DENMARK (SLESVIG) ON THE BRINK OF WAR Letter dated Aabenraa 28th February 1864 sent from Aabenraa to pr. Eckersförde 1st March (1864). On its backside railway P.O. "SLESV.P.SP." "T1 - 1.3.(1864)". Aabenraa was since February 11 occupied by enemy forces.

SCHLESWIG IN THE NORTH GERMAN CONFEDERATION Field-post letter sent from Graasten to Hamburg October 1870. Observe: the address of the receiver is Hamburg as is the senders address on the backside. I assume, when sending the letter the sender was about to leave his military quarters in Graasten in order to return to Hamburg. Wanting to assure himself that in case the letter was returned it would not be to Graasten, he made his home address in Hamburg the sender's address.

GERMAN (SCHLESWIG) BORDER LETTER Letter sent January 1869 from Christiansfeld to Kolding. The 1 gr rate was the special low border rate.

GERMAN (SCHLESWIG) BORDER LETTER Un-paid letter sent February 1874 from Haderslev to Kolding. Red-chalk "8" " means that the receiver was asked to pay 8 SK. 1 gr equalling 4 SK, 8 SK was double (punishment) rate, but still the special low border rate.

DANISH BORDER LETTER Letter sent August 1869 from Kolding in Denmark to the village Meng close to Christiansfeld in Schleswig now part of the North German Confederation, but returned to sender with the remark by postmann Ohlsen, that the addressee does not reside in Meng. The 4 SK rate was a special low border rate.