Great Britain

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

Great Britain

1/2d

  • Printed papers, inland, per 2 ounces up to 2 lb
  • Braille items for the blind, foreign, up to 2 lb
  • (Printed papers, foreign, per ounce, (minimum 1d)
  • (Letter, inland, per subsequent 2 ounce)
  • (Newspapers, inland, per subsequent 6 ounce up to 2 lb

1d

  • Postcard, inland
  • Newspaper, inland, not exceeding 6 ounces
  • Printed paper, foreign, minimum
  • Small packet, foreign, each 2 ounces
  • Braille items for the blind, foreign, 2 to 5 lbs

11/2d

  • Letter, inland, up to 2 ounces
  • Letter, to list A, first ounce
  • Postcard, foreign
  • Braille items for the blind, foreign, 5 to 8 lbs
  • (Letter, foreign [including Iraq and Transjordan], per subsequent ounce)

2d

  • Air postcard to Egypt, Palestine, Syria, Transjordan, Sudan, Iraq, Persia
  • Braille items for the blind, foreign, 8 to 11  lbs
  • (Postcard internal air service of Belgian Congo)

21/2d

  • Letter, foreign [including Iraq & Transjordan], first ounce
  • Air postcard, Europe

3d

  • Air letter to Egypt, Palestine, Syria, Transjordan, Sudan, Iraq, Persia, per half ounce
  • Air postcards to Bahamas and list B
  • (Letter internal air service of Belgian Congo, per half ounce)
  • (Registration fee)
  • (Advice of Receipt fee - applied to AR form)

4d

  • Postcard to Jamaica
  • Air postcard to Belgian Congo

5d

  • Small packet, foreign, minimum rate
  • Air letter to Bahamas, Libia, USA, per half ounce
  • Air postcard to List C

6d

  • Parcel, inland, up to 2 lb
  • Air letter to Nyasaland and list B, per half ounce
  • Air postcard to Dutch E Indies, USSR and list D
  • (Express rate)

7d

  • Air postcard to list E

8d

  • Air letter to Belgian Congo, Jamaica, per half ounce

9d

  • Parcel, inland, 2 to 5 lbs
  • Air letter, Sierra Leone, per half ounce
  • Air postcard to Madagascar

10d

  • Air letter to Ivory Coast, Mexico, Senegal, per half ounce
  • Air postcard to Guiana (Br, Du, Fr), Venezuela or (via New York) Ecuador

11d

  • Air letter to China, Philippines, Portugese E Africa, Siam, per half ounce

1/-

  • Parcel, inland, 5 to 8 lbs
  • Air letter to Dutch E Indies, USSR, per half ounce
  • Air postcard to Colombia or (via New York) Bolivia, Peru

1/3

  • Parcel, inland, 8 to 11 lbs
  • Air letter to lists D or E, per half ounce

1/4

  • Air postcard (via New York) to Brazil, Chile
  • Air parcel (non-express) to France, up to 1 lb

1/6

  • Air parcel (express) to France, up to 1 lb

1/9

  • Air letter to Guiana (Br, Du, Fr), Venezuela or (via New York) Ecuador, per half ounce
  • Air postcard to Brazil (via France or Germany)

2/-

  • Air letter to Colombia, Madagascar, per half ounce
  • Air postcard (via France or Germany) to Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru or Uruguay
  • Air parcel to Belgium, up to 1 lb

2/3

  • Air letter (via New York) to Bolivia or Peru, per half ounce

2/9

  • Air letter (via New York) to Brazil or Chile, per half ounce

3/6

  • Air letter (via France or Germany) to Brazil, per half ounce

4/-

  • Air letter (via France or Germany) Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru Uruguay, per half oz.

List A

List B

List C

List D

List E

  • British Empire (not Transjordan)
  • HM Ships abroad
  • British Post Offices in Morocco
  • Egypt
  • USA
  • Algeria
  • Bahrein
  • Brunei
  • Ceylon
  • Cuba
  • Hong Kong
  • India
  • Kenya U T
  • Libia
  • Mauritius
  • Morocco
  • North Borneo
  • Rhodesias N & S
  • Sarawak
  • South Africa
  • Straits Settlements
  • Tunis
  • U.S.A.
  • Zanzibar
  • China
  • Ivory Coast
  • Mexico
  • Philippines
  • Portugese E Africa
  • Senegal
  • Siam
  • Sierra Leone
  • Australia
  • Fiji
  • New Caledonia
  • New Guinea
  • New Zealand
  • Papua
  • Solomon Isles
  • Br Honduras
  • Costa Rica
  • Dominican Rep
  • El Salvador
  • Guatemala
  • Hayti
  • Honduras Rep.
  • Leeward Isles
  • Nicaragua
  • Panama
  • Porto Rico
  • Trinidad
  • Windward Isles

Annotation

( )  = Additions to standard rates

Shaded boxes:

 

Silver Jubilee denominations

 

Rates achievable solely from Silver Jubilee denominations

A.J.A. January 2007 - modified in February