South West Africa

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

South West Africa

from UPU tables with much additional material courtesy of  Neil Donen

1/2d

  • Braille items, up to 3 lb
  • (printed papers, foreign, per oz, minimum rate: 1d)

1d

  • Postcard, inland (inc. South Africa, Basutoland, Bechuanaland &  Swaziland) &, till June, empire
  • Air postcard, inland, South Africa, Basutoland, Bechuanaland & Swaziland
  • Braille items, 3 - 7 lb
  • Printed papers, foreign, minimum rate

11/2d

  • Letter, inland (inc. South Africa, Basutoland, Bechuanaland &  Swaziland) &, till June, empire, per oz
  • Postcard, foreign &, from June, empire
  • Air letter, inland, Swaziland & South Africa, per half ounce
  • Braille items, 7 - 11 lb
  • (Letter, foreign, per subsequent oz [except between 1/6/35 & 9/7/35 - see 2d])

2d

  • Letter, empire, per oz, from June 1
  • Air postcard, the Rhodesias, & via Broken Hill: Angola & Belgian Congo
  • (Letter, foreign, per subsequent oz, from June 1 to July 9)

21/2d

  • Air postcard, Kenya, Uganda, Tanganyika, Zanzibar &, via Nairobi: Angola & Belgian Congo

3d

  • Letter, foreign, first oz
  • Air letter, Basutoland, Bechuanaland, per half ounce
  • Air postcard, Nyasaland, GB & Northern Ireland

4d

  • Air letter, the Rhodesias & via Broken Hill: Angola & Belgian Congo, per half oz
  • (Registration fee)

41/2d

  • Air postcard, Egypt, Iraq, Syria & Transjordan

5d

  • Air letter, Kenya, Uganda, Tanganyika, Zanzibar &, via Nairobi: Angola & Belgian Congo, per half oz
  • Air postcard, Mozambique

6d

  • Air letter, Nyasaland, GB & Northern Ireland, per half oz
  • Air postcard, Europe apart from GB & Northern Ireland

7d

  • Air letter, Sudan, per half oz

71/2d

  • Air postcard, Russia, India [air to Delhi], Canada, USA, Bahamas & Cuba

9d

  • Air letter, Egypt, Iraq, Syria, Transjordan, per half oz
  • Air postcard, Jamaica
  • Air parcel, South Africa, per half lb

10d

  • Air letter, Mozambique, per half oz

101/2d

  • Air postcard, Central America, Honduras, Nicaragua & Salvador

1/-

  • Air letter, Europe apart from UK, India [air to Karachi], per half oz

1/11/2

  • Air postcard, Costa Rica, Panama, Leeward & Windward Islands

1/3

  • Air letter, Algeria, Morocco, Tunis, Russia, India [air to Delhi], Canada, USA, Bahamas, Cuba, per half oz
  • Air parcel, South West Africa, per half lb

1/41/2

  • Air postcard, Ecuador, British & French Guiana, Venezuela

1/6

  • Air letter, Malaya, Siam, Jamaica, per half oz
  • Air postcard, Columbia
  • Air parcel, the Rhodesias, per half lb

1/71/2

  • Air postcard, Peru

1/8

  • Air letter, Australia, New Zealand, per half oz

1/9

  • Air letter, Central America, Honduras, Nicaragua & Salvador, per half oz

2/-

  • Air letter, Russia, per half oz
  • Air parcel, Kenya, Uganda, Tanganyika, Zanzibar, per half lb

2/3

  • Air letter, Costa Rica, Panama, Leeward & Windward Islands, per half oz
  • Air postcard, Brazil

2/6

  • Air postcard, Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay

2/9

  • Air letter, Ecuador, British & French Guiana, Venezuela, per half oz

3/-

  • Air letter, Columbia, per half oz

3/3

  • Air letter, Peru, per half oz

3/6

  • Air parcel, GB & Northern Ireland, per half lb

4/6

  • Air letter, Brazil, per half oz

5/-

  • Air letter, Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, per half oz

N.B. The number of airmail covers noted bearing 1/2d postage suggests the above table is as yet incomplete with regard to airmail rates, so further information on this would be most welcome.

Annotation

( )  = Additions to standard rates

Shaded boxes:

 

Silver Jubilee denominations

 

Rates achievable solely with Silver Jubilee denominations

 

Rate achievable with the complete Silver Jubilee set

AJA - July 2010