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Postal rates at the time of the 1935 Silver Jubilee from:
India
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1/2a
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- Braille items per 2 lb, foreign
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9p
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1a
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- Letter, inland, basic up to 1/2 tola*
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1 1/4a
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- Letter, inland, up to 2 1/2 tolas*
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1 1/2a
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- Printed paper, foreign, minimum
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2a
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- Postcard, foreign
- (Extra per subsequent ounce, letter, foreign)
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2 1/2a
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- Letter, inland, up to 5 tolas*
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3a
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- Braille items, 10-11 lbs, foreign
- (Extra for registration or recorded delivery
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3 1/2a
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- Letter, first ounce, foreign
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3 3/4a
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- Letter, inland, up to 7 1/2 tolas*
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4a
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- Postcard, airmail to Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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7a
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- (Letter, per subsequent 1/2 ounce, airmail to Great Britain & N. Ireland)
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7 1/2a
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- Letter, first 1/2 ounce, airmail to Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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8a
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Annotation
* Tola: the unit of weight for calculating inland postal charges, equal to 11.66 grammes (corresponding to the weight of a rupee coin), or 0.4114 of an ounce.
( ) = Additional charges to stanard rates.
Shaded boxes:
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Silver Jubilee denominations
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Rates achievable solely with Silver Jubilee denominations
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