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Ill. The Danish field post office Redirected field post office 3 and canceller 221
Field post office 3 parcel letter; H0ruphav three ring numeral canceller 230

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12t11 May 1864, Envelope with 1863 4 Skilling issue, cancelled with three ring numeral 67 sent from
Sore to Ulkeb0I on Als. Datestamped with eds Ant Ill SOROE. Redirected from Als and returned to
Sor0 with stamp cancelled with three ring numeral 221.
Datestamped Ant VIII FELTPOST No3 P.1 and with arrival stamp Ant Ill SOROE on reverse.
Field post office number three was established in Augustenborg on 3rc1 April as a division of field post office number one.

01t'.J 6t11 June 1864,
A sub field post office was
established in H0ruphav, on
Als, as a branch of field post
office number three. At the
same time, on I 6th June, a
datestamp and three ring
I otti June 1864, Parcel letter sent from Stolbro on the island of Als numeral canceller 230 were
through field post office number three, with eds Ant VIII FEL TPOST allocated to the civil office
No3 P.1. The letter is marked: 65 for the karte number, 3Yz for the at H0ruphav. (E)
weight in pounds and 24/3 for the postage.
This cancel could not have
reached H0ruphav before 1 em
The charge for Danish parcel post was a combination of distance, weight and value, June. I I days later, on 29th June,
plus 6 Skilling due on all non-prepaid post. the Danish troops evacuated Als
for Fyn.
Augustenborg to Maribo is 28 Danish miles (Danish mile = .5 km). The rate payable
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was 3Y2 Skilling per pound, or part thereof== 14 Skilling. I Skilling per pound is Less than I 0 copies are known of
payable for the value of the goods = 4 Skilling. A total of 24 Skilling. this mark, none on cover. The
3 Skilling is for advising the recipient of arrival. datestamp is not recorded at all.

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