This French Letter Should Have Been Postage Due

Sometimes in 2011 I received this letter. I was very surprised because I didn't have to pay for it. This is an obvious postage due letter. Grossly underpaid by the Delcampe seller who sent it. Luckily for him, it went through without any problem.

French Franc postage stamps are still valid for postage, except for a few notable exception such as the Petain issues. So what is the problem then?

The problem is that the sender used 4.50 old French Francs, which amount to 0.05 New French Francs which equals to .... 0.01 euros. So he underpaid by 0.57 Euros! This letter should have been franked with 380 FF, not 4.50!

What a way to save money! But I wouldn't do it. Seems it didn't bother that seller tho.