Printed Papers Rates 1948-1991
Introduction
Reduced rates for printed papers and other forms of "second class" airmail (i.e. small packets, samples, and commercial papers), were not immediately introduced under the "zone" system of 1947. Instead, these services were introduced piecemeal to various countries that would agree to accept the various classes of mail over the period 1948-50 (this was not compulsory for all of them under UPU regulations). The first introductions came into effect on 1st February 1948.
Rates for the other forms of second class airmail are listed separately for convenience, although they are the same except for a lower maximum weight limit.
In 1991 zones A and B were combined into a single zone, with a separate European airmail printed papers rate introduced.
Rates
Date | Zone A | Zone B | Zone C |
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1948 (1 Feb) |
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 |
1952 (1 May) |
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 |
6d - ½oz 1s - 1oz 1s 6d - 1½oz 2s - 2oz 2s 6d - 2½oz 3s - 3oz 3s 6d - 3½oz 4s - 4oz 4s 6d - 4½oz 5s - 5oz 5s 6d - 5½oz 6s - 6oz Each addl. ½oz - 6d |
7d - ½oz 1s 2d - 1oz 1s 9d - 1½oz 2s 4d - 2oz 2s 11d - 2½oz 3s 6d - 3oz 4s 1d - 3½oz 4s 8d - 4oz 5s 3d - 4½oz 5s 10d - 5oz 6s 5d - 5½oz 7s - 6oz Each addl. ½oz - 7d |
1966 (3 Oct) |
6d - ½oz 1s - 1oz 1s 6d - 1½oz 2s - 2oz 2s 6d - 2½oz 3s - 3oz 3s 6d - 3½oz 4s - 4oz 4s 6d - 4½oz 5s - 5oz 5s 6d - 5½oz 6s - 6oz Each addl. ½oz - 6d |
7d - ½oz 1s 2d - 1oz 1s 9d - 1½oz 2s 4d - 2oz 2s 11d - 2½oz 3s 6d - 3oz 4s 1d - 3½oz 4s 8d - 4oz 5s 3d - 4½oz 5s 10d - 5oz 6s 5d - 5½oz 7s - 6oz Each addl. ½oz - 7d |
8d - ½oz 1s 4d - 1oz 2s - 1½oz 2s 8d - 2oz 3s 4d - 2½oz 4s - 3oz 4s 8d - 3½oz 5s 4d - 4oz 6s - 4½oz 6s 8d - 5oz 7s 4d - 5½oz 8s - 6oz Each addl. ½oz - 8d |
1971 (15 Feb) |
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 |
3p - ½oz 6p - 1oz 9p - 1½oz 12p - 2oz 15p - 2½oz 18p - 3oz 21p - 3½oz 24p - 4oz 27p - 4½oz 30p - 5oz 33p - 5½oz 36p - 6oz Each addl. ½oz - 3p |
3½p - ½oz 7p - 1oz 10½p - 1½oz 14p - 2oz 17½p - 2½oz 21p - 3oz 24½p - 3½oz 28p - 4oz 31½p - 4½oz 35p - 5oz 38½p - 5½oz 42p - 6oz Each addl. ½oz - 3½p |
1971 (1 Jul) |
3p - ½oz 6p - 1oz 9p - 1½oz 12p - 2oz 15p - 2½oz 18p - 3oz 21p - 3½oz 24p - 4oz 27p - 4½oz 30p - 5oz 33p - 5½oz 36p - 6oz Each addl. ½oz - 3p |
4p - ½oz 8p - 1oz 12p - 1½oz 16p - 2oz 20p - 2½oz 24p - 3oz 28p - 3½oz 32p - 4oz 36p - 4½oz 40p - 5oz 44p - 5½oz 48p - 6oz Each addl. ½oz - 4p |
