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XIX. New stamps for the Duchies Underpaid letter to K121benhavn
7Y2 Schillinge letter to France

I 2th October 1865, Underpaid envelope sent via Altona, Hamburg and Lubeck to
K0benhavn from Schleswig bearing damaged Y2 Schillinge (Mi8) and I ~ Schilling (Mi9)
cancelled with Prussian double eds SCHLESWIG. On front boxed Unzureichend frankirt
(insufficiently paid) 5 and 5 marked for postage due. Fewer than 5 recorded. (E)

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From 15 August 1865 the rate to Denmark was 2 Schilling Courant for franked and 3 Schilling Courant (I 0
Skilling) for unfranked mail. Underpaid mail was treated as unfranked, the value of the stamps, 5.6 Skilling, was
deducted, and the remaining 4.4 Skilling rounded up to 5 Skilling and charged to the recipient.

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I 2 th January 1867, Envelope sent to Limoges in France bearing 3 x Y2, 2 and 4 Schilling Duchy
of Schleswig (Mi 13, 16, 17) cancelled with Prussian double eds AUGUSTENBURG. With
transit eds for SONDERBURG, HAMBURG. and PARIS.

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