When it comes to determine the correct postage rate for any given item, be it a letter, card, or else, it is important to know as much as possible about the postal rates in force at the time and their implementation. Very little is written about this topic; even the otherwise outstanding work of Michael Sacher rarely ever mentions this area. The only comprehensive work I'm aware of is a chapter in Edward Proud's The Postal History Of Palestine. The renowed authour of numerous postal history guides to the British colonies presents the main rates and their development on three full pages, and lists airmail rates on no less than a further eight pages. Therefore Proud's book, published in 1985, remains essential when dealing with postal rates. In the following I present a summary of the main postal rates in force during the British Mandate over Palestine. One or two errors I spotted in Proud's listings were corrected and comments are made where approriate. A simplified summary table has been prepared by me for Wikipedia: Postal History of Palestine. |
Date | Category | Rates and Comments |
---|---|---|
--.12.1917 | Inland letter | free |
--.12.1917 | Foreign letter | free |
--.12.1917 | Inland postcard | free |
10.02.1918 | Foreign letter | 10 m (20g) |
10.02.1918 | Foreign postcard | 10 m; (Bale lists: 5 m) |
10.02.1918 | Inland printed matter | 5 m per 50g |
16.02.1918 | Inland letter | 5 m (20g); 3 m per add. 20g |
16.02.1918 | Inland postcard | 5 m |
16.02.1918 | Inland registration | 10 m |
16.02.1918 | Foreign registration | 10 m |
16.02.1918 | Inland advice of delivery | 10 m |
16.02.1918 | Foreign advice of delivery | 10 m |
16.02.1918 | Inland enquiry | 10 m |
16.02.1918 | Foreign enquiry | 10 m |
10.04.1918 | Foreign printed matter | 5 m per 50g |
16.07.1918 | Inland postcard | 3 m |
16.07.1918 | Foreign postcard | 4 m |
16.07.1918 | Foreign printed matter | 2 m per 50g |
01.10.1919 | Inland printed matter | 1 m per 50g |
01.10.1919 | Foreign printed matter | 1 m per 50g |
01.10.1919 | Inland newspapers | 1 m |
01.08.1920 | Foreign letter | 10 m (20g); 6 m per add. 20g |
01.09.1920 | Inland postcard | 4 m |
01.09.1920 | Inland printed matter | 2 m per 50g |
01.09.1920 | Foreign printed matter | 2 m per 50g |
01.09.1920 | Foreign commercial papers | 2 m per 50g; minimum 250g |
--.--.1921 | Foreign newspapers | 2 m per 50g; 2m per add. 50g |
01.10.1921 | Foreign letter | 13 m (20g); 9 m per add. 20g |
01.10.1921 | Foreign postcard | 6 m |
01.10.1921 | Foreign printed matter | 3 m per 50g |
01.10.1921 | Foreign commercial papers | 3 m per 50g |
01.10.1921 | Inland registration | 13 m |
01.10.1921 | Foreign registration | 13 m |
01.10.1921 | Inland advice of delivery | 10 m |
01.10.1921 | Foreign advice of delivery | 13 m |
01.10.1921 | Inland enquiry | 10 m |
01.10.1921 | Foreign enquiry | 13 m |
01.10.1921 | Insurance (incl. mand. reg.) | 20 m for value up to £10; 10 m per add. value of £10, maximum £40 |
01.01.1923 | Foreign letter | 13 m (20g); 7 m per add. 20g |
01.01.1923 | Foreign postcard | 8 m |
16.12.1925 | Foreign postcard | 7 m |
16.12.1925 | Blind literature | 2 m per 1kg |
--.--.1926 | Inland Express | 20 m for distances up to 1 km, 30 m for 2km, over 2km up to delivery boundary 40 m; only available in Jerusalem, Jaffa, Haifa, and Tel-Aviv |
--.--.1926 | Insurance (incl. mand. reg.) | 20 m for value up to £12; 7 m per add. value of £12 |
--.--.1926 | Insured box | 8 m (50g); minimum 40 m |
01.01.1926 | Inland newspapers | 2 m |
15.02.1926 | UK & Éire letter | 7 m (20g); 4 m per add. 20g |
01.12.1928 | Foreign commercial papers | 3 m per 50g; minimum 100g |
01.12.1928 | Samples | 6 m per 100g; 3 m per add. 50g |
01.03.1929 | UK & Éire letter | 13 m (20g); 7 m per add. 20g |
01.04.1930 | UK & Éire letter | 7 m (20g); 4 m per add. 20g |
19.06.1930 | Small packet | 7 m (50g); 7 per add 50g, minimum 25 m |
01.06.1932 | Foreign letter | 15 m (20g); 9 m per add. 20g |
