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Indian Currency, Weights and Stamp Values
Currency
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Weights
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1 Rupee = 16 annas = 64 pice (paise) = 192 pie
1 Anna = 4 pice = 12 pie
Abbreviations:
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Rupee
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= Rs
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Anna
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= a
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Pie
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= p
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The unit of weight measure in India was the tola (t)
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1 tola
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= 11.6638038 grams
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= 0.411428 ounces
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Silver Jubilee Stamp Values
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½ anna
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9 pie
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1
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1¼ anna
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2½ anna
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3½ anna
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8 anna
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Postal Rates India
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Descriptor
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Rate
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Commentary
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Inland
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(Included Ceylon and Portuguese India)
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- Letter first ½ tola (t)
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1a
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½-2½ t = 1¼a ; Each additional 2½t = 1¼a
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- Post card
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9p
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- Books & packets first 5 t
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9p
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Each additional 5t = ½a
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- Registered Newspapers first 8 t
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3p
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8-20 t = ½a ; Each additional 20t = ½a
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External Mail
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- Imperial letter rates - first oz
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2½a
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Each additional oz = 2a
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- Letters elsewhere first ounce (oz)
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3½a
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Each additional oz = 2a
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- Post card
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2a
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- Printed papers per 2 oz
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9p
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Minimum charge = 1½a
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- Business papers less than 10 oz
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3½a
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- Samples per 2 oz
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9p
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Minimum charge = 1½a
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- Literature for the blind
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<2 lbs = 9p; Each additional 2lbs to 10 lbs = 9p ; 10-11 lbs = 4½a
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Airmail
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All rates listed below are for the Supplementary Air Fee
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Inland
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- Letter first ½ tola
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1a
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½-1 t = 2a; each additional tola = 2a
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- Post card
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9p
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- Printed matter first 5 tola
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9p
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Each additional 5 t = ½a + 2a per tola
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- Small package first ½ tola
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1a
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½-1 t = 2a; each additional tola = 2a
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External
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Parcel Post
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- Inland parcels
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< 20t = 2a; 20-40 t = 4a; Each additional 40t to 440t = 4a;
440-480 t = Rs3; 480-800 t = Rs4; >800t = Rs6
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Other
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- Registration fee
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3a
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- Advice of delivery
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3a
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- Late fee registered items
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2a
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unregistered items
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½a
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Notes
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India - Airmail Fee rates to Eastern Asia and Pacific 
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Routing
(Superscription)
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Destinations
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Letters
(per ½ oz)
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Postcards
(inclusive)
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1) India - Siam
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Siam
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3a
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4a
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2) India - Kedah
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Malay States
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4a
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4a
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3) India - Singapore
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Straits Settlements, Japan, Phillipines, Sarawak
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4a
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4a
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4) India - Dutch East Indies
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Dutch East Indies, Sumatra
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6a
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4a
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5) India - Australia via Darwin
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Australia, New Zealand and its Dependencies
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8½a
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4a
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6) India - Perth - Adelaide
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Australia, New Zealand, Bismarck Archipelago, British and French colonies/dependencies in Oceania and Pacific, Hawaii
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3a
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4a
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7) India - IndoChina
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Hong Kong, China, French Indo China
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4a
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4a
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Notes:
1-5 = Imperial Air route (London-India-Australia)
6 = Connection via P. & O. Liner from Dhanuhkodi-Colombo to Perth. Onward air transmission to Adelaide
7 = Air France
Letter rate quoted = supplementary Air Fee rate (per ½ oz). Total airmail costs = Air Fee + surface rate fee (per oz)
Postcard rate quoted was inclusive of surface and air mail fee.
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India - Airmail Fee rates to Middle East and Europe 
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Routing
(Superscription)
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Destinations
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Letters
(per ½ oz)
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Postcards
(inclusive)
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1) India - Iran
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Iran
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3a
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4a
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2) India - Iraq
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Iraq, Kuwait
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4a
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4a
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3) India - Palestine
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Palestine
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4a
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4a
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4) India - Greece
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Greece, Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Jugoslavia, Roumania, Turkey (European)
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6a
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4a
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5) India - Greece - Germany
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Austria, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Danzig, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Holland, Hungary, Jugoslavia, Lettonia, Lithuania, Norway, Russia (European), Sweden,
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8a
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5a
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6) India - Italy
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Italy, Sicily, Danzig, Denmark, Estonia, Germany, Holland, Lettonia, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Malta, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia (European), Southern France, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland
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6a
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4a
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7) India - France
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Northern France, Belgium, Finland
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6a
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4a
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8) India - England
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Irish Free State
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6a
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4a
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Notes:
1 = Air transmission via Air France or KLM
2-4 & 6-8 = Imperial Air air mail to routing and then forward transmission by surface mail to destination. Note route from Brindisi (Italy) to Paris (France) by train
5 = Imperial Air air mail to Athens (Greece), forward air transmission via Deutsche Lufthansa to Berlin (Germany) and then surface mail to destination
Letter rate quoted = supplementary Air Fee rate (per ½ oz). Total airmail costs = Air Fee + surface rate fee (per oz)
Postcard rate quoted was inclusive of surface and air mail fee.
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India - Airmail rates to Great Britain and Northern Ireland 
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Descriptor
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Rate
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Commentary
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Letter first ½ ounce (oz)
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7½a
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Each additional oz = 7a. Rate inclusive of surface postage rate
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Postcard
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4a
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Rate inclusive of surface postage rate
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Small packets per ½ oz
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6a
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Supplementary Air Fare rate. In addition to surface rate (9p per 2 ozs with minimum surface rate = 1½a)
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Parcel first ½ pound (lb)
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Rs3 2a
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Each additional ½lb to 11 lbs = Rs1 14a; 11-20 lbs per ½ lb = Rs1 8a
Rate inclusive of surface postage rate
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Notes:
Airmail superscription for letters and postcards = India-England
Airmail superscription for parcels = India-Croydon
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India - Airmail Fee rates to Africa and Americas 
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Routing
(Superscriptions)
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Destinations
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Letters
(per ½ oz)
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Postcards
(inclusive)
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Africa
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India - Egypt
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Egypt
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4a
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4a
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India - Sudan
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Sudan
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6½a
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India - Kenya
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Kenya, Zanzibar
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8a
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India - Tanganyika
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Tanganyika
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8a
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India - Uganda
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Uganda
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8a
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India - Rhodesia
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North and South Rhodesia, Belgian Congo, Portuguese East Africa
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10a
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India - South Africa
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South Africa, Basutoland, Swaziland
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Americas
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1) India - England
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Canada, USA, Central and South America, Caribbean
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6a
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4a
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2) India - England - USA
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United States of America
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10a
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5a
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Notes:
1 = Mail to Americas flown to England, transported by surface mail (ship and land) to American destinations
2 = Mail to USA flown to England, transported by ship across Atlantic Ocean and then forwarded on by air mail within the USA
Letter rate quoted = supplementary Air Fee rate (per ½ oz). Total airmail costs = Air Fee + surface rate fee (per oz)
Postcard rate quoted was inclusive of surface and air mail fee.
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