5p - ½oz 10p - 1oz 15p - 1½oz 20p - 2oz 25p - 2½oz 30p - 3oz 35p - 3½oz 40p - 4oz 45p - 4½oz 50p - 5oz 55p - 5½oz 60p - 6oz Each addl. ½oz - 5p |
1973 (10 Sep) |
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 |
4p - ½oz 7½p - 1oz 11p - 1½oz 14½p - 2oz 18p - 2½oz 21½p - 3oz 25p - 3½oz 28½p - 4oz 32p - 4½oz 35½p - 5oz 39p - 5½oz 42½p - 6oz Each addl. ½oz - 3½p |
5p - ½oz 9½p - 1oz 14p - 1½oz 18½p - 2oz 23p - 2½oz 27½p - 3oz 32p - 3½oz 36½p - 4oz 41p - 4½oz 45½p - 5oz 50p - 5½oz 54½p - 6oz Each addl. ½oz - 4½p |
1974 (24 Jun) |
3½p - ½oz 6p - 1oz 8½p - 1½oz 11p - 2oz 13½p - 2½oz 16p - 3oz 18½p - 3½oz 21p - 4oz 23½p - 4½oz 26p - 5oz 28½p - 5½oz 31p - 6oz Each addl. ½oz - 2½p |
4p - ½oz 7½p - 1oz 11p - 1½oz 14½p - 2oz 18p - 2½oz 21½p - 3oz 25p - 3½oz 28½p - 4oz 32p - 4½oz 35½p - 5oz 39p - 5½oz 42½p - 6oz Each addl. ½oz - 3½p |
5p - ½oz 9½p - 1oz 14p - 1½oz 18½p - 2oz 23p - 2½oz 27½p - 3oz 32p - 3½oz 36½p - 4oz 41p - 4½oz 45½p - 5oz 50p - 5½oz 54½p - 6oz Each addl. ½oz - 4½p |
1975 (17 Mar) |
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 |
6p - ½oz 10½p - 1oz 15p - 1½oz 19½p - 2oz 24p - 2½oz 28½p - 3oz 33p - 3½oz 37½p - 4oz 42p - 4½oz 46½p - 5oz 51p - 5½oz 55½p - 6oz Each addl. ½oz - 4½p |
7p - ½oz 12½p - 1oz 18p - 1½oz 23½p - 2oz 29p - 2½oz 34½p - 3oz 40p - 3½oz 45½p - 4oz 51p - 4½oz 56½p - 5oz 62p - 5½oz 67½p - 6oz Each addl. ½oz - 5½p |
1975 (29 Sep) |
6½p - 15g 13p - 30g 16p - 40g 19p - 50g 22p - 60g 25p - 70g 28p - 80g 31p - 90g 34p - 100g 37p - 110g 40p - 120g 43p - 130g Each addl. 10g - 3p |
7p - 15g 14p - 30g 17½p - 40g 21p - 50g 24½p - 60g 28p - 70g 31½p - 80g 35p - 90g 38½p - 100g 42p - 110g 45½p - 120g 49p - 130g Each addl. 10g - 3½p |
8p - 15g 16p - 30g 20½p - 40g 25p - 50g 29½p - 60g 34p - 70g 38½p - 80g 43p - 90g 47½p - 100g 52p - 110g 56½p - 120g 61p - 130g Each addl. 10g - 4½p |
1977 (13 Jun) |
7p - 10g 10p - 20g 13p - 30g 16p - 40g 19p - 50g 22p - 60g 25p - 70g 28p - 80g 31p - 90g 34p - 100g 37p - 110g 40p - 120g Each addl. 10g - 3p |
7p - 10g 10½p - 20g 14p - 30g 17½p - 40g 21p - 50g 24½p - 60g 28p - 70g 31½p - 80g 35p - 90g 38½p - 100g 42p - 110g 45½p - 120g Each addl. 10g - 3½p |
8p - 10g 12½p - 20g 17p - 30g 21½p - 40g 26p - 50g 30½p - 60g 35p - 70g 39½p - 80g 44p - 90g 48½p - 100g 53p - 110g 57½p - 120g Each addl. 10g - 4½p |
1979 (20 Aug) |
9p - 10g 12½p - 20g 16p - 30g 19½p - 40g 23p - 50g 26½p - 60g 30p - 70g 33½p - 80g 37p - 90g 40½p - 100g 44p - 110g 47½p - 120g Each addl. 10g - 3½p |
