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Postal Rates during the Machin Era (page updated: Sep 30/11) Click for a Relationship between Postal Rates and Machin Stamp listing, (updated July 2019) prepared by Stephen Fletcher, Upminster, England selected rates only are presented. This is not a complete or exhaustive listing of postal rates! only changes in a rate are shown - a blank entry represents a continuation from a previous date. the stamp links are to a stamp that was available during this rate period - not necessarily to a stamp issued specifically for this rate. 1967-1971 (Pence Sterling currency) Rates in effect when Machins introduced Service 1st-class letter (< 4oz) 5d 2nd-class letter (< 6oz) European (< 1oz) European (< 2oz) 9d 1s3d Postcard, Zone A Postcard, Zone B Postcard, Zone C 6d 9d 10d World letter, Zone A (per ½oz) World letter, Zone B (per ½oz) World letter, Zone C (per ½oz) 1s 1s6d 1s9d 1971-1975 (Decimal; imperial weight) Service Feb 15 1971 Mar 6 1972 Sep 10 1973 Jun 24 1974 Mar 17 1975 1st-class letter (< 4oz) 3p 3½p 4½p 7p 2nd-class letter (< 6oz) 2½p 3p 3½p 5½p World postcard 2p 4p 6p World letter (< 10g) 7½p 8p 10p World 2nd weight 15p 19p 1975-1980 (metric weight) Service Sep 29 1975 Jun 13 1977 Aug 20 1979 1st-class letter (< 60g) 8½p 9p 10p 2nd-class letter (< 60g) 6½p 7p 8p World postcard 7p 8p 9p World letter (< 10g) 11p 13p World 2nd weight 22p 18½p 22½p 1980-1990 Service Feb 4 1980 Jan 26 1981 Feb 1 1982 Apr 5 1983 Sep 3 1984 Oct 20 1986 Sep 5 1988 Oct 2 1989 1st-class letter (< 60g) 12p 14p 15½p 16p 17p 18p 19p 20p 2nd-class letter (< 60g) 10p 11½p 12½p 13p 14p 15p European (< 20g) 18p 19p 20p World postcard 10½p 20p 24p 26p 27p 29p World letter (< 10g) 15p 22p 26p 28p 31p 32p 34p World 2nd weight 26p 36p 40p 42p 45p 47p 50p 1990-2009 Service Sep 17 1990 Sep 16 1991 Nov 1 1993 Jul 8 1996 Apr 1998 Apr 26 1999 Oct 25 1999 Apr 27 2000 Jul 4 2002 May 8 2003 Apr 1 2004 Apr 7 2005 Apr 3 2006 Apr 2 2007 Apr 7 2008 Apr 6 2009 1st-class letter (< 60g) 22p 24p 25p 26p 27p 28p 30p 32p 34p 36p 39p 2nd-class letter (< 60g) 17p 18p 19p 20p 19p 20p 21p   23p 24p 27p 30p European (< 20g) 22p 24p 25p 26p 30p 34p 36p 37p 38p 40p 42p 44p 48p 50p 56p < 40g                             72p 81p World postcard 31p 33p 35p 37p 38p 40p 42p 43p           World letter (< 10g) 37p 39p 41p 43p 44p 45p 47p   50p 54p 56p 62p World 2nd weight 54p 57p 60p 63p 64p 65p 68p   72p 78p 81p 90p Large 1st (<100gr)                 "Pricing in Proportion" effective: Aug 21/06 44p 48p 52p 61p Large 2nd                 37p 40p 42p 47p