Postal Rates

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date. </div> <bR> <div> All errors are mine alone. Additional information and any corrections are welcomed</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> Listed postal rates for each Country, Dependence  or Colony are described for</div> <div>      - Local rates</div> <div>      - Empire rates</div> <div>      - Foreign rates</div> <div>      - Airmail rates (if applicable)</div> <div>      - Parcel rates</div> <div>      - Other rates</div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000CC" FACE="Verdana" ><B>Note</B></FONT><B>:</B> In some instances rates are quoted as to June 1935 and from July 1935. These are rates where UPU documents quote a changed rate from the rate quoted six months previously. I have not been able to confirm exactly when the change came into effect and have abitrarily used the June and July dates. In other instances the months of change known and these are quoted.</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="758" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 611 WIDTH="746"><div> <B>Sources and Acknowledgements</B></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Sources:</B></I></div> <div> I have used multiple sources to identify the various postal rates, including cross referencing. </div> <div> The major sources have been</div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="503" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 144 WIDTH="46"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="144" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="46" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">The Dominions Office and Colonial Office List 1935</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Colonial Offices Government 'Blue Books'</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Post Office Year Books and Gazettes</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Edward Proud's postal history books of many of the Colonies</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Multiple books dealing with individual colonies</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">The Flagstaff</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Multiple journals covering postal rates in some form or another</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Tony Ainscough's website (<A HREF="http://www.silverjubileestamps.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.silverjubileestamps.com"><U>http://www.silverjubileestamps.com</U></A>)</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Auction catalogues</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> Below I have listed books for specific colonies/countries where a significant amount of information was available.</div> <bR> <div> <I>Books:</I></div> <div> <I>  </I>Brown, J. <I>Indian airmail Postage rates until 1956.</I> The India Study Circle for Philately. 2000</div> <div>   <I>Ferguson's Ceylon Directory</I>. The Ceylon Observer Press. Colombo 1936</div> <div>   Furfie, M. <I>British Civilian postage rates of the 20th Century.</I> Michael Furfie. Ashford. Middlesex 2000</div> <div>   Hopson, S & McCloy, B. <I>Seychelles: Postal history and Postage Stamps to 1976. </I>Indian Ocean Study Circle 2002</div> <div>   Nicholson, MP. <I>Postal History of Nigeria 1900-1936.</I> Somerset. 1985</div> <div>   Stotter, DA. <I>The British Post Office Service in Morocco 1907-1957.</I> Postal History Society & British Philatelic </div> <div>          Trust. London 2007</div> <div>   </div> <div> <I><B>Acknowledgements</B></I></div> <div> It would be difficult to list everyone who have provided me with assistance. However, I would like to acknowledge the following individuals. I apologise in advance to any one who feels they should also be listed and aren't (Feel free to contact me)</div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="353" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 64 WIDTH="46"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="64" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="46" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="296"><div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">John Cooper</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Rodney Frost</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Harvey Russell</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">David Stotter </div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table> <script type='text/javascript' src='https://count.carrierzone.com/app/count_server/count.js'></script> <script type='text/javascript'> </script>  </body>