Air Letter Rates 1944-date
Introduction
1971: unusual use of an adhesive stamp on an airletter form to Canada
A Vernons Pools coupon is printed on the inside
The normal aerogrammes were prepaid postal stationery, although private forms paid by adhesive stamps were acceptable. The prices given below are the selling prices for standard postal stationery aerogrammes sold singly – until 1986 (1989 for the special Scottish commemorative issues) they bore an imprinted stamp for that amount. Subsequent issues have an NVI stamp, although pictorial versions were sold at a premium. However, packs of six of both types at discounted prices were available from January 1989.
Between 1972 and 1981 two different sizes were available, and the larger versions cost more. This was reflected in the value of the stamps printed on them.
(If anyone can help me fill in my run of the required leaflets I'll add the pictorial and discount prices. Recent editions of the rates leaflets have not always included prices for airletters.)
Rates
Date | Small | Large | Date | Small | Large | Date | Small | Large | Date | Small | Large |
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1944 (7 Jun) |
6d | 1966 (3 Oct) |
9d | 1971 (15 Feb) |
4p | 1971 (1 Jul) |
5p | ||||
1972 (26 Apr) |
5p | 6½p | 1973 (10 Sep) |
6p | 7p | 1975 (17 Mar) |
8½p | 9p | 1975 (29 Sep) |
10½p | 11p |
1979 (20 Aug)) |
12p | 12½p | 1980 (4 Feb) |
14p | 14½p | 1981 (26 Jan) |
20p | 1982 (1 Feb) |
24p | ||
1983 (5 Apr) |
26p | 1988 (5 Sep) |
27p | 1989 (2 Oct) |
30p | 1990 (17 Sep) |
32p | ||||
1991 (16 Sep) |
34p | 1993 (1 Nov) |
36p | 1999 (26 Apr) |
37p | 2000 (27 Apr) |
40p | ||||
2003 (8 May) |
42p | 2006 (3 Apr) |
48p | 2010 (6 Apr) |
79p | 2011 (4 Apr) |
85p |