Postage rates:
From 10 Jan 1840	Letter under ½oz - 1d	Letter ½oz to 1oz - 2d
From 1 Jan 1870	Letter Rate 1d	Postcards ½d
From 3 Jun 1918	Letter Rate 1½d	Postcards 1d
Form 13 Jun 1921	Letter Rate 2d	Postcards 1½d
Form 29 May 1922	Letter Rate 1½d	Postcards 1d
From 1 Jan 1937	Letter Rate 1½d	Postcards 1d
From 1 May 1940	Letter Rate 2½d	Postcards 2d
From 1 Oct 1957	Letter Rate 3d	Postcards 2½d
From 17 May 1965	Letter Rate 4d	Postcards 3d
16th September 1968 1st Class and 2nd Class post introduced. (Up to 2oz or 60g)
From 16 Sep 1968	First Class 5d	Second Class 4d
15th February 1971 the currency went decimal.
From 15 Feb 1971	First Class 3p	Second Class 2½p
From 10 Sep 1973	First Class 3½p	Second Class 3p
From 24 Jun 1974	First Class 4½p	Second Class 3½p
From 17 Mar 1975	First Class 7p	Second Class 5½p
From 29 Sep 1975	First Class 8½p	Second Class 6½p
From 13 Jun 1977	First Class 9p	Second Class 7p

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