9½p - 10g 14p - 20g 18½p - 30g 23p - 40g 27½p - 50g 32p - 60g 36½p - 70g 41p - 80g 45½p - 90g 50p - 100g 54½p - 110g 59p - 120g Each addl. 10g - 4½p |
10p - 10g 15½p - 20g 21p - 30g 26½p - 40g 32p - 50g 37½p - 60g 43p - 70g 48½p - 80g 54p - 90g 59½p - 100g 65p - 110g 70½p - 120g Each addl. 10g - 5½p |
1980 (4 Feb) |
10p - 10g 14p - 20g 18p - 30g 22p - 40g 26p - 50g 30p - 60g 34p - 70g 38p - 80g 42p - 90g 46p - 100g 50p - 110g 54p - 120g Each addl. 10g - 4p |
11p - 10g 16½p - 20g 22p - 30g 27½p - 40g 33p - 50g 38½p - 60g 44p - 70g 49½p - 80g 55p - 90g 60½p - 100g 66p - 110g 71½p - 120g Each addl. 10g - 5½p |
11½p - 10g 18p - 20g 24½p - 30g 31p - 40g 37½p - 50g 44p - 60g 50½p - 70g 57p - 80g 63½p - 90g 70p - 100g 76½p - 110g 83p - 120g Each addl. 10g - 6½p |
1981 (26 Jan) |
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 |
16p - 10g 23p - 20g 30p - 30g 37p - 40g 44p - 50g 51p - 60g 58p - 70g 65p - 80g 72p - 90g 79p - 100g 86p - 110g 93p - 120g Each addl. 10g - 7p |
17p - 10g 25p - 20g 33p - 30g 41p - 40g 49p - 50g 57p - 60g 65p - 70g 73p - 80g 81p - 90g 89p - 100g 97p - 110g £1.05 - 120g Each addl. 10g - 8p |
1982 (1 Feb) |
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 |
19p - 10g 26p - 20g 33p - 30g 40p - 40g 47p - 50g 54p - 60g 61p - 70g 68p - 80g 75p - 90g 82p - 100g 89p - 110g 96p - 120g Each addl. 10g - 7p |
20p - 10g 28p - 20g 36p - 30g 44p - 40g 52p - 50g 60p - 60g 68p - 70g 76p - 80g 84p - 90g 92p - 100g £1.00 - 110g £1.08 - 120g Each addl. 10g - 8p |
1983 (5 Apr) |
18½p - 10g 23½p - 20g 28½p - 30g 33½p - 40g 38½p - 50g 43½p - 60g 48½p - 70g 53½p - 80g 58½p - 90g 63½p - 100g 68½p - 110g 73½p - 120g Each addl. 10g - 5p |
20½p - 10g 27½p - 20g 34½p - 30g 41½p - 40g 48½p - 50g 55½p - 60g 62½p - 70g 69½p - 80g 76½p - 90g 83½p - 100g 90½p - 110g 97½p - 120g Each addl. 10g - 7p |
21½p - 10g 29½p - 20g 37½p - 30g 45½p - 40g 53½p - 50g 61½p - 60g 69½p - 70g 77½p - 80g 85½p - 90g 93½p - 100g £1.01½ - 110g £1.09½ - 120g Each addl. 10g - 8p |
1984 (3 Sep) |
21p - 10g 26p - 20g 31p - 30g 36p - 40g 41p - 50g 46p - 60g 51p - 70g 56p - 80g 61p - 90g 66p - 100g 71p - 110g 76p - 120g Each addl. 10g - 5p |
23p - 10g 30p - 20g 37p - 30g 44p - 40g 51p - 50g 58p - 60g 65p - 70g 72p - 80g 79p - 90g 86p - 100g 93p - 110g £1.00 - 120g Each addl. 10g - 7p |
24p - 10g 32p - 20g 40p - 30g 48p - 40g 56p - 50g 64p - 60g 72p - 70g 80p - 80g 88p - 90g 96p - 100g £1.04 - 110g £1.12 - 120g Each addl. 10g - 8p |
