Falkland Islands

Postal rates at the time of the 1935 Silver Jubilee from:

Falkland Islands

from UPU tables with much additional material courtesy of  Neil Donen

1/2d

  • Braille items, per 1 lb, maximum: 6 lb
  • Printed paper, abroad, per 2 oz
  • (Commercial papers, abroad, per 2 oz, minimum rate: 2½d)
  • (Patterns/samples. abroad, per 2 oz, minimum rate: 1d)
  • (Printed paper, inland, per subsequent 2 oz, maximum: 2 lb)

1d

  • Postcard, inland & empire
  • Letter, inland & empire, per oz
  • Printed paper, inland, first 4 oz
  • Patterns/samples. abroad, minimum rate

11/2d

  • Postcard, foreign
  • (Small packet, abroad, per 2 oz, minimum rate: 6d)
  • (Letter, foreign, per subsequent oz)

2d

  • Reply postcard, inland & empire

21/2d

  • Letter, foreign, first oz
  • Commercial papers, abroad, minimum rate

3d

  • Reply postcard, foreign
  • (Registration fee)

4d

  • Registered letter, inland & empire, combined for up to 1 oz

5d

  • (Insurance fee, cover up to £12)

6d

  • Small packet, abroad, minimum rate

7d

  • (Insurance fee, cover from £12 to £24)

9d

  • Parcel, inland, up to 2 lb
  • (Insurance fee, cover from £24 to £36)

11d

  • (Insurance fee, cover from £36 to £48)

1/-

  • Parcel, inland, 2 to 5 lb

1/1

  • (Insurance fee, cover £50)

1/3

  • Parcel, inland, 5 to 8 lb

1/6

  • Parcel, inland, 8 to 11 lb

1/9

  • Parcel, U.K., up to 3 lb

3/-

  • Parcel, inland, 11 to 22 lb

3/3

  • Parcel, U.K., 3 to 7 lb

4/6

  • Parcel, U.K., 7 to 11 lb

8/-

  • Parcel, U.K., 11 to 22 lb

Annotation

( )  = Additions to standard rates

Shaded boxes:

 

Silver Jubilee denominations

 

Rates achievable solely with Silver Jubilee denominations

AJA - December 2010