Newspaper Rates (Worldwide) 1952-1993
Introduction
Separate Zones A-C airmail rates for newspapers and periodicals (lower than the regular printed papers rates) were introduced in 1952. Separate rates continued after the change to Zones 1 and 2 in 1991 but were discontinued in 1993, after which newspapers had to be sent as regular printed papers.
The Post Office listed these rates separately from the newspaper "all-up" service to Europe (1966-91), and this practice has been followed here.
Rates 1952-1991
Date | Zone A | Zone B | Zone C |
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1952 (1 May) |
3d - ½oz 6d - 1oz 9d - 1½oz 1s - 2oz 1s 3d - 2½oz 1s 6d - 3oz 1s 9d - 3½oz 2s - 4oz 2s 3d - 4½oz 2s 6d - 5oz 2s 9d - 5½oz 3s - 6oz Each addl. ½oz - 3d |
4d - ½oz 8d - 1oz 1s - 1½oz 1s 4d - 2oz 1s 8d - 2½oz 2s - 3oz 2s 4d - 3½oz 2s 8d - 4oz 3s - 4½oz 3s 4d - 5oz 3s 8d - 5½oz 4s - 6oz Each addl. ½oz - 4d |
5d - ½oz 10d - 1oz 1s 3d - 1½oz 1s 8d - 2oz 2s 1d - 2½oz 2s 6d - 3oz 2s 11d - 3½oz 3s 4d - 4oz 3s 9d - 4½oz 4s 2d - 5oz 4s 7d - 5½oz 5s - 6oz Each addl. ½oz - 5d |
1971 (15 Feb) |
1p - ½oz 2p - 1oz 3p - 1½oz 4p - 2oz 5p - 2½oz 6p - 3oz 7p - 3½oz 8p - 4oz 9p - 4½oz 10p - 5oz 11p - 5½oz 12p - 6oz Each addl. ½oz - 1p |
1½p - ½oz 3p - 1oz 4½p - 1½oz 6p - 2oz 7½p - 2½oz 9p - 3oz 10½p - 3½oz 12p - 4oz 13½p - 4½oz 15p - 5oz 16½p - 5½oz 18p - 6oz Each addl. ½oz - 1½p |
2p - ½oz 4p - 1oz 6p - 1½oz 8p - 2oz 10p - 2½oz 12p - 3oz 14p - 3½oz 16p - 4oz 18p - 4½oz 20p - 5oz 22p - 5½oz 24p - 6oz Each addl. ½oz - 2p |
1971 (1 Jul) |
1½p - ½oz 3p - 1oz 4½p - 1½oz 6p - 2oz 7½p - 2½oz 9p - 3oz 10½p - 3½oz 12p - 4oz 13½p - 4½oz 15p - 5oz 16½p - 5½oz 18p - 6oz Each addl. ½oz - 1½p |
2p - ½oz 4p - 1oz 6p - 1½oz 8p - 2oz 10p - 2½oz 12p - 3oz 14p - 3½oz 16p - 4oz 18p - 4½oz 20p - 5oz 22p - 5½oz 24p - 6oz Each addl. ½oz - 2p |
2½p - ½oz 5p - 1oz 7½p - 1½oz 10p - 2oz 12½p - 2½oz 15p - 3oz 17½p - 3½oz 20p - 4oz 22½p - 4½oz 25p - 5oz 27½p - 5½oz 30p - 6oz Each addl. ½oz - 2½p |
1973 (10 Sep) |
2p - ½oz 3½p - 1oz 5p - 1½oz 6½p - 2oz 8p - 2½oz 9½p - 3oz 11p - 3½oz 12½p - 4oz 14p - 4½oz 15½p - 5oz 17p - 5½oz 18½p - 6oz Each addl. ½oz - 1½p |
2½p - ½oz 4½p - 1oz 6½p - 1½oz 8½p - 2oz 10½p - 2½oz 12½p - 3oz 14½p - 3½oz 16½p - 4oz 18½p - 4½oz 20½p - 5oz 22½p - 5½oz 24½p - 6oz Each addl. ½oz - 2p |
