Letter Postage Rates 1840-1977 Return to Definitive Stamps Return to Commemorative Stamps   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     Poster 15th February 1971 the currency went decimal.  From 15 Feb 1971  First Class 3p  Second Class 2½p     Poster  From 10 Sep 1973  First Class 3½p  Second Class 3p     Poster  From 24 Jun 1974  First Class 4½p  Second Class 3½p     Poster  From 17 Mar 1975  First Class 7p  Second Class 5½p     Poster  From 29 Sep 1975  First Class 8½p  Second Class 6½p     Poster  From 13 Jun 1977  First Class 9p  Second Class 7p     Poster Return to Definitive Stamps Return to Commemorative Stamps   Copyright by A.J.H. Computer Services, All Rights Reserved.