01.06.1932 | UK & Éire letter | 8 m (20g); 5 m per add. 20g |
01.06.1932 | Foreign postcard | 8 m |
01.06.1932 | Foreign commercial papers | 3 m per 50g; minimum 250g |
01.06.1932 | Small packet | 9 m (50g); 9 per add 50g, minimum 300g |
01.06.1932 | Inland enquiry | 13 m |
01.06.1932 | Late posting of registered packet | 20 m |
01.06.1932 | Late posting for ordinary packet | 2 m |
01.06.1932 | COD posting fee | 10 m |
01.06.1932 | COD delivery fee | 15 m |
01.06.1932 | COD trade charge | 10 m per £1 |
--.--.1933 | Inland advice of delivery | 13 m |
01.01.1937 | Inland Express | 25 m (distance specs. unknown); only available in Jerusalem, Jaffa, Haifa, and Tel-Aviv |
--.--.1938 | Foreign newspapers | 6 m |
01.03.1938 | UK & Éire letter | 10 m (10g); 10 m per add. 10g ("all up" Empire rate) |
01.03.1938 | UK & Éire postcard | 5 m; ("all up" Empire rate) |
01.04.1938 | UK & Éire letter | 10 m (10g); 10 m per add. 10g up to 70 g, 70 m for 71 up to 90g, 80 m for 91 up to 110g, over 110g: 80 m plus 10 m per any add. 20g ("all up" Empire rate) |
04.09.1939 | UK & Éire letter | 10 m (20g); 6 m per add. 20g |
04.09.1939 | UK & Éire postcard | 8 m |
--.--.1940 | Inland commercial papers | 3 m per 50g; minimum 250g |
01.05.1940 | Inland letter | 7 m (20g); 5 m per add. 20g |
01.07.1940 | Foreign letter | 15 m (20g); 10 m per add. 20g |
01.07.1940 | Foreign postcard | 10 m |
01.07.1940 | Inland registration | 15 m |
01.07.1940 | Foreign registration | 15 m |
01.07.1940 | Inland advice of delivery | 15 m |
01.07.1940 | Foreign advice of delivery | 15 m |
01.07.1940 | Inland enquiry | 15 m |
01.07.1940 | Foreign enquiry | 15 m |
01.07.1940 | Insurance (incl. mand. reg.) | 25 m for value up to £12; 10 m per add. value of £12 |
01.07.1940 | Insured box | 16 m (50g); minimum 65 m |
01.04.1941 | Inland letter | 10 m (30g); 6 m per add. 30g |
01.04.1941 | Inland postcard | 7 m |
01.07.1943 | Foreign letter | 20 m (20g); 13 m per add. 20g |
01.07.1943 | UK & Éire letter | 15 m (20g); 10 m per add. 20g |
01.07.1943 | Foreign postcard | 13 m |
01.07.1943 | UK & Éire postcard | 10 m |
01.07.1943 | Inland printed matter | 3 m per 50g; (Bale lists 1.05.1941) |
01.07.1943 | Foreign printed matter | 5 m per 50g |
01.07.1943 | Inland commercial papers | 3 m per 50g |
01.07.1943 | Foreign commercial papers | 5 m per 50g; minimum 250g |
05.04.1945 | Small packet | 8 m (50g); 8 m per add. 50g |
05.04.1945 | Inland Express | 40 m for distances up to 3km; 35 m per add. 1km |
05.04.1945 | Foreign Express | 40 m |
--.12.1917 | Inland letter | free |
16.02.1918 | Inland letter | 5 m (20g); 3 m per add. 20g |
01.05.1940 | Inland letter | 7 m (20g); 5 m per add. 20g |
01.04.1941 | Inland letter | 10 m (30g); 6 m per add. 30g |
--.12.1917 | Foreign letter | free |
10.02.1918 | Foreign letter | 10 m (20g) |
01.08.1920 | Foreign letter | 10 m (20g); 6 m per add. 20g |
01.10.1921 | Foreign letter | 13 m (20g); 9 m per add. 20g |
01.01.1923 | Foreign letter | 13 m (20g); 7 m per add. 20g |
01.06.1932 | Foreign letter | 15 m (20g); 9 m per add. 20g |
01.07.1940 | Foreign letter | 15 m (20g); 10 m per add. 20g |
01.07.1943 | Foreign letter | 20 m (20g); 13 m per add. 20g |
15.02.1926 | UK & Éire letter | 7 m (20g); 4 m per add. 20g |
01.03.1929 | UK & Éire letter | 13 m (20g); 7 m per add. 20g |
01.04.1930 | UK & Éire letter | 7 m (20g); 4 m per add. 20g |
01.06.1932 | UK & Éire letter | 8 m (20g); 5 m per add. 20g |
01.03.1938 | UK & Éire letter | 10 m (10g); 10 m per add. 10g ("all up" Empire rate) |
01.04.1938 | UK & Éire letter | 10 m (10g); 10 m per add. 10g up to 70 g, 70 m for 71 up to 90g, 80 m for 91 up to 110g, over 110g: 80 m plus 10 m per any add. 20g ("all up" Empire rate) |
04.09.1939 | UK & Éire letter | 10 m (20g); 6 m per add. 20g |
01.07.1943 | UK & Éire letter | 15 m (20g); 10 m per add. 20g |
--.12.1917 | Inland postcard | free |
16.02.1918 | Inland postcard | 5 m |
16.07.1918 | Inland postcard | 3 m |
01.09.1920 | Inland postcard | 4 m |