3p - ½oz 5½p - 1oz 8p - 1½oz 10½p - 2oz 13p - 2½oz 15½p - 3oz 18p - 3½oz 20½p - 4oz 23p - 4½oz 25½p - 5oz 28p - 5½oz 30½p - 6oz Each addl. ½oz - 2½p |
1974 (24 Jun) |
2½p - ½oz 4p - 1oz 5½p - 1½oz 7p - 2oz 8½p - 2½oz 10p - 3oz 11½p - 3½oz 13p - 4oz 14½p - 4½oz 16p - 5oz 17½p - 5½oz 19p - 6oz Each addl. ½oz - 1½p |
2½p - ½oz 4½p - 1oz 6½p - 1½oz 8½p - 2oz 10½p - 2½oz 12½p - 3oz 14½p - 3½oz 16½p - 4oz 18½p - 4½oz 20½p - 5oz 22½p - 5½oz 24½p - 6oz Each addl. ½oz - 2p |
3p - ½oz 5½p - 1oz 8p - 1½oz 10½p - 2oz 13p - 2½oz 15½p - 3oz 18p - 3½oz 20½p - 4oz 23p - 4½oz 25½p - 5oz 28p - 5½oz 30½p - 6oz Each addl. ½oz - 2½p |
1975 (17 Mar) |
5p - ½oz 7½p - 1oz 10p - 1½oz 12½p - 2oz 15p - 2½oz 17½p - 3oz 20p - 3½oz 22½p - 4oz 25p - 4½oz 27½p - 5oz 30p - 5½oz 32½p - 6oz Each addl. ½oz - 2½p |
5p - ½oz 8p - 1oz 11p - 1½oz 14p - 2oz 17p - 2½oz 20p - 3oz 23p - 3½oz 26p - 4oz 29p - 4½oz 32p - 5oz 35p - 5½oz 38p - 6oz Each addl. ½oz - 3p |
6p - ½oz 9½p - 1oz 13p - 1½oz 16½p - 2oz 20p - 2½oz 23½p - 3oz 27p - 3½oz 30½p - 4oz 34p - 4½oz 37½p - 5oz 41p - 5½oz 44½p - 6oz Each addl. ½oz - 3½p |
1975 (29 Sep) |
5p - 15g 10p - 30g 11½p - 40g 13p - 50g 14½p - 60g 16p - 70g 17½p - 80g 19p - 90g 20½p - 100g 22p - 110g 23½p - 120g 25p - 130g Each addl. 10g - 1½p |
5p - 15g 10p - 30g 12p - 40g 14p - 50g 16p - 60g 18p - 70g 20p - 80g 22p - 90g 24p - 100g 26p - 110g 28p - 120g 30p - 130g Each addl. 10g - 2p |
6p - 15g 12p - 30g 14½p - 40g 17p - 50g 19½p - 60g 22p - 70g 24½p - 80g 27p - 90g 29½p - 100g 32p - 110g 34½p - 120g 37p - 130g Each addl. 10g - 2½p |
1977 (13 Jun) |
6p - 10g 7½p - 20g 9p - 30g 10½p - 40g 12p - 50g 13½p - 60g 15p - 70g 16½p - 80g 18p - 90g 19½p - 100g 21p - 110g 22½p - 120g Each addl. 10g - 1½p |
6p - 10g 8p - 20g 10p - 30g 12p - 40g 14p - 50g 16p - 60g 18p - 70g 20p - 80g 22p - 90g 24p - 100g 26p - 110g 28p - 120g Each addl. 10g - 2p |
6p - 10g 8½p - 20g 11p - 30g 13½p - 40g 16p - 50g 18½p - 60g 21p - 70g 23½p - 80g 26p - 90g 28½p - 100g 31p - 110g 33½p - 120g Each addl. 10g - 2½p |
1979 (20 Aug) |
7p - 10g 9p - 20g 11p - 30g 13p - 40g 15p - 50g 17p - 60g 19p - 70g 21p - 80g 23p - 90g 25p - 100g 27p - 110g 29p - 120g Each addl. 10g - 2p |
7½p - 10g 10p - 20g 12½p - 30g 15p - 40g 17½p - 50g 20p - 60g 22½p - 70g 25p - 80g 27½p - 90g 30p - 100g 32½p - 110g 35p - 120g Each addl. 10g - 2½p |
