SHOW MENUArticles for the Blind Rates 1915-1953
A special inland rate for literature for the blind was introduced in 1906, but was not agreed internationally as a UPU service until the Madrid Conference in 1920.
There was however a "Blind Literature" service from 1915 that applied to destinations in the Empire and the USA.
The Brussels UPU Conference in 1952 agreed to allow free postage for articles for the blind, and the charge was abolished as of the beginning of 1954 – over a decade before it was abolished in the inland post.
| Date | Rates | Date | Rates | Date | Rates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1915 (1 Jul) |
½d - 2oz 1d - 4oz 1½d - 6oz 2d - 8oz 2½d - 10oz 3d - 12oz 3½d - 16oz 4d - 1lb 4½d - 1lb 2oz 5d - 6lb (Empire and USA only) |
1921 (13 Jun) |
½d - 1lb 1d - 2lb 1½d - 3lb 2d - 4lb 2½d - 5lb 3d - 6½lb |
1925 (1 Oct) |
½d - 2lb 1d - 4lb 1½d - 6½lb |
| 1930 (1 Jul) |
½d - 2lb 1d - 4lb 1½d - 6lb 2d - 8lb 2½d - 11lb |
1935 (1 Jan) |
½d - 2lb 1d - 5lb 1½d - 8lb 2d - 11lb |
1940 (21 Nov) |
½d - 2lb 1d - 5lb 1½d - 8lb 2d - 11lb 2½d - 15lb |
| 1954 (1 Jan) |
Charge abolished | ||||