01.04.1941 | Inland postcard | 7 m |
10.02.1918 | Foreign postcard | 10 m; (Bale lists: 5 m) |
16.07.1918 | Foreign postcard | 4 m |
01.10.1921 | Foreign postcard | 6 m |
01.01.1923 | Foreign postcard | 8 m |
16.12.1925 | Foreign postcard | 7 m |
01.06.1932 | Foreign postcard | 8 m |
01.07.1940 | Foreign postcard | 10 m |
01.07.1943 | Foreign postcard | 13 m |
01.03.1938 | UK & Éire postcard | 5 m; ("all up" Empire rate) |
04.09.1939 | UK & Éire postcard | 8 m |
01.07.1943 | UK & Éire postcard | 10 m |
10.02.1918 | Inland printed matter | 5 m per 50g |
01.10.1919 | Inland printed matter | 1 m per 50g |
01.09.1920 | Inland printed matter | 2 m per 50g |
01.07.1943 | Inland printed matter | 3 m per 50g; (Bale lists 1.05.1941) |
10.04.1918 | Foreign printed matter | 5 m per 50g |
16.07.1918 | Foreign printed matter | 2 m per 50g |
01.10.1919 | Foreign printed matter | 1 m per 50g |
01.09.1920 | Foreign printed matter | 2 m per 50g |
01.10.1921 | Foreign printed matter | 3 m per 50g |
01.07.1943 | Foreign printed matter | 5 m per 50g |
--.--.1940 | Inland commercial papers | 3 m per 50g; minimum 250g |
01.07.1943 | Inland commercial papers | 3 m per 50g |
01.09.1920 | Foreign commercial papers | 2 m per 50g; minimum 250g |
01.10.1921 | Foreign commercial papers | 3 m per 50g |
01.12.1928 | Foreign commercial papers | 3 m per 50g; minimum 100g |
01.06.1932 | Foreign commercial papers | 3 m per 50g; minimum 250g |
01.07.1943 | Foreign commercial papers | 5 m per 50g; minimum 250g |
01.10.1919 | Inland newspapers | 1 m |
01.01.1926 | Inland newspapers | 2 m |
--.--.1921 | Foreign newspapers | 2 m per 50g; 2m per add. 50g |
--.--.1938 | Foreign newspapers | 6 m |
01.12.1928 | Samples | 6 m per 100g; 3 m per add. 50g |
16.12.1925 | Blind literature | 2 m per 1kg |
19.06.1930 | Small packet | 7 m (50g); 7 per add 50g, minimum 25 m |
01.06.1932 | Small packet | 9 m (50g); 9 per add 50g, minimum 300g |
05.04.1945 | Small packet | 8 m (50g); 8 m per add. 50g |
16.02.1918 | Inland registration | 10 m |
01.10.1921 | Inland registration | 13 m |
01.07.1940 | Inland registration | 15 m |
16.02.1918 | Foreign registration | 10 m |
01.10.1921 | Foreign registration | 13 m |
01.07.1940 | Foreign registration | 15 m |
16.02.1918 | Inland advice of delivery | 10 m |
01.10.1921 | Inland advice of delivery | 10 m |
--.--.1933 | Inland advice of delivery | 13 m |
01.07.1940 | Inland advice of delivery | 15 m |
16.02.1918 | Foreign advice of delivery | 10 m |
01.10.1921 | Foreign advice of delivery | 13 m |
01.07.1940 | Foreign advice of delivery | 15 m |
16.02.1918 | Inland enquiry | 10 m |
01.10.1921 | Inland enquiry | 10 m |
01.06.1932 | Inland enquiry | 13 m |
01.07.1940 | Inland enquiry | 15 m |
16.02.1918 | Foreign enquiry | 10 m |
01.10.1921 | Foreign enquiry | 13 m |
01.07.1940 | Foreign enquiry | 15 m |
--.--.1926 | Inland Express | 20 m for distances up to 1 km, 30 m for 2km, over 2km up to delivery boundary 40 m; only available in Jerusalem, Jaffa, Haifa, and Tel-Aviv |
01.01.1937 | Inland Express | 25 m (distance specs. unknown); only available in Jerusalem, Jaffa, Haifa, and Tel-Aviv |
05.04.1945 | Inland Express | 40 m for distances up to 3km; 35 m per add. 1km |
05.04.1945 | Foreign Express | 40 m |
01.06.1932 | Late posting for ordinary packet | 2 m |
01.06.1932 | Late posting of registered packet | 20 m |
01.10.1921 | Insurance (incl. mand. reg.) | 20 m for value up to £10; 10 m per add. value of £10, maximum £40 |
--.--.1926 | Insurance (incl. mand. reg.) | 20 m for value up to £12; 7 m per add. value of £12 |
01.07.1940 | Insurance (incl. mand. reg.) | 25 m for value up to £12; 10 m per add. value of £12 |
--.--.1926 | Insured box | 8 m (50g); minimum 40 m |
01.07.1940 | Insured box | 16 m (50g); minimum 65 m |
01.06.1932 | COD trade charge | 10 m per £1 |
01.06.1932 | COD delivery fee | 15 m |
01.06.1932 | COD posting fee | 10 m |
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