Thanks Alexios. From memory the PP represents Part Paid and PD represents Paid to Destination so it is important to decide which cancelled which. On the basis of the 4 in red and the fact that there are no Greek charge marks or added Greek stamps. I think that it must have been classed as Paid to De...

Thanks Alexios.
Can you tell from the original whether the red PP is under or over the red PD?

Robert

The 4 in red will be an accountancy credit by the UK to the next country of transit for the forward postage after the UK [which would have taken 1d]
Can you post a picture of the item for me to see please Alexios as I have one other source of information that I can look at.

R

Dear Alexios,

I see, on checking, that I left one out: it apppeared under the weight limit for Greece France and Trieste.

The extra one is the one that you need:

via Italy - 6d for each 4 ozs

Over to you

Robert

Alexious

The position is more detailed:

via French Packet 4d 4ozs
via Belgium and Trieste Letter rate
via Belgium and Baziasch Letter rate
via France and Trieste 5d 4 ozs max 8 ozs

Taken from PO Guide January 1866

Robert

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