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XIX. New stamps for the Duchies Keitum letter - latest use of mute canceller
Insufficiently franked letter to K0benhavn

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0 23n1 February 1865, Envelope sent from Keitum on the island of Sylt to Altona.
Franked with I~ Schilling Courant (Mi4) annulled by Danish mute three ring
canceller (latest recorded use) with Prussian datestamp double eds KEITUM.
On reverse boxed SCHLESW.POST.SPED.BUR. siidlich; Prussian double eds
TONDERN and arrival AL TONA on 29th February. (E)

7th August 1865, Envelope sent to K0benhavn from Hadersleben bearing I ~ Schilling green '
Duchy of Schleswig (Mi4) cancelled with Prussian double eds HADERSLEBEN. On front boxed
Unzureichend frankirt (insufficiently paid) and on reverse Ant V KJ0BENHA VN.

Postage from the Duchy of Schleswig remained at pre-war rates until the agreement between Denmark and the
Duchies on I•< August 1865. Here, the inland rate, rather than the new foreign rate was paid, therefore the Danish
postal authorities charged the receiver 6 Skilling for postage due.

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