1988 (5 Sep) |
23p - 10g 29p - 20g 35p - 30g 41p - 40g 47p - 50g 53p - 60g 59p - 70g 65p - 80g 71p - 90g 77p - 100g 83p - 110g 89p - 120g Each addl. 10g - 6p |
24p - 10g 31p - 20g 38p - 30g 45p - 40g 52p - 50g 59p - 60g 66p - 70g 73p - 80g 80p - 90g 87p - 100g 94p - 110g £1.01 - 120g Each addl. 10g - 7p |
25p - 10g 34p - 20g 43p - 30g 52p - 40g 61p - 50g 70p - 60g 79p - 70g 88p - 80g 97p - 90g £1.06 - 100g £1.15 - 110g £1.24 - 120g Each addl. 10g - 9p |
1989 (2 Oct) |
24p - 10g 30p - 20g 36p - 30g 42p - 40g 48p - 50g 54p - 60g 60p - 70g 66p - 80g 72p - 90g 78p - 100g 84p - 110g 90p - 120g 96p - 130g £1.02 - 140g £1.08 - 150g £1.14 - 160g £1.20 - 170g £1.26 - 180g £1.32 - 190g £1.38 - 200g £1.44 - 210g £1.50 - 220g £1.56 - 230g £1.62 - 240g £1.68 - 250g £1.74 - 260g £1.80 - 270g £1.86 - 280g £1.92 - 290g £1.98 - 300g £2.04 - 310g £2.10 - 320g £2.16 - 330g £2.22 - 340g £2.28 - 350g £2.34 - 360g £2.40 - 370g £2.46 - 380g £2.52 - 390g £2.58 - 400g £2.64 - 410g £2.70 - 420g £2.76 - 430g £2.82 - 440g £2.88 - 450g £2.94 - 460g £3.00 - 470g £3.06 - 480g £3.12 - 490g £3.18 - 500g £3.30 - 600g £3.80 - 700g £4.20 - 800g £4.70 - 900g £5.20 - 1kg £10.20 - 2kg £15.20 - 3kg £20.20 - 4kg £25.20 - 5kg |
25p - 10g 33p - 20g 41p - 30g 49p - 40g 57p - 50g 65p - 60g 73p - 70g 81p - 80g 89p - 90g 97p - 100g £1.05 - 110g £1.13 - 120g £1.21 - 130g £1.29 - 140g £1.37 - 150g £1.45 - 160g £1.53 - 170g £1.61 - 180g £1.69 - 190g £1.77 - 200g £1.85 - 210g £1.93 - 220g £2.01 - 230g £2.09 - 240g £2.17 - 250g £2.25 - 260g £2.33 - 270g £2.41 - 280g £2.49 - 290g £2.57 - 300g £2.65 - 310g £2.73 - 320g £2.81 - 330g £2.89 - 340g £2.97 - 350g £3.05 - 360g £3.13 - 370g £3.21 - 380g £3.29 - 390g £3.37 - 400g £3.45 - 410g £3.53 - 420g £3.61 - 430g £3.69 - 440g £3.77 - 450g £3.85 - 460g £3.93 - 470g £4.01 - 480g £4.09 - 490g £4.17 - 500g £4.40 - 600g £5.20 - 700g £5.80 - 800g £6.50 - 900g £7.20 - 1kg £14.20 - 2kg £21.20 - 3kg £28.20 - 4kg £35.20 - 5kg |
26p - 10g 35p - 20g 44p - 30g 53p - 40g 62p - 50g 71p - 60g 80p - 70g 89p - 80g 98p - 90g £1.07 - 100g £1.16 - 110g £1.25 - 120g £1.34 - 130g £1.43 - 140g £1.52 - 150g £1.61 - 160g £1.70 - 170g £1.79 - 180g £1.88 - 190g £1.97 - 200g £2.06 - 210g £2.15 - 220g £2.24 - 230g £2.33 - 240g £2.42 - 250g £2.51 - 260g £2.60 - 270g £2.69 - 280g £2.78 - 290g £2.87 - 300g £2.96 - 310g £3.05 - 320g £3.14 - 330g £3.23 - 340g £3.32 - 350g £3.41 - 360g £3.50 - 370g £3.59 - 380g £3.68 - 390g £3.77 - 400g £3.86 - 410g £3.95 - 420g £4.04 - 430g £4.13 - 440g £4.22 - 450g £4.31 - 460g £4.40 - 470g £4.49 - 480g £4.58 - 490g £4.67 - 500g £5.00 - 600g £5.80 - 700g £6.60 - 800g £7.40 - 900g £8.20 - 1kg £16.20 - 2kg £24.20 - 3kg £32.20 - 4kg £40.20 - 5kg |
