Samples Rates 1948-1971
Introduction
The Zones A-C airmail samples rates were introduced on 1st February 1948 along with the other types of second class airmail.
There was no minimum rate, unlike small packets or commercial papers.
The service was discontinued on 1st July 1971, although before that point the rates had been the same as those for regular printed papers throughout. The rates are repeated below for convenience of reference.
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 |