Airmail/All-up Rates to H.M. Forces Europe 1946-1952

These rates are tabulated in POST 53/42, Papers listing changes to postage rates on correspondence to British forces abroad since 1925. The layout in that file is not ideal but this is what the tables say or imply!

In this period rates varied by the type and location of the unit, and whether an all-up or specific airmail service was available. Mail could have been sent at the surface rates where no air service was available.

Rates to HM Ship and Naval Establishments 1946-52

Date	HM Ships Germany	HM Ships Iceland and Poland	Naval Establishments Gibraltar and Malta	HM Ships Europe (general)
1946 (6 Mar)	All-up 1½d - 1oz 6d - 1½oz 7d - 2oz 8d - 2½oz 9d - 3oz 10d - 3½oz 11d - 4oz 1s - 4½oz 1s 1d - 5oz 1s 2d - 5½oz 1s 3d - 6oz 1s 4d - 6½oz Each additional ½oz - 1d	All-up 1½d - 1oz 6d - 1½oz 7d - 2oz 8d - 2½oz 9d - 3oz 10d - 3½oz 11d - 4oz 1s - 4½oz 1s 1d - 5oz 1s 2d - 5½oz 1s 3d - 6oz 1s 4d - 6½oz Each additional ½oz - 1d	Airmail 1½d - 1oz 6d - 1½oz 8d - 2oz 11d - 3oz 1s 2d - 3oz 1s 5d - 4oz 1s 8d - 5oz 1s 11d - 6oz 2s 2d - 8oz 2s 5d - 9oz 2s 8d - 10oz 2s 11d - 11oz Each additional 1oz - 3d	All-up 1½d - 1oz 6d - 1½oz 7d - 2oz 8d - 2½oz 9d - 3oz 10d - 3½oz 11d - 4oz 1s - 4½oz 1s 1d - 5oz 1s 2d - 5½oz 1s 3d - 6oz 1s 4d - 6½oz Each additional ½oz - 1d
1947 (15 Feb)	No service	No service	Airmail 1½d - 1oz 6d - 1½oz 8d - 2oz 11d - 3oz 1s 2d - 3oz 1s 5d - 4oz 1s 8d - 5oz 1s 11d - 6oz 2s 2d - 8oz 2s 5d - 9oz 2s 8d - 10oz 2s 11d - 11oz Each additional 1oz - 3d	No service
1947 (15 Sep)	Airmail 5d - 1oz 6d - 1½oz 8d - 2oz 11d - 3oz 1s 2d - 3oz 1s 5d - 4oz 1s 8d - 5oz 1s 11d - 6oz 2s 2d - 8oz 2s 5d - 9oz 2s 8d - 10oz 2s 11d - 11oz Each additional 1oz - 3d	Airmail 5d - 1oz 6d - 1½oz 8d - 2oz 11d - 3oz 1s 2d - 3oz 1s 5d - 4oz 1s 8d - 5oz 1s 11d - 6oz 2s 2d - 8oz 2s 5d - 9oz 2s 8d - 10oz 2s 11d - 11oz Each additional 1oz - 3d	Airmail 5d - 1oz 6d - 1½oz 8d - 2oz 11d - 3oz 1s 2d - 3oz 1s 5d - 4oz 1s 8d - 5oz 1s 11d - 6oz 2s 2d - 8oz 2s 5d - 9oz 2s 8d - 10oz 2s 11d - 11oz Each additional 1oz - 3d	Airmail 5d - 1oz 6d - 1½oz 8d - 2oz 11d - 3oz 1s 2d - 3oz 1s 5d - 4oz 1s 8d - 5oz 1s 11d - 6oz 2s 2d - 8oz 2s 5d - 9oz 2s 8d - 10oz 2s 11d - 11oz Each additional 1oz - 3d
1948 (1 Jul)	Airmail 4½d - 1oz 6d - 1½oz 8d - 2oz 11d - 3oz 1s 2d - 3oz 1s 5d - 4oz 1s 8d - 5oz 1s 11d - 6oz 2s 2d - 8oz 2s 5d - 9oz 2s 8d - 10oz 2s 11d - 11oz Each additional 1oz - 3d	Airmail 4½d - 1oz 6d - 1½oz 8d - 2oz 11d - 3oz 1s 2d - 3oz 1s 5d - 4oz 1s 8d - 5oz 1s 11d - 6oz 2s 2d - 8oz 2s 5d - 9oz 2s 8d - 10oz 2s 11d - 11oz Each additional 1oz - 3d	Airmail 5d - 1oz 6d - 1½oz 8d - 2oz 11d - 3oz 1s 2d - 3oz 1s 5d - 4oz 1s 8d - 5oz 1s 11d - 6oz 2s 2d - 8oz 2s 5d - 9oz 2s 8d - 10oz 2s 11d - 11oz Each additional 1oz - 3d	All-up 2½d - 1oz 3½d - 2oz 4½d - 3oz 5½d - 4oz 6½d - 5oz 7½d - 6oz 8½d - 7oz 9½d - 8oz 10½d - 9oz 11½d - 10oz 1s 0½d - 11oz 1s 1½d - 12oz Each additional 1oz up to 4lb - 1d
1950 (4 Jan)	All-up 2½d - 1oz 3½d - 2oz 4½d - 3oz 5½d - 4oz 6½d - 5oz 7½d - 6oz 8½d - 7oz 9½d - 8oz 10½d - 9oz 11½d - 10oz 1s 0½d - 11oz 1s 1½d - 12oz Each additional 1oz up to 4lb - 1d	Airmail 4½d - 1oz 6d - 1½oz 8d - 2oz 11d - 3oz 1s 2d - 3oz 1s 5d - 4oz 1s 8d - 5oz 1s 11d - 6oz 2s 2d - 8oz 2s 5d - 9oz 2s 8d - 10oz 2s 11d - 11oz Each additional 1oz - 3d	Airmail 5d - 1oz 6d - 1½oz 8d - 2oz 11d - 3oz 1s 2d - 3oz 1s 5d - 4oz 1s 8d - 5oz 1s 11d - 6oz 2s 2d - 8oz 2s 5d - 9oz 2s 8d - 10oz 2s 11d - 11oz Each additional 1oz - 3d	All-up 2½d - 1oz 3½d - 2oz 4½d - 3oz 5½d - 4oz 6½d - 5oz 7½d - 6oz 8½d - 7oz 9½d - 8oz 10½d - 9oz 11½d - 10oz 1s 0½d - 11oz 1s 1½d - 12oz Each additional 1oz up to 4lb - 1d
1952 (5 Feb)	Last day

