SHOW MENUSurface Letter Rates from H.M.Forces 1957-1975
Rates for Commonwealth addresses or to other Forces addresses were the same as to Great Britain in this period. The fees for non-Commonwealth addresses were generally the same as the prevailing fees from the UK.
| Date | UK, Eire, HM Forces, Commonwealth | Rest of the world | Date | UK, Eire, HM Forces, Commonwealth | Rest of the world |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 (1 Oct) |
2d - 1oz 3½d - 2oz 5d - 3oz 6½d - 4oz 0 8d - 5oz 9½d - 6oz 11d - 7oz 1s 0½d - 8oz 1s 2d - 9oz 1s 3½d - 10oz 1s 5d - 11oz 1s 6½d - 12oz Each additional 1oz - 1½d |
6d - 1oz 10d - 2oz 1s 2d - 3oz 1s 6d - 4oz 1s 10d - 5oz 2s 2d - 6oz 2s 6d - 7oz 2s 10d - 8oz 3s 2d - 9oz 3s 6d - 10oz 3s 10d - 11oz 4s 2d - 12oz Each additional 1oz - 4d |
1965 (17 May) |
3d - 1oz 4½d - 2oz 6d - 3oz 7½d - 4oz 9d - 5oz 10½d - 6oz 1s - 7oz 1s 1½d - 8oz 1s 3d - 9oz 1s 4½d - 10oz 1s 6d - 11oz 1s 7½d - 12oz Each additional 1oz - 1½d |
6d - 1oz 10d - 2oz 1s 2d - 3oz 1s 6d - 4oz 1s 10d - 5oz 2s 2d - 6oz 2s 6d - 7oz 2s 10d - 8oz 3s 2d - 9oz 3s 6d - 10oz 3s 10d - 11oz 4s 2d - 12oz Each additional 1oz - 4d |
| 1966 (3 Oct) |
3d - 1oz 4½d - 2oz 6d - 3oz 7½d - 4oz 9d - 5oz 10½d - 6oz 1s - 7oz 1s 1½d - 8oz 1s 3d - 9oz 1s 4½d - 10oz 1s 6d - 11oz 1s 7½d - 12oz Each additional 1oz - 1½d |
9d - 1oz 1s 2d - 2oz 1s 7d - 3oz 2s - 4oz 2s 5d - 5oz 2s 10d - 6oz 3s 3d - 7oz 3s 8d - 8oz 4s 1d - 9oz 4s 6d - 10oz 4s 11d - 11oz 5s 4d - 12oz Each additional 1oz - 5d |
1968 (16 Sep) |
4d - 1oz 6d - 2oz 8d - 3oz 10d - 4oz 1s - 5oz 1s 2d - 6oz 1s 4d - 7oz 1s 6d - 8oz 1s 8d - 9oz 1s 10d - 10oz 2s - 11oz 2s 2d - 12oz Each additional 1oz - 2d |
9d - 1oz 1s 2d - 2oz 1s 7d - 3oz 2s - 4oz 2s 5d - 5oz 2s 10d - 6oz 3s 3d - 7oz 3s 8d - 8oz 4s 1d - 9oz 4s 6d - 10oz 4s 11d - 11oz 5s 4d - 12oz Each additional 1oz - 5d |
| 1971 (15 Feb) |
1½p - 1oz 2½p - 2oz 3½p - 3oz 4½p - 4oz 5½p - 5oz 6½p - 6oz 7½p - 7oz 8½p - 8oz 9½p - 9oz 10½p - 10oz 11½p - 11oz 12½p - 12oz Each additional 1oz - 1p |
4p - 1oz 6p - 2oz 8p - 3oz 10p - 4oz 12p - 5oz 14p - 6oz 16p - 7oz 18p - 8oz 20p - 9oz 22p - 10oz 24p - 11oz 26p - 12oz Each additional 1oz - 2p |
1971 (1 Jul) |
2½p - 1oz 4p - 2oz 6p - 4oz 10p - 8oz 20p - 1lb 35p - 2lb 70p - 4lb |
5p - 1oz 9p - 2oz 12p - 4oz 30p - 8oz 50p - 1lb 80p - 2lb £1.30 - 4lb |
| 1973 (10 Sep) |
3½p - 1oz 5p - 2oz 7½p - 4oz 10p - 8oz 20p - 1lb 35p - 2lb 70p - 4lb |
5½p - 1oz 11p - 2oz 15p - 4oz 30p - 8oz 55p - 1lb 90p - 2lb £1.50 - 4lb |
1974 (24 Jun) |
4½p - 1oz 6p - 2oz 9p - 4oz 12p - 8oz 22p - 1lb 37p - 2lb 75p - 4lb |
5½p - 1oz 11p - 2oz 15p - 4oz 30p - 8oz 55p - 1lb 90p - 2lb £1.50 - 4lb |
| 1975 (16 Mar) |
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Notes
- British Commonwealth and Foreign Post Amendment (No. 2) Warrant 1957
- British Commonwealth and Foreign Post Amendment (No. 5) Regulations 1965
- British Commonwealth and Foreign Post Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 1966
- British Commonwealth and Foreign Post Amendment (No. 3) Regulations 1968
- Post Office (British Commonwealth and Foreign Post) Amendment (No.2) Scheme 1971
- Post Office Overseas Letter Post Scheme 1971
- Post Office Overseas Letter Post Amendment (No.5) Scheme 1973. The previous direct references to mail from HM Forces were removed from clause 5 of the Scheme – it appears that the general clause 42 regarding such mail now implied that the rates were the same as for mail posted from the UK?
- Post Office Overseas Letter Post Amendment (No.7A) Scheme 1974. Note as above.
