prussia - Spain - Gibraltar. Place Date *=cancel Stockholm* 9.11 By Train via Helsingborg Franco* and -Helsingör PD* =Payé Korsör - Déstination Flensburg Kiel-Hamburg* 12.11 Railroad postal compartment Prussia - Spain Closed mail bag via France & Belgium Gibraltar* 18.11 76 öre, F12g + F14Bd x2+ F16b , 2 2 paid letter –10g. Sweden via Prussia to Gibraltar, Spain & Por- tugal Oct. 1, 1865 - Mar. 31, 1869. Sweden used the possibility to send full pre-paid mail through Prussia to Notation in red crayon “6½” (Silver- Sweden received 2 Gibraltar & Spain using Prussia´s groschen, Sgr.), which was Sweden's credit Sgr, NGU 2½ Sgr, postal conventions. Thus giving a to the North German Postal Union (NGU) France & Belgium solution to the problem to not be able and in blue crayon “wtf 4” (Sgr.), to show 2½ and Spain (incl. to send full pre-paid mail via France. the transit fee beyond NGU was paid. Gibraltar) 1½ Sgr. Duration: 1868-1869 Main area: Mediterranean