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, up to 2 lb
  • (Printed papers, abroad, per 2 oz - minimum 1d - maximum 4 lb foreign, 5 lb empire)
  • (Commercial papers, abroad, per subsequent 2 oz - maximum 4 lb foreign, 5 lb empire)
  • (Letter, inland, per subsequent 2 ounce surface or 1 oz airmail)
  • (Newspapers, inland, per subsequent 6 ounce up to 2 lb)
  • (Magazines, special Canada rate, per extra ½ lb over 1½ lb - maximum 5 lb
  • (Samples, inland & abroad, per subsequent 2 oz - maximum 8 oz inland, 1 lb abroad)
  • (Printed papers, inland, late fee)
  • (Certificate of posting, inland)

1d

  • Postcard, inland [surface or air] or list A [surface]
  • Newspaper, inland, not exceeding 6 ounces
  • Samples, inland & abroad, first 4 oz
  • Printed paper, foreign, minimum
  • Magazines, special Canada rate, first 6 oz
  • (Small packet, abroad, per each 2 ounces above first 10 oz - maximum 2 lb)
  • Braille items for the blind, 2 to 5 lbs
  • (Letter, to list A, per subsequent ounce)
  • (Compensation fee, inland non-registered, per additional £20 cover above first £20 - maximum £400)

11/2d

  • Letter, inland surface or airmail, up to 2 ounces
  • Letter, to list A, first ounce
  • Postcard, foreign
  • (Magazines, special Canada rate, 6 oz to 1½ lb)
  • Braille items for the blind, 5 to 8 lbs
  • (Letter, foreign [including Iraq and Transjordan], per subsequent ounce)

2d

  • Air postcard to Egypt, Palestine, Syria, Transjordan, Sudan, Iraq, Persia
  • Postcard or letter per half ounce, Canada & Newfoundland, ship to Canada + air: Rimouski to Montreal
  • Braille items for the blind, 8 to 11 lbs
  • (Postcard internal air service of Belgian Congo)
  • (Insurance fee, abroad, per subsequent £12 cover - maximum £400)

21/2d

  • Letter, foreign [including Iraq & Transjordan], first ounce
  • Air postcard, Europe
  • Commercial papers, abroad, first 10 oz

3d

  • Air letter to Egypt, Palestine, Syria, Transjordan, Sudan, Iraq, Persia, per half ounce
  • Air postcards to Bahamas Burma and list B
  • (Letter internal air service of Belgian Congo, per half ounce)
  • (Air letter, Europe including Turkey & European Russia, per subsequent oz)
  • (Registration fee)
  • (Advice of Receipt fee - applied to AR form)
  • (Compensation fee, inland non-registered, up to £5 cover)

4d

  • Air postcard to Jamaica
  • Air postcard to Belgian Congo [Imperial Airways]
  • Air letter, Europe including Turkey & European Russia, first oz
  • (Compensation fee, inland non-registered, £5 to £20 cover)

5d

  • Small packet, abroad, first 10 oz
  • Air letter to Bahamas, Libya, USA, per half ounce
  • Air postcard to List C & Gambia
  • (Insurance fee, abroad, first £12 cover)

6d

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

7d

  • Air postcard to Columbia, list E or [via France] Fr. Equatorial Africa Fr. Guinea or Belgian Congo

8d

  • Air letter to Belgian Congo [Imperial Airways], Jamaica, per half ounce
  • Air postcard, French Indo China

9d

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

10d

  • Air letter to Brazil, Ivory Coast, Mexico, Senegal, Portugese, East Africa, 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 Ecuador, Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Dutch E Indies, USSR, per ½ oz
  • Air postcard to Colombia or (via New York) Bolivia, Peru

1/3

  • Parcel, inland, 8 to 11 lbs
  • Air letter to lists D,E, Columbia or [via France] Fr. Equatorial Africa Fr. Guinea or Belgian Congo, per ½ oz

1/4

  • Air letter, French Indo China, per half ounce
  • 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
  • Parcel, Sudan & Egypt, per ½ lb

2/9

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

3/-

  • Parcel, Kenya Uganda & Tanganyika, per ½ lb

3/6

  • Air letter (via France or Germany) to Brazil, per half ounce
  • Parcel, S Africa N & S Rhodesia, per ½ lb

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
  • Libya
  • Mauritius
  • Morocco
  • North Borneo
  • Rhodesias N & S
  • Sarawak
  • South Africa
  • Straits Settlements
  • Tunisia
  • 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
  • Haiti
  • Honduras Rep.
  • Leeward Isles
  • Nicaragua
  • Panama
  • Puerto 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 - augmented August 2009