1990 (17 Sep) |
29p - 10g 37p - 20g 45p - 30g 53p - 40g 61p - 50g 69p - 60g 77p - 70g 85p - 80g 93p - 90g £1.01 - 100g £1.09 - 110g £1.17 - 120g £1.25 - 130g £1.33 - 140g £1.41 - 150g £1.49 - 160g £1.57 - 170g £1.65 - 180g £1.73 - 190g £1.81 - 200g £1.89 - 210g £1.97 - 220g £2.05 - 230g £2.13 - 240g £2.21 - 250g £2.29 - 260g £2.37 - 270g £2.45 - 280g £2.53 - 290g £2.61 - 300g £2.69 - 310g £2.77 - 320g £2.85 - 330g £2.93 - 340g £3.01 - 350g £3.09 - 360g £3.17 - 370g £3.25 - 380g £3.33 - 390g £3.41 - 400g £3.49 - 410g £3.57 - 420g £3.65 - 430g £3.73 - 440g £3.81 - 450g £3.89 - 460g £3.97 - 470g £4.05 - 480g £4.13 - 490g £4.21 - 500g £4.50 - 600g £5.30 - 700g £5.90 - 800g £6.65 - 900g £7.35 - 1kg £14.50 - 2kg £21.60 - 3kg £28.75 - 4kg £35.90 - 5kg |
29p - 10g 37p - 20g 45p - 30g 53p - 40g 61p - 50g 69p - 60g 77p - 70g 85p - 80g 93p - 90g £1.01 - 100g £1.09 - 110g £1.17 - 120g £1.25 - 130g £1.33 - 140g £1.41 - 150g £1.49 - 160g £1.57 - 170g £1.65 - 180g £1.73 - 190g £1.81 - 200g £1.89 - 210g £1.97 - 220g £2.05 - 230g £2.13 - 240g £2.21 - 250g £2.29 - 260g £2.37 - 270g £2.45 - 280g £2.53 - 290g £2.61 - 300g £2.69 - 310g £2.77 - 320g £2.85 - 330g £2.93 - 340g £3.01 - 350g £3.09 - 360g £3.17 - 370g £3.25 - 380g £3.33 - 390g £3.41 - 400g £3.49 - 410g £3.57 - 420g £3.65 - 430g £3.73 - 440g £3.81 - 450g £3.89 - 460g £3.97 - 470g £4.05 - 480g £4.13 - 490g £4.21 - 500g £4.50 - 600g £5.30 - 700g £5.90 - 800g £6.65 - 900g £7.35 - 1kg £14.50 - 2kg £21.60 - 3kg £28.75 - 4kg £35.90 - 5kg |
31p - 10g 40p - 20g 49p - 30g 58p - 40g 67p - 50g 76p - 60g 85p - 70g 94p - 80g £1.03 - 90g £1.12 - 100g £1.21 - 110g £1.30 - 120g £1.39 - 130g £1.48 - 140g £1.57 - 150g £1.66 - 160g £1.75 - 170g £1.84 - 180g £1.93 - 190g £2.02 - 200g £2.11 - 210g £2.20 - 220g £2.29 - 230g £2.38 - 240g £2.47 - 250g £2.56 - 260g £2.65 - 270g £2.74 - 280g £2.83 - 290g £2.92 - 300g £3.01 - 310g £3.10 - 320g £3.19 - 330g £3.28 - 340g £3.37 - 350g £3.46 - 360g £3.55 - 370g £3.64 - 380g £3.73 - 390g £3.82 - 400g £3.91 - 410g £4.00 - 420g £4.09 - 430g £4.18 - 440g £4.27 - 450g £4.36 - 460g £4.45 - 470g £4.54 - 480g £4.63 - 490g £4.72 - 500g £5.10 - 600g £5.90 - 700g £6.75 - 800g £7.55 - 900g £8.35 - 1kg £16.50 - 2kg £24.70 - 3kg £32.85 - 4kg £41.00 - 5kg |