Rates to Army and Royal Air Force 1946-52

Date	British Army on the Rhine	Azores and Iceland	Gibraltar and Malta	France	Europe (general)
1946 (4 Sep)	All-up 1½d - 1oz 2½d - 2oz 3½d - 3oz 4½d - 4oz 5½d - 5oz 6½d - 6oz 7½d - 7oz 8½d - 8oz 9½d - 9oz 10½d - 10oz 11½d - 11oz 1s 0½d - 12oz Each additional 1oz up to 4lb - 1d	All-up 1½d - 1oz 2½d - 2oz 3½d - 3oz 4½d - 4oz 5½d - 5oz 6½d - 6oz 7½d - 7oz 8½d - 8oz 9½d - 9oz 10½d - 10oz 11½d - 11oz 1s 0½d - 12oz Each additional 1oz up to 4lb - 1d	Airmail 1½d - 1oz 6d - 1½oz 8d - 2oz 11d - 3oz 1s 2d - 3oz 1s 5d - 4oz 1s 8d - 5oz 1s 11d - 6oz 2s 2d - 8oz 2s 5d - 9oz 2s 8d - 10oz 2s 11d - 11oz Each additional 1oz - 3d	Airmail 1½d - 1oz 6d - 1½oz 8d - 2oz 11d - 3oz 1s 2d - 3oz 1s 5d - 4oz 1s 8d - 5oz 1s 11d - 6oz 2s 2d - 8oz 2s 5d - 9oz 2s 8d - 10oz 2s 11d - 11oz Each additional 1oz - 3d	not specified
1947 (15 Feb)	No service	No service	Airmail 1½d - 1oz 6d - 1½oz 8d - 2oz 11d - 3oz 1s 2d - 3oz 1s 5d - 4oz 1s 8d - 5oz 1s 11d - 6oz 2s 2d - 8oz 2s 5d - 9oz 2s 8d - 10oz 2s 11d - 11oz Each additional 1oz - 3d	Airmail 1½d - 1oz 6d - 1½oz 8d - 2oz 11d - 3oz 1s 2d - 3oz 1s 5d - 4oz 1s 8d - 5oz 1s 11d - 6oz 2s 2d - 8oz 2s 5d - 9oz 2s 8d - 10oz 2s 11d - 11oz Each additional 1oz - 3d	No service
1947 (15 Sep)	Airmail 5d - 1oz 6d - 1½oz 8d - 2oz 11d - 3oz 1s 2d - 3oz 1s 5d - 4oz 1s 8d - 5oz 1s 11d - 6oz 2s 2d - 8oz 2s 5d - 9oz 2s 8d - 10oz 2s 11d - 11oz Each additional 1oz - 3d	Airmail 5d - 1oz 6d - 1½oz 8d - 2oz 11d - 3oz 1s 2d - 3oz 1s 5d - 4oz 1s 8d - 5oz 1s 11d - 6oz 2s 2d - 8oz 2s 5d - 9oz 2s 8d - 10oz 2s 11d - 11oz Each additional 1oz - 3d	Airmail 5d - 1oz 6d - 1½oz 8d - 2oz 11d - 3oz 1s 2d - 3oz 1s 5d - 4oz 1s 8d - 5oz 1s 11d - 6oz 2s 2d - 8oz 2s 5d - 9oz 2s 8d - 10oz 2s 11d - 11oz Each additional 1oz - 3d	Airmail 5d - 1oz 6d - 1½oz 8d - 2oz 11d - 3oz 1s 2d - 3oz 1s 5d - 4oz 1s 8d - 5oz 1s 11d - 6oz 2s 2d - 8oz 2s 5d - 9oz 2s 8d - 10oz 2s 11d - 11oz Each additional 1oz - 3d	Airmail 5d - 1oz 6d - 1½oz 8d - 2oz 11d - 3oz 1s 2d - 3oz 1s 5d - 4oz 1s 8d - 5oz 1s 11d - 6oz 2s 2d - 8oz 2s 5d - 9oz 2s 8d - 10oz 2s 11d - 11oz Each additional 1oz - 3d
