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Postage rates for postcards sent within the UK British Stamps 1890s to 1952 |
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1 penny = 1d. 12 pennies = 1 shilling. 240 pennies = £1. |
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British stamps: 1952 to 2000s Scottish stamps: 1952 to 2000s |
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Queen Victoria Reign: 20 June 1837 to 22 January 1901 |
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1890s - 1900 ½d |
1900 - 01 ½d |
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- The stamps above changed from vermilion to blue-green in 1900 to meet international standards |
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King Edward VII Reign: 22 January 1901 to 6 May 1910 |
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1902 - 04 ½d |
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1904 - 10 ½d |
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- The first stamp above is blue-green; the second is yellow-green. |
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King George V Reign: 6 May 1910 to 20 January 1936 |
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1911 - 12 ½d |
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1912 - 18 ½d |
1918 - 21 1d |
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1921 - 22 1½d
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1922 - 34 1d or |
1934 - 36 1d or |
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Commemorative 1929 1d |
Commemorative 1935 1d |
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- The head on the 1911-12 stamp was known as the 'Downey Head' It was drawn from a photograph by W & D Downey, the Court Photographers - All stamps for the period 1912-34 are from the same series. It is only the postal rates for sending post cards that changed - three times! The head on this series of stamps was known as the 'Profile Head'. It was introduced to match the heads on coins and medals.
- The postal rates increased to 1d (3 Jun
1918), then to 1½d (13 Jun 1921). This meant that the price of sending a
postcard had trebled in three years. The result was protests, and a return to
the 1d postage rate from 29 May 1922. |
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King Edward VIII Reign: 20 January 1936 to 10 December 1936 Illustrations of stamps to be added later |
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1936 1d |
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This was a very simple stamp compared to earlier styles, but its use soon came to an end when King Edward VIII abdicated. |
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King George VI Reign: 11 December 1936 to 6 February 1952 Illustrations of stamps to be added later |
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1937 - 1940 1d |
1940 - 41 2d |
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1941-50 2d |
1950 - 52 2d |
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From 1 Jan 1937: Letter Rate 1½d, Postcards 1d From 1 May 1940: Letter Rate 2½d, Postcards 2d From 1941 onwards, paler colours were used for ½d to 3d stamps. e.g. the 2d stamp was 'orange' (1940-41) then 'pale orange' (1941-50) and 'pale brown' (1950-52). |
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NOTES |
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1. The illustrations of stamps on this page have been taken from postcards in my collection and other collections. To find background information and the dates when the various postage rates applied, I have consulted: (a) Stanley Gibbons' Specialised Stamp Catalogues (b) British Postal Rates 1937 to 2000 [Robert Johnson and Gordon Peet]
(c) Tilehurst, Reading UK Directory |
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2. I have illustrated this page almost entirely with definitive stamps. To have included the many commemorative issues that have been issued, particularly during the reign of Queen Elizabeth II, would have complicated the page. |
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Thank you to Frank Walton for advising me of the resource in (c) above |
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Postcard Views |
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Index |
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FULL INDEX: Portraits, History, Stamps, Messages on Postcards, Postcards of Scotland, etc. |
