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CAPE OF GOOD HOPE
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Paarl to the United Kingdom to Germany
June 1901
Main feature
The rate is the Imperial Penny rate [ 1d for each % ounce from the 1st
September 1899 to the 31st December 1906 and then 1d for each ounce
from the 1st January 1907). Two rates paid in Paarl for% to 1 oz.
The UPU rate was 2%d for each% ounce after Cape Colony joined the UPU on the 1st
January 1895 and then 2%d for the first ounce and 1 %d for each succeeding ounce
from the 1st January 1907.
The postage had to be made up to the full UPU rate on redirection to Berlin from
London. Two UPU rates were Sd; Sd less the 2d paid in Paarl gave the 3d put on using
UK stamps. The Inspector's 'hot cross bun' in pink verifi,es the total paid.