Jamaica

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

Jamaica

1/2d

  • Inland postcard
  • Inland newspapers, (local & British), magazines, (local), per copy
  • Inland printed & commercial papers
  • Overseas Braille items, first 2 lbs, (& rate for subsequent 3 lbs)
  • (Overseas printed/commercial papers or samples per 2 oz. -minimum 21/2 d)
  • (Telegram per word after the first 12 words)

1d

  • Inland letter per 2 oz.
  • Inland reply paid postcard
  • Inland parcel per 2 oz.
  • Overseas postcard
  • Oversease sample minimum
  • (Letter to GB or British possessions per subsequent oz.)

11/2d

  • Letter to GB or British possessions, first oz.
  • (Non-British foreign letter, per subsequent oz.)
  • (Overseas small packet per 2 oz. - minimum 6d.)

2d

  • Overseas reply paid postcard
  • (Registration or Recorded Delivery fee)

21/2d

  • Non-British foreign letter per first oz.
  • Overseas commercial papers minimum

4d

  • Inland parcel post per 1 lb.

6d

  • Overseas small packet minimum

81/2d

  • Airmail letter to GB first 1/2 oz.

9d

  • Inland telegram per first 12 words

91/2d

  • Airmail letter to USA first 1/2 oz.

101/2d

  • Airmail letter to Canal Zone first 1/2 oz.

11d

  • Airmail letter to Canada first 1/2 oz.

1/-

1/11/2d

  • Airmail letter to Europe first 1/2 oz.

1/31/2d

  • Airmail letter to GB from 1/2 to 1 oz.

1/41/2d

  • Airmail letter to USA from 1/2 to 1 oz.

1/61/2d

  • Airmail letter to Canal Zone from 1/2 to 1 oz.

1/81/2d

  • Airmail letter to Canada or Europe from 1/2 to 1 oz.

1/111/2d

  • Airmail letter to GB from 1 oz to 1 1/2oz.

Annotation

( ) = Additional charges to stanard rates.

Shaded boxes:

 

Silver Jubilee denominations

 

Rates achievable solely with Silver Jubilee denominations

 

Rate achievable with the complete Silver Jubilee set