Fiji

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

Fiji

from UPU tables with additional material courtesy of Neil Donen

1/2d

  • Literature for the blind, up to 2 lb
  • (Literature for the blind per subsequent 3 lb from July)
  • (Printed paper, foreign per oz, empire per 2 oz, local per 4 oz)
  • (Commercial papers/samples, abroad, per subsequent 2 oz)

1d

  • Postcard, local
  • Commercial papers, per 4 oz
  • Printed paper, foreign, minimum rate
  • Samples, abroad, up to 4 oz
  • Literature for the blind, 2 to 5 lb
  • (Late fee)
  • (Letter, local & empire, per subsequent oz)

11/2d

  • Postcard, abroad
  • Literature for the blind, 5 to 8 lb
  • (Letter, foreign, per subsequent oz)
  • (Small packet, anywhere, per subsequent 2 oz)

2d

  • Letter, local & empire, first oz
  • Reply card, local
  • Literature for the blind, 8 to 11 lb

3d

  • Letter, foreign, first oz
  • Commercial papers, abroad, first 12 oz
  • Reply card, abroad
  • (Registration fee)
  • (Recorded delivery fee)

4d

  • (Insured letter/parcel, per subsequent £12 coverage - includes registration)
  • (Parcel, via Australia, premium per subsequent lb over rate to Australia)

5d

  • Parcel, via Australia, premium per first lb over rate to Australia

6d

  • Small packet, anywhere, first 8 oz
  • Parcel, Canada & USA, per lb
  • (Parcel, Australia & Tonga, per subsequent lb)

7d

  • (Insured letter/parcel, first £12 coverage)

8d

  • Parcel, Australia & Tonga, first lb

10d

  • Parcel, local, first 3 lb

1/4

  • Parcel, local, 3 to 7 lb

1/6

  • Air letter*, India, per half oz

1/101/2

  • Air letter*, GB via Australia, per half oz

Annotation

( )  = Additions to standard rates

 *   = Airmail, restricted to GB & India, was first taken by ship to Sydney

Shaded boxes:

 

Silver Jubilee denominations

 

Rates achievable solely from Silver Jubilee denominations

A.J.A. March 2007