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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 Sep 2011) 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 |
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1st-class letter (< 4oz) |
5d |
2nd-class letter (< 6oz) |
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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 |
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3½p |
4½p |
7p |
2nd-class letter (< 6oz) |
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2½p |
3p |
3½p |
5½p |
World postcard |
2p |
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4p |
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6p |
World letter (< 10g) |
7½p |
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8p |
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10p |
World 2nd weight |
15p |
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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 |
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13p |
World 2nd weight |
22p |
18½p |
22½p |
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 |
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27p |
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28p |
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30p |
32p |
34p |
36p |
39p |
2nd-class letter (< 60g) |
17p |
18p |
19p |
20p |
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19p |
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20p |
21p |
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23p |
24p |
27p |
30p |
European (< 20g) |
22p |
24p |
25p |
26p |
30p |
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34p |
36p |
37p |
38p |
40p |
42p |
44p |
48p |
50p |
56p |
< 40g |
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72p |
81p |
World postcard |
31p |
33p |
35p |
37p |
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38p |
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40p |
42p |
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43p |
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World letter (< 10g) |
37p |
39p |
41p |
43p |
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44p |
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45p |
47p |
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50p |
54p |
56p |
62p |
World 2nd weight |
54p |
57p |
60p |
63p |
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64p |
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65p |
68p |
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72p |
78p |
81p |
90p |
Large 1st
(<100gr) |
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"Pricing in
Proportion"
effective: Aug 21/06 |
44p |
48p |
52p |
61p |
Large 2nd |
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37p |
40p |
42p |
47p |
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