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1952 60¢ Registered Airmail Cover To Germany

 
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I'm having trouble determining the usage on this cover. Referencing the Wawrukiewicz/Beecher book on U.S. International Postal rates, it looks like the airmail rate was 15¢ and the minimum registry fee was 40¢ to Germany on Dec 5, 1952. That totals 55¢ leaving 5¢ unexplained.

I don't see a registry service (or any other service) that could account for 5¢. I do not think the domestic airmail rate would need to be applied in addition to the international one, but that rate was 6¢ at the time, so it doesn't quite fit.

Is this just a 5¢ overpayment?

Thanks for any help!


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Return receipt ("A.R."). Cost 5 cents on international registered mail 1879-1953.
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@paperhistory - thank you! This is the kind of thing that is easy with experience - thank you for helping me increase mine!
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Postage and fees are correct.
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The foreign return receipt service was free of charge until 15 April 1925. In the errata published in Stampsmarter Tony W has corrected the 1879 year that was published in the book. There was however for some years before 1925 a fee for return receipts on unregistered parcels to some states in Central America and the Caribbeans but no such parcel item is known.
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