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HMS Saga South Atlantic Ocean voyage 1888–89 1889 Letter Karlskrona - UK - Cape Town, Cape Colony. Forwarded to France. Addressee was ship Commander 60 öre, 2x F47, paid letter Sweden - J. M. Hallström. Cape Colony (not UPU member) -15g. Jan. 1, 1887 - Jun. 30, 1892. Mail route uu uu Karlskrona HMS Saga uu Place Date *=cancel Forwarding Karlskrona*, Sweden 26.1 Train Cherbourg via Germany Train uu Darmouth, UK 1.2 Br. mail steamer by uu Castle Mails uu via Madeira Packets Company Cape Town* 22.2 uu HMS Saga had left Forward to Cher- Cape Town. bourg ,France. uu Cape Town* 27.2 Br. mail steamer by Castle Mails via Madeira Packets Company UK exchange PO Surcharge 3½d*. uu “85” (centimes) = Total British share London, UK* 19.3 Train uu Cherbourg*, France 20.3 Sweden got 20 öre (=25c), UK 40 öre (=50c) of original postage. 3½d (=35c) charged by UK for uu uu Cape Colony to UK, total 85c (red marking). uu Forwarded mail back into UPU was charged uu Cape Town as unpaid mail. Duration: Sep. 14, 1888 - May. 18, 1889 Main area: South & North Atlantic Ocean