Ceylon surface mail postage rate 1940

[Tommy Samuelsson]

I wonder if anyone has more information regarding the wartime 15 cent surface mail rate from Ceylon? Between which dates was this rate in use? I bought this cover some time ago since I collect and exhibit the RAF R1 censor and this is a very late example of use of the R1 censor from Ceylon (30/8 1940). I would however also like to state between which dates the postage rate was in use in my exhibit. 

Tommy Samuelsson

[Neil Williams]

Tommy

Furfie's (Surface) Postal Rates publication says the imperial surface rate for 1 oz from Sept 39, when the 'All-up Airmail' was terminated, was 20cts, whilst a GB Post Office Circular of December 1940 reports the rate as 15cts, so the change happened in that time-frame. (Obviously by the date of your cover!). That 15cts rate appears to have been maintained through to 1957 when Furfie ceases coverage.

hope this is of some help

Neil Williams

[Tommy Samuelsson]

Thank you so much Neil for the information! I have seen references to Furfie´s book on rates before, I better find a copy of it soon.

Best regards Tommy

[Neil Williams]

Tommy

ISBN 978-0-9522202-2-4  priced at £15 new

I think I got my copy direct from Michael Furfie. If the email still works, it was
postage-rates@hotmail.co.uk

Neil

[Tommy Samuelsson]

The e-mail did not work unfortunately. But thank you anyway Neil for the information!