The Post Office of India and Its StoryClarke, Geoffrey
History
The Post Office of India and Its Story
Clarke, Geoffrey
Postal service -- India
| IF NOT EXCEEDING IN WEIGHT
-------------------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------
FOR DISTANCES |20 |50 |100 |200 |300 |400 |500 |600
|tolas.|tolas.|tolas |tolas.|tolas.|tolas.|tolas.|tolas.
-------------------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------
Miles|Rs. a.|Rs. a.|Rs. a.|Rs. a.|Rs. a.|Rs. a.|Rs. a.|Rs. a.
Not exceeding 300 |0 4 |0 8 |0 12 |1 8 | 2 4 | 3 0 | 3 12 | 4 8
Not exceeding 600 |0 8 |1 0 |1 8 |3 0 | 4 8 | 6 0 | 7 8 | 9 0
Not exceeding 900 |0 12 |1 8 |2 4 |4 8 | 6 12 | 9 0 |11 3 |14 8
Not exceeding 1200 |1 0 |2 0 |3 0 |6 0 | 9 0 |12 0 |15 0 |18 0
Exceeding 1200 |1 4 |2 8 |3 12 |7 8 |11 4 |15 0 |18 12 |22 8
(2) Rates of postage on inland parcels in force from 1st April, 1878,
to 14th August, 1880:
Not exceeding 40 tolas in weight 8 annas.
Exceeding 40 tolas and not exceeding
80 tolas 12 "
For every additional 40 tolas 4 "
(3) Rates of postage on inland parcels in force from 15th August, 1880,
to 31st July, 1895:
Not exceeding 20 tolas in weight 4 annas.
Exceeding 20 tolas and not exceeding
40 tolas 8 "
For every additional 40 tolas 4 "
(4) Rates of postage on inland parcels in force from 1st August, 1895,
to 30th June, 1901:
Any parcel not exceeding 20 tolas in
weight 2 annas.
Any parcel exceeding 20 tolas, but not
exceeding 40 tolas in weight 4 annas.
For each additional 40 tolas or fraction
of 40 tolas up to 2000 tolas 4 "
Registration fee (optional for uninsured parcels not exceeding 440
tolas in weight)--
For a parcel not exceeding 20 tolas in
weight 2 annas.
For a parcel exceeding 20 tolas in
weight 4 "
(5) Rates of postage on inland parcels in force from 1st July, 1901, to
30th September, 1907:
(_a_) Parcels not exceeding 440 tolas in weight--
For a parcel not exceeding 20 tolas in
weight 2 annas.
For a parcel exceeding 20 tolas, but
not exceeding 40 tolas in weight 4 "
For every additional 40 tolas or part of
that weight 2 "
(_b_) Parcels exceeding 440 tolas in weight--
For a parcel exceeding 440 tolas, but
not exceeding 480 tolas in weight Rs.3
For every additional 40 tolas or part of
that weight 4 annas.
(6) Rates of postage on inland parcels in force from 1st October, 1907,
to 31st October, 1918:
(_a_) Parcels not exceeding 440 tolas in weight--
For a parcel not exceeding 40 tolas in
weight 2 annas.
For every additional 40 tolas or part of
that weight 2 "
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