British Postage Maltese Cross (General) Postmark Normandy 11th April 1916 Postmark Normandy 14th October 1966 Postmark Guildford Duplex cancellation 325 8th October 1872   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 15th February 1971 the currency went decimal.  From 15 Feb 1971  First Class 3p  Second Class 2½p  From 10 Sep 1973  First Class 3½p  Second Class 3p  From 24 Jun 1974  First Class 4½p  Second Class 3½p  From 17 Mar 1975  First Class 7p  Second Class 5½p  From 29 Sep 1975  First Class 8½p  Second Class 6½p  From 13 Jun 1977  First Class 9p  Second Class 7p   Commemorative Postage Stamps 1924 to 1977 Click Here     Definitive Postage Stamps 1840 to 1977 1840-41 1847 (Embossed) 1854 1855 1958 1862 1865 1872 1867 1873 1880 1881-3 1883 (over prints) 1883 1887 1901 1911/12 ...... 1912 1934 1936 1937 1941 (New Colours) 1950 (New Colours) 1951 1952 (Wildings) 1955 1967 (Machin) 1969 (New Colours) 1969 1970 (Machin) 1971 (Machin) 1973 (Machin) 1974 (Machin) 1975 (Machin) 1976 (Machin) 1977 (Machin) Commemorative Postage Stamps 1924 to 1977 Click Stamp Commemorative Postage Stamps 1924 to 1977 Normandy Post Office Back to Index   © Copyright by Normandy Historians All Rights Reserved.