Postcards
- Inland and Foreign rates - From 1946 - 1999
|
Date |
Inland |
Abroad |
||
|
|
Local |
Other
places |
Convention
countries** |
Other
countries |
|
01-08-1946 |
20
f |
40
f |
? |
60
f |
|
01-01-1949 |
20
f |
40
f (*20 f) |
? |
60
f |
|
15-11-1968 |
60
f (**40 f) |
60
f (**40 f) |
? |
2
ft |
|
05-01-1976 |
60
f (**40 f) |
60
f (**40 f) |
? |
3
ft |
|
01-02-1981 |
1
ft |
1
ft |
? |
3
ft |
|
01-09-1981 |
1
ft |
1
ft |
? |
5
ft |
|
21-01-1985 |
2
ft |
2
ft |
? |
5
ft |
|
15-06-1987 |
|
|
2
ft (***) |
8
ft |
|
01-02-1989 |
3
ft |
3
ft |
3
ft (***) |
10
ft |
|
08-01-1990 |
3
ft |
5
ft |
5
ft (***) |
14
ft |
|
14-01-1991 |
5
ft |
7
ft |
7
ft (***) |
20
ft |
|
01-02-1992 |
7
ft |
10
ft |
10
ft (***) |
30
ft |
|
01-01-1994 |
8
ft |
12
ft |
12
ft (***) |
35
ft |
|
01-01-1995 |
9
ft |
14
ft |
14
ft (***) |
40
ft |
|
01-01-1996 |
13
ft |
17
ft |
17
ft (***) |
60
ft (****50 ft) |
|
01-01-1997 |
16
Ft |
20
Ft |
20
Ft (***) |
72
Ft (**** 60 Ft) |
|
01-01-1998 |
20
Ft |
24
Ft |
24
Ft (***) |
80
Ft (**** 65 Ft) |
|
01-01-1999 |
24
Ft |
27
Ft |
27
Ft (***) |
80
Ft (**** 65 Ft) |
*
Picture
postcards with only greetings text at uniform reduced rate of 20 f (01-08-1949
to 31-12-1963), all picture postcards from 01-01-1964 to 14-11-1968. Note that
postcards with greetings only from the period between 23-12-1949 and 19-01-1950
were not recognised by the Post Office at the above rate.
**
Picture
postcards at uniform reduced rate of 40 f
***
Reduced rate for
the following countries until 31-01-1992: Austria, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia,
German Democratic Republic, Poland, Romania, Soviet Union, Vietnam, Yugoslavia. From 01-02-1992: Austria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Romania, Slovak Republic,
Slovenia, Ukraine and Yugoslavia. From 01.01.1994: Austria, Croatia, Romania,
Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Ukraine and Yugoslavia.
****
Rate applies to all non-neighbouring
European countries.
Note: From 01-01-1955, oversized postcards attracted an extra charge