| Comments:
1953 Registered to Rome with total franking of 1p-52c.
Computing
the rate:
Endorsed
"VIA PAL" for direct transmission to Europe thus special air mail rate
to Italy at 0.80c
Add:
Required regular postage at 0.18c at 20 grams single weight
Add:
Registry Fee of 30c
Total:
P1.28 so overpaid by 24c.
This
is where early Republic rates get to be very complicated. Without the "VIA
PAL" endorsement, the air mail rate to Italy via the U.S. is 1p-24c. Add
the 18c required regular postage (btw, mail to US and territories was exempt
from this fee) and 30c Registry Fee will total 1p-72c, so short by 20c.
It
cannot be a double rate cover at 40 grams max weight as the required postage
will be:
28c
Required regular postage for first 20 grams and 10c for the next 20 grams
1p-60cc
Double Air Mail Rate via PAL computed at 80c first 15 GRAMS plus another
.80c for weight over 15 grams, on the assumption that the excess weight
is under 15 grams.
30c
for the Registry Fee for a total of: 2p-18c.
Cover
is postmark Feb 11 with special International Fair cds (held in Manila
starting April 30, 1953).
Conclusion:
this is a philatelic cover. Would have been nice if the franking was exact. |