1948 (18 Feb)	Airmail 5d - 1oz 6d - 1½oz 8d - 2oz 11d - 3oz 1s 2d - 3oz 1s 5d - 4oz 1s 8d - 5oz 1s 11d - 6oz 2s 2d - 8oz 2s 5d - 9oz 2s 8d - 10oz 2s 11d - 11oz Each additional 1oz - 3d	All-up 2½d - 1oz 3½d - 2oz 4½d - 3oz 5½d - 4oz 6½d - 5oz 7½d - 6oz 8½d - 7oz 9½d - 8oz 10½d - 9oz 11½d - 10oz 1s 0½d - 11oz 1s 1½d - 12oz Each additional 1oz up to 4lb - 1d	All-up 2½d - 1oz 3½d - 2oz 4½d - 3oz 5½d - 4oz 6½d - 5oz 7½d - 6oz 8½d - 7oz 9½d - 8oz 10½d - 9oz 11½d - 10oz 1s 0½d - 11oz 1s 1½d - 12oz Each additional 1oz up to 4lb - 1d	All-up 2½d - 1oz 3½d - 2oz 4½d - 3oz 5½d - 4oz 6½d - 5oz 7½d - 6oz 8½d - 7oz 9½d - 8oz 10½d - 9oz 11½d - 10oz 1s 0½d - 11oz 1s 1½d - 12oz Each additional 1oz up to 4lb - 1d	All-up 2½d - 1oz 3½d - 2oz 4½d - 3oz 5½d - 4oz 6½d - 5oz 7½d - 6oz 8½d - 7oz 9½d - 8oz 10½d - 9oz 11½d - 10oz 1s 0½d - 11oz 1s 1½d - 12oz Each additional 1oz up to 4lb - 1d
1948 (1 Jul)	Airmail 4½d - 1oz 6d - 1½oz 8d - 2oz 11d - 3oz 1s 2d - 3oz 1s 5d - 4oz 1s 8d - 5oz 1s 11d - 6oz 2s 2d - 8oz 2s 5d - 9oz 2s 8d - 10oz 2s 11d - 11oz Each additional 1oz - 3d	All-up 2½d - 1oz 3½d - 2oz 4½d - 3oz 5½d - 4oz 6½d - 5oz 7½d - 6oz 8½d - 7oz 9½d - 8oz 10½d - 9oz 11½d - 10oz 1s 0½d - 11oz 1s 1½d - 12oz Each additional 1oz up to 4lb - 1d	All-up 2½d - 1oz 3½d - 2oz 4½d - 3oz 5½d - 4oz 6½d - 5oz 7½d - 6oz 8½d - 7oz 9½d - 8oz 10½d - 9oz 11½d - 10oz 1s 0½d - 11oz 1s 1½d - 12oz Each additional 1oz up to 4lb - 1d	All-up 2½d - 1oz 3½d - 2oz 4½d - 3oz 5½d - 4oz 6½d - 5oz 7½d - 6oz 8½d - 7oz 9½d - 8oz 10½d - 9oz 11½d - 10oz 1s 0½d - 11oz 1s 1½d - 12oz Each additional 1oz up to 4lb - 1d	All-up 2½d - 1oz 3½d - 2oz 4½d - 3oz 5½d - 4oz 6½d - 5oz 7½d - 6oz 8½d - 7oz 9½d - 8oz 10½d - 9oz 11½d - 10oz 1s 0½d - 11oz 1s 1½d - 12oz Each additional 1oz up to 4lb - 1d
