Commercial Papers Rates 1948-1966
Introduction
The Zones A-C airmail rates for commercial papers were introduced on 1st February 1948 along with the other types of second class airmail. The rules were basically the same as for the surface mail equivalent.The only difference between the rates for commercial papers and those for regular printed papers was that the former had a minimum charge, at least nominally (it only made a difference where it was higher than the price step for a particular zone). In effect it meant that there was sometimes a common initial weight step rate across more than one zone. The full sets of rates are given below for convenience.
The commercial papers category was discontinued from 1st February 1966.
Rates
Date | Zone A | Zone B | Zone C | Minimum fee |
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1948 (1 Feb) |
3d - ½oz 6d - 1oz 9d - 1½oz 1s - 2oz 1s 3d - 2½oz 1s 6d - 3oz 1s 9d - 3½oz 2s - 4oz 2s 3d - 4½oz 2s 6d - 5oz 2s 9d - 5½oz 3s - 6oz Each addl. ½oz - 3d |
4d - ½oz 8d - 1oz 1s - 1½oz 1s 4d - 2oz 1s 8d - 2½oz 2s - 3oz 2s 4d - 3½oz 2s 8d - 4oz 3s - 4½oz 3s 4d - 5oz 3s 8d - 5½oz 4s - 6oz Each addl. ½oz - 4d |
5d - ½oz 10d - 1oz 1s 3d - 1½oz 1s 8d - 2oz 2s 1d - 2½oz 2s 6d - 3oz 2s 11d - 3½oz 3s 4d - 4oz 3s 9d - 4½oz 4s 2d - 5oz 4s 7d - 5½oz 5s - 6oz Each addl. ½oz - 5d |
3d |
1950 (1 Oct) |
4d - ½oz 6d - 1oz 9d - 1½oz 1s - 2oz 1s 3d - 2½oz 1s 6d - 3oz 1s 9d - 3½oz 2s - 4oz 2s 3d - 4½oz 2s 6d - 5oz 2s 9d - 5½oz 3s - 6oz Each addl. ½oz - 3d |
4d - ½oz 8d - 1oz 1s - 1½oz 1s 4d - 2oz 1s 8d - 2½oz 2s - 3oz 2s 4d - 3½oz 2s 8d - 4oz 3s - 4½oz 3s 4d - 5oz 3s 8d - 5½oz 4s - 6oz Each addl. ½oz - 4d |
5d - ½oz 10d - 1oz 1s 3d - 1½oz 1s 8d - 2oz 2s 1d - 2½oz 2s 6d - 3oz 2s 11d - 3½oz 3s 4d - 4oz 3s 9d - 4½oz 4s 2d - 5oz 4s 7d - 5½oz 5s - 6oz Each addl. ½oz - 5d |
4d |
1952 (1 May) |
5d - ½oz 10d - 1oz 1s 3d - 1½oz 1s 8d - 2oz 2s 1d - 2½oz 2s 6d - 3oz 2s 11d - 3½oz 3s 4d - 4oz 3s 9d - 4½oz 4s 2d - 5oz 4s 7d - 5½oz 5s - 6oz Each addl. ½oz - 5d |
6d - ½oz 1s - 1oz 1s 6d - 1½oz 2s - 2oz 2s 6d - 2½oz 3s - 3oz 3s 6d - 3½oz 4s - 4oz 4s 6d - 4½oz 5s - 5oz 5s 6d - 5½oz 6s - 6oz Each addl. ½oz - 6d |
7d - ½oz 1s 2d - 1oz 1s 9d - 1½oz 2s 4d - 2oz 2s 11d - 2½oz 3s 6d - 3oz 4s 1d - 3½oz 4s 8d - 4oz 5s 3d - 4½oz 5s 10d - 5oz 6s 5d - 5½oz 7s - 6oz Each addl. ½oz - 7d |
5d |
1957 (1 Oct) |
6d - ½oz 10d - 1oz 1s 3d - 1½oz 1s 8d - 2oz 2s 1d - 2½oz 2s 6d - 3oz 2s 11d - 3½oz 3s 4d - 4oz 3s 9d - 4½oz 4s 2d - 5oz 4s 7d - 5½oz 5s - 6oz Each addl. ½oz - 5d |
6d - ½oz 1s - 1oz 1s 6d - 1½oz 2s - 2oz 2s 6d - 2½oz 3s - 3oz 3s 6d - 3½oz 4s - 4oz 4s 6d - 4½oz 5s - 5oz 5s 6d - 5½oz 6s - 6oz Each addl. ½oz - 6d |
7d - ½oz 1s 2d - 1oz 1s 9d - 1½oz 2s 4d - 2oz 2s 11d - 2½oz 3s 6d - 3oz 4s 1d - 3½oz 4s 8d - 4oz 5s 3d - 4½oz 5s 10d - 5oz 6s 5d - 5½oz 7s - 6oz Each addl. ½oz - 7d |
6d |
1963 (1 Jul) |
7d - ½oz 10d - 1oz 1s 3d - 1½oz 1s 8d - 2oz 2s 1d - 2½oz 2s 6d - 3oz 2s 11d - 3½oz 3s 4d - 4oz 3s 9d - 4½oz 4s 2d - 5oz 4s 7d - 5½oz 5s - 6oz Each addl. ½oz - 5d |
7d - ½oz 1s - 1oz 1s 6d - 1½oz 2s - 2oz 2s 6d - 2½oz 3s - 3oz 3s 6d - 3½oz 4s - 4oz 4s 6d - 4½oz 5s - 5oz 5s 6d - 5½oz 6s - 6oz Each addl. ½oz - 6d |
7d - ½oz 1s 2d - 1oz 1s 9d - 1½oz 2s 4d - 2oz 2s 11d - 2½oz 3s 6d - 3oz 4s 1d - 3½oz 4s 8d - 4oz 5s 3d - 4½oz 5s 10d - 5oz 6s 5d - 5½oz 7s - 6oz Each addl. ½oz - 7d |
7d |