Newspaper Rates to Europe 1966-1991
Introduction
1978 to Sweden - 9p second step rate for 20-50g from 1975-79
The exception was an air newspaper rate introduced on 3rd October 1966 – this was referred to as "all-up", although the surface printed papers rate was still cheaper. The weight limit was 4lb and later 2kg.
On 7th January 1991 separate airmail rates to Europe were reintroduced, including a printed papers rate, and from that point there was no separate airmail newspaper rate to Europe.
Rates
Date | Rate | Date | Rate | Date | Rate |
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1966 (3 Oct) |
6d - 1oz 10d - 2oz 1s 2d - 3oz 1s 6d - 4oz 1s 10d - 5oz 2s 2d - 6oz 2s 6d - 7oz 2s 10d - 8oz 3s 2d - 9oz 3s 6d - 10oz 3s 10d - 11oz 4s 2d - 12oz Each addl. 1oz - 4d |
1971 (15 Feb) |
2½p - 1oz 4p - 2oz 5½p - 3oz 7p - 4oz 8½p - 5oz 10p - 6oz 11½p - 7oz 13p - 8oz 14½p - 9oz 16p - 10oz 17½p - 11oz 19p - 12oz Each addl. 1oz - 1½p |
1971 (1 Jul) |
3p - 1oz 5p - 2oz 7½p - 4oz 10p - 8oz 20p - 1lb 35p - 2lb 70p - 4lb |
1974 (24 Jun) |
4p - 1oz 6p - 2oz 9p - 4oz 12p - 8oz 22p - 1lb 40p - 2lb 75p - 4lb |
1975 (17 Mar) |
6p - 1oz 9p - 2oz 14p - 4oz 18p - 8oz 32p - 1lb 60p - 2lb £1.10 - 4lb |
1975 (29 Sep) |
6p - 20g 9p - 50g 14p - 100g 18p - 250g 32p - 500g 60p - 1kg £1.10 - 2kg |
1979 (20 Aug) |
8p - 20g 11½p - 50g 18p - 100g 23p - 250g 40p - 500g 75p - 1kg £1.38 - 2kg |
1980 (4 Feb) |
9p - 20g 14p - 50g 20p - 100g 27p - 250g 47p - 500g 88p - 1kg £1.51 - 2kg |
1981 (16 Jan) |
12p - 20g 18p - 60g 26p - 100g 30p - 150g 33p - 200g 36p - 250g 41p - 300g 47p - 350g 52p - 400g 58p - 450g 63p - 500g 96p - 750g £1.20 - 1kg £1.95 - 2kg |
1982 (1 Feb) |
13½p - 20g 20p - 60g 29p - 100g 34p - 150g 37p - 200g 41p - 250g 46p - 300g 53p - 350g 59p - 400g 65p - 450g 71p - 500g £1.08 - 750g £1.35 - 1kg £2.19 - 2kg |
1983 (5 Apr) |
14½p - 20g 21p - 60g 31p - 100g 37p - 150g 40p - 200g 44p - 250g 49p - 300g 57p - 350g 63p - 400g 70p - 450g 76p - 500g £1.16 - 750g £1.45 - 1kg £2.35 - 2kg |
1984 (3 Sep) |
16p - 20g 23p - 60g 34p - 100g 41p - 150g 44p - 200g 49p - 250g 54p - 300g 63p - 350g 70p - 400g 77p - 450g 84p - 500g £1.28 - 750g £1.60 - 1kg £2.59 - 2kg |
1985 (4 Nov) |
18p - 20g 26p - 60g 37p - 100g 45p - 150g 51p - 200g 56p - 250g 62p - 300g 71p - 350g 80p - 400g 88p - 450g 96p - 500g £1.40 - 750g £1.80 - 1kg £2.90 - 2kg |
1986 (20 Oct) |
19p - 20g 28p - 60g 39p - 100g 48p - 150g 54p - 200g 60p - 250g 66p - 300g 75p - 350g 84p - 400g 93p - 450g £1.02 - 500g £1.48 - 750g £1.90 - 1kg £3.06 - 2kg |
1988 (5 Sep) |
20p - 20g 30p - 60g 42p - 100g 52p - 150g 59p - 200g 65p - 250g 72p - 300g 81p - 350g 92p - 400g £1.01 - 450g £1.12 - 500g £1.62 - 750g £2.10 - 1kg £3.36 - 2kg |
1989 (2 Oct) |
20p - 20g 32p - 60g 45p - 100g 57p - 150g 65p - 200g 71p - 250g 79p - 300g 92p - 350g £1.02 - 400g £1.12 - 450g £1.23 - 500g £1.78 - 750g £2.30 - 1kg £3.63 - 2kg |
1990 (17 Sep) |
22p - 20g 35p - 60g 49p - 100g 62p - 150g 71p - 200g 78p - 250g 86p - 300g £1.01 - 350g £1.12 - 400g £1.23 - 450g £1.35 - 500g £1.95 - 750g £2.52 - 1kg £4.10 - 1.5kg £5.00 - 2kg |