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Postage rates for postcards sent within the UK Scottish Stamps 1958 to 2000s Some of the stamps sold in Scotland, Ireland and Wales since 1958 have differed from the 'normal' British stamps. However, it has been acceptable to use either the 'normal' British stamps or the Scottish stamps on cards posted from any part of the UK. Below are examples of all the different Scottish stamps from Queen Elizabeth's reign that I have been able to find on postcards posted within the UK. |
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British stamps: 1890s to 1952 British stamps: 1952 to 2000s |
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'Old Money' (to 1971)
1 penny = 1d |
'New Money' (from 1971)
1 penny = 1p |
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Stamps before the introduction of 1st and 2nd Class Post |
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1958 to 15 Sep 1968 |
3d |
| From ... | 2nd Class Post |
1st Class Post |
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16 Sep 1968 |
4d OR new colour 4 Sep 1968 OR new colour 26 Feb 1969
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5d |
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15 Feb 1971 |
2½p |
3p |
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10 Sep 1973 |
3p |
3½p
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24 Jun 1974 |
3½p |
4½p |
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17 Mar 1975 |
5½p |
7p |
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29 Sep 1975 |
6½p |
8½p |
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13 Jun 1977 |
7p |
9p |
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20 Aug 1979 |
8p |
10p
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4 Feb 1980 |
10p |
12p
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26 Jan 1981 |
11½p |
14p |
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1 Feb 1982 |
12½p |
15½p |
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5 Apr 1983 |
12½p |
16p |
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3 Sep 1984 |
13p |
17p |
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4 Nov 1985 |
12p
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17p |
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20 Oct 1986 |
13p |
18p |
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5 Sep 1988 |
14p |
19p |
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2 Oct 1989 |
15p |
20p
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17 Nov 1990 |
17p |
22p |
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16 Sep 1991 |
18p |
24p |
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1 Nov 1993 |
19p |
25p |
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8 Jul 1996 |
20p |
26p
OR DRAB
OR GOLD?
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27 Apr 1999 |
19p |
26p |
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27 Apr 2000 |
19p |
27p |
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8 May 2003 |
20p |
28p |
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1 Apr 2004 |
21p |
28p |
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7 Apr 2005 |
21p |
30p |
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I have found that in recent years, very few postcards have used stamps with the higher values above. Instead, they have used one of the stamps below, or more usually, one of the 'normal' British equivalents: |
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Queen Elizabeth II Since 1999, increasing use has been made of stamps without any price marked on them - just the class of postal service required. See below: |
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2nd Class Post |
1st Class Post |
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1999 - ? |
1999 - ? |
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2000 - ....
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2000 - ....
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© British stamps, including all the Scottish stamps, on this page are reproduced by kind permission of Royal Mail Group PLC. All rights reserved. |
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British stamps: 1890s to 1952 |
British stamps: 1952 to 2000s |
