SHOW MENUCommercial Papers Rates 1892-1966
Introduction
c.1895 (undated cancel) - basic 2½d rate for up to 10oz to Germany,
item sent in uprated newspaper wrapper, possibly legal documents
Examples included legal documents, invoices and other mercantile paperwork, manuscripts of books and music, and even postal history! (Well, "letters and post-cards of old date which have already served their original purpose" anyway.)
The initial weight steps were high to take account of the nature of such material. Commercial papers as a separate category were discontinued from 1st February 1966.
Rates
| Date | Rate | Date | Rate | Date | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1892 (1 Jul) |
2½d - 10oz 3d - 12oz 3½d - 14oz 4d - 1lb 4½d - 1lb 2oz 5d - 1lb 4oz 5½d - 1lb 6oz 6d - 1lb 8oz 6½d - 1lb 10oz 7d - 1lb 12oz 7½d - 1lb 14oz 8d - 2lb Each addl. 2oz - ½d |
1921 (13 Jun) |
3d - 12oz 3½d - 14oz 4d - 1lb 4½d - 1lb 2oz 5d - 1lb 4oz 5½d - 1lb 6oz 6d - 1lb 8oz 6½d - 1lb 10oz 7d - 1lb 12oz 7½d - 1lb 14oz 8d - 2lb 8½d - 2lb 2oz Each addl. 2oz - ½d |
1923 (14 May) |
2½d - 10oz 3d - 12oz 3½d - 14oz 4d - 1lb 4½d - 1lb 2oz 5d - 1lb 4oz 5½d - 1lb 6oz 6d - 1lb 8oz 6½d - 1lb 10oz 7d - 1lb 12oz 7½d - 1lb 14oz 8d - 2lb Each addl. 2oz - ½d |
| 1948 (1 Jul) |
3d - 12oz 3½d - 14oz 4d - 1lb 4½d - 1lb 2oz 5d - 1lb 4oz 5½d - 1lb 6oz 6d - 1lb 8oz 6½d - 1lb 10oz 7d - 1lb 12oz 7½d - 1lb 14oz 8d - 2lb 8½d - 2lb 2oz Each addl. 2oz - ½d |
1949 (1 May) |
3d - 10oz 3½d - 12oz 4d - 14oz 4½d - 1lb 5d - 1lb 2oz 5½d - 1lb 4oz 6d - 1lb 6oz 6½d - 1lb 8oz 7d - 1lb 10oz 7½d - 1lb 12oz 8d - 1lb 14oz 8½d - 2lb Each addl. 2oz - ½d |
1950 (1 Oct) |
4d - 12oz 4½d - 14oz 5d - 1lb 5½d - 1lb 2oz 6d - 1lb 4oz 6½d - 1lb 6oz 7d - 1lb 8oz 7½d - 1lb 10oz 8d - 1lb 12oz 8½d - 1lb 14oz 9d - 2lb 9½d - 2lb 2oz Each addl. 2oz - ½d |
| 1957 (1 Oct) |
6d - 10oz 7d - 12oz 8d - 14oz 9d - 1lb 10d - 1lb 2oz 11d - 1lb 4oz 1s - 1lb 6oz 1s 1d - 1lb 8oz 1s 2d - 1lb 10oz 1s 3d - 1lb 12oz 1s 4d - 1lb 14oz 1s 5d - 2lb Each addl. 2oz - 1d |
1963 (1 Jul) |
7d - 8oz 8½d - 10oz 10d - 12oz 11½d - 14oz 1s 1d - 1lb 1s 2½d - 1lb 2oz 1s 4d - 1lb 4oz 1s 5½d - 1lb 6oz 1s 7d - 1lb 8oz 1s 8½d - 1lb 10oz 1s 10d - 1lb 12oz 1s 11½d - 1lb 14oz Each addl. 2oz - 1½d |