8p - 10g 11p - 20g 14p - 30g 17p - 40g 20p - 50g 23p - 60g 26p - 70g 29p - 80g 32p - 90g 35p - 100g 38p - 110g 41p - 120g Each addl. 10g - 3p |
1980 (4 Feb) |
8p - 10g 10½p - 20g 13p - 30g 15½p - 40g 18p - 50g 20½p - 60g 23p - 70g 25½p - 80g 28p - 90g 30½p - 100g 33p - 110g 35½p - 120g Each addl. 10g - 2½p |
9p - 10g 12p - 20g 15p - 30g 18p - 40g 21p - 50g 24p - 60g 27p - 70g 30p - 80g 33p - 90g 36p - 100g 39p - 110g 42p - 120g Each addl. 10g - 3p |
9½p - 10g 13p - 20g 16½p - 30g 20p - 40g 23½p - 50g 27p - 60g 30½p - 70g 34p - 80g 37½p - 90g 41p - 100g 44½p - 110g 48p - 120g Each addl. 10g - 3½p |
1981 (26 Jan) |
11p - 10g 14p - 20g 17p - 30g 20p - 40g 23p - 50g 26p - 60g 29p - 70g 32p - 80g 35p - 90g 38p - 100g 41p - 110g 44p - 120g Each addl. 10g - 3p |
13p - 10g 17p - 20g 21p - 30g 25p - 40g 29p - 50g 33p - 60g 37p - 70g 41p - 80g 45p - 90g 49p - 100g 53p - 110g 57p - 120g Each addl. 10g - 4p |
14p - 10g 19p - 20g 24p - 30g 29p - 40g 34p - 50g 39p - 60g 44p - 70g 49p - 80g 54p - 90g 59p - 100g 64p - 110g 69p - 120g Each addl. 10g - 5p |
1982 (1 Feb) |
13p - 10g 16p - 20g 19p - 30g 22p - 40g 25p - 50g 28p - 60g 31p - 70g 34p - 80g 37p - 90g 40p - 100g 43p - 110g 46p - 120g Each addl. 10g - 3p |
15p - 10g 19p - 20g 23p - 30g 27p - 40g 31p - 50g 35p - 60g 39p - 70g 43p - 80g 47p - 90g 51p - 100g 55p - 110g 59p - 120g Each addl. 10g - 4p |
16p - 10g 21p - 20g 26p - 30g 31p - 40g 36p - 50g 41p - 60g 46p - 70g 51p - 80g 56p - 90g 61p - 100g 66p - 110g 71p - 120g Each addl. 10g - 5p |
1983 (5 Apr) |
14p - 10g 17p - 20g 20p - 30g 23p - 40g 26p - 50g 29p - 60g 32p - 70g 35p - 80g 38p - 90g 41p - 100g 44p - 110g 47p - 120g Each addl. 10g - 3p |
16p - 10g 20p - 20g 24p - 30g 28p - 40g 32p - 50g 36p - 60g 40p - 70g 44p - 80g 48p - 90g 52p - 100g 56p - 110g 60p - 120g Each addl. 10g - 4p |
17p - 10g 22p - 20g 27p - 30g 32p - 40g 37p - 50g 42p - 60g 47p - 70g 52p - 80g 57p - 90g 62p - 100g 67p - 110g 72p - 120g Each addl. 10g - 5p |
1984 (3 Sep) |
16p - 10g 19p - 20g 22p - 30g 25p - 40g 28p - 50g 31p - 60g 34p - 70g 37p - 80g 40p - 90g 43p - 100g 46p - 110g 49p - 120g Each addl. 10g - 3p |
18p - 10g 22p - 20g 26p - 30g 30p - 40g 34p - 50g 38p - 60g 42p - 70g 46p - 80g 50p - 90g 54p - 100g 58p - 110g 62p - 120g Each addl. 10g - 4p |
19p - 10g 24p - 20g 29p - 30g 34p - 40g 39p - 50g 44p - 60g 49p - 70g 54p - 80g 59p - 90g 64p - 100g 69p - 110g 74p - 120g Each addl. 10g - 5p |
1988 (5 Sep) |
23p - 10g 26p - 20g 29p - 30g 32p - 40g 35p - 50g 38p - 60g 41p - 70g 44p - 80g 47p - 90g 50p - 100g 53p - 110g 56p - 120g Each addl. 10g - 3p |
25p - 10g 29p - 20g 33p - 30g 37p - 40g 41p - 50g 45p - 60g 49p - 70g 53p - 80g 57p - 90g 61p - 100g 65p - 110g 69p - 120g Each addl. 10g - 4p |
26p - 10g 31p - 20g 36p - 30g 41p - 40g 46p - 50g 51p - 60g 56p - 70g 61p - 80g 66p - 90g 71p - 100g 76p - 110g 81p - 120g Each addl. 10g - 5p |
1989 (2 Oct) |
25p - 10g 28p - 20g 31p - 30g 34p - 40g 37p - 50g 40p - 60g 43p - 70g 46p - 80g 49p - 90g 52p - 100g 55p - 110g 58p - 120g Each addl. 10g - 3p |
26p - 10g 30p - 20g 34p - 30g 38p - 40g 42p - 50g 46p - 60g 50p - 70g 54p - 80g 58p - 90g 62p - 100g 66p - 110g 70p - 120g Each addl. 10g - 4p |
27p - 10g 34p - 20g 41p - 30g 48p - 40g 55p - 50g 62p - 60g 69p - 70g 76p - 80g 83p - 90g 90p - 100g 97p - 110g £1.04 - 120g Each addl. 10g - 7p |
1990 (17 Sep) |
29p - 10g 33p - 20g 37p - 30g 41p - 40g 45p - 50g 49p - 60g 53p - 70g 57p - 80g 61p - 90g 65p - 100g 69p - 110g 73p - 120g Each addl. 10g - 4p |
29p - 10g 33p - 20g 37p - 30g 41p - 40g 45p - 50g 49p - 60g 53p - 70g 57p - 80g 61p - 90g 65p - 100g 69p - 110g 73p - 120g Each addl. 10g - 4p |
30p - 10g 38p - 20g 46p - 30g 54p - 40g 62p - 50g 70p - 60g 78p - 70g 86p - 80g 94p - 90g £1.02 - 100g £1.10 - 110g £1.18 - 120g Each addl. 10g - 8p |
Rates 1991-1993
Date | Zone 1 | Zone 2 |
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1991 (7 Jan) |
29p - 10g 33p - 20g 37p - 30g 41p - 40g 45p - 50g 49p - 60g 53p - 70g 57p - 80g 61p - 90g 65p - 100g 69p - 110g 73p - 120g Each addl. 10g - 4p |
30p - 10g 38p - 20g 46p - 30g 54p - 40g 62p - 50g 70p - 60g 78p - 70g 86p - 80g 94p - 90g £1.02 - 100g £1.10 - 110g £1.18 - 120g Each addl. 10g - 8p |
1991 (16 Sep) |
37p - 20g 48p - 40g 59p - 60g 70p - 80g 81p - 100g 92p - 120g £1.03 - 140g £1.14 - 160g £1.25 - 180g £1.36 - 200g £1.47 - 220g £1.58 - 240g Each addl. 20g - 11p |
40p - 20g 58p - 40g 76p - 60g 94p - 80g £1.12 - 100g £1.30 - 120g £1.48 - 140g £1.66 - 160g £1.84 - 180g £2.02 - 200g £2.20 - 220g £2.38 - 240g Each addl. 20g - 18p |