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Jamaica: Air Mail

Rates to Mainland Europe
Mainland Europe Rates

. Rates to mainland Europe changed every year during the 1930s.
The service was to the UK and then initially by surface but latterly by air – with a circa 50% extra charge.

Date> 1930 1932 1933 1933 1934 1937 1938 1939 1939 1939 1941 1943 1947
Air/Sea Dec-10 Jan-01 Mar-01 Dec-18 Oct-22 Jan-15 Jan-01 Apr-01 May-30 Oct-16 May-05 Sep-15 Jun-16
UK ½oz 0s8d 0s9d 0s11d 0s8½d 0s8d 0s8d 0s6½ 0s6½ 0s6½d 0s10d 1s0d 0s8d 0s6d
EUR Air + Sea 1s3d 1s4d 1s4d 1s1½d 1s1d 0s11d 0s9½d 0s9½d 0s10d 0s8d
Air-Sea-Air 1s0d
However, in 1939 the ‘All Air’ service was introduced at the same fee as to the UK.
Date> 1930 1939 1939 1939 1947
All Air Apr-01 May-30 Oct-16 Jun-16
2s0d 2s2d 1s3d
Registration 0s2d 0s3d

Jamaica (3 Mar 1931) to New York by Air then by Sea via the UK to Liechtenstein at 1s3d Rate

The 1s3d rate applied until 31 Dec 1931.
The 2d registration rate applied until 1 Apr 1939.