British South Africa Company: Department of Postmaster General – Postal Notice No.8 of 1900

Department of Postmaster General

Postal Notice No.8 of 1900

Reduction of Postage Rates

 

It is hereby notified for public information that on July 15, 1900, the Rates of Postage from Southern Rhodesia to all parts of South Africa, south of the Zambesi, will be reduce to the following scale:-

 

• Letters . 2d. per ½ oz.
• Post Cards . 1d.
• Newspapers, Printed Papers, Books and samples . ½d. per 2 ozs.
• Minimum charge for Sample Packets . 1d.
• Minimum charge for Commercial Papers . 2d.

The Parcel Rate remains for present unaltered.

 

The Rhodesian Internal Postage Rates remain at the Scale published in Government Gazette Notice No.98 of 1899.

 

G. H. Eyre, Postmaster-General

 

General Post Office, Salisbury

Details

• Date: 6 July 1900
• Notice: 8/1900