STAMPS AND INCREASED AIR FREIGHT
(Special Correspondent N.Z.P.A.) LONDON. June 8. More of Britain’s high-value stamps —2s 6d, ss, 10s, and £l—are being sold, and one of the reasons is the increase in air parcel traffic, says the “Financial Times.” The rates for this traffic vary between 4s and 13s for Alb. One ton of air freight represents possibly some £2OOO of postal charges. Last year parcel traffic by air was about 650 tons, against 200 tons five years ago. so that £1,350.000 worth of high-value stamps was required. Revenue to the Postmaster-General from the sale of stamps exceeds ‘£35,000,000 annually. 1
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19550613.2.74
Bibliographic details
Press, Volume XCI, Issue 27683, 13 June 1955, Page 9
Word Count
102STAMPS AND INCREASED AIR FREIGHT Press, Volume XCI, Issue 27683, 13 June 1955, Page 9
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Press. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.
Log in