1949 (1 Jun)	All-up 2½d - 1oz 3½d - 2oz 4½d - 3oz 5½d - 4oz 6½d - 5oz 7½d - 6oz 8½d - 7oz 9½d - 8oz 10½d - 9oz 11½d - 10oz 1s 0½d - 11oz 1s 1½d - 12oz Each additional 1oz up to 4lb - 1d	All-up 2½d - 1oz 3½d - 2oz 4½d - 3oz 5½d - 4oz 6½d - 5oz 7½d - 6oz 8½d - 7oz 9½d - 8oz 10½d - 9oz 11½d - 10oz 1s 0½d - 11oz 1s 1½d - 12oz Each additional 1oz up to 4lb - 1d	All-up 2½d - 1oz 3½d - 2oz 4½d - 3oz 5½d - 4oz 6½d - 5oz 7½d - 6oz 8½d - 7oz 9½d - 8oz 10½d - 9oz 11½d - 10oz 1s 0½d - 11oz 1s 1½d - 12oz Each additional 1oz up to 4lb - 1d	All-up 2½d - 1oz 3½d - 2oz 4½d - 3oz 5½d - 4oz 6½d - 5oz 7½d - 6oz 8½d - 7oz 9½d - 8oz 10½d - 9oz 11½d - 10oz 1s 0½d - 11oz 1s 1½d - 12oz Each additional 1oz up to 4lb - 1d	All-up 2½d - 1oz 3½d - 2oz 4½d - 3oz 5½d - 4oz 6½d - 5oz 7½d - 6oz 8½d - 7oz 9½d - 8oz 10½d - 9oz 11½d - 10oz 1s 0½d - 11oz 1s 1½d - 12oz Each additional 1oz up to 4lb - 1d
1949 (14 Dec)	All-up 2½d - 1oz 3½d - 2oz 4½d - 3oz 5½d - 4oz 6½d - 5oz 7½d - 6oz 8½d - 7oz 9½d - 8oz 10½d - 9oz 11½d - 10oz 1s 0½d - 11oz 1s 1½d - 12oz Each additional 1oz up to 4lb - 1d	All-up 2½d - 1oz 3½d - 2oz 4½d - 3oz 5½d - 4oz 6½d - 5oz 7½d - 6oz 8½d - 7oz 9½d - 8oz 10½d - 9oz 11½d - 10oz 1s 0½d - 11oz 1s 1½d - 12oz Each additional 1oz up to 4lb - 1d	All-up 2½d - 1oz 3½d - 2oz 4½d - 3oz 5½d - 4oz 6½d - 5oz 7½d - 6oz 8½d - 7oz 9½d - 8oz 10½d - 9oz 11½d - 10oz 1s 0½d - 11oz 1s 1½d - 12oz Each additional 1oz up to 4lb - 1d	All-up 3d - 1oz 5d - 2oz 7d - 3oz 9d - 4oz 11d - 5oz 1s 1d - 6oz 1s 3d - 7oz 1s 5d - 8oz 1s 7d - 9oz 1s 9d - 10oz 1s 11d - 11oz 2s 1d - 12oz Each additional 1oz - 2d (civil foreign rates)	All-up 2½d - 1oz 3½d - 2oz 4½d - 3oz 5½d - 4oz 6½d - 5oz 7½d - 6oz 8½d - 7oz 9½d - 8oz 10½d - 9oz 11½d - 10oz 1s 0½d - 11oz 1s 1½d - 12oz Each additional 1oz up to 4lb - 1d
1952 (5 Feb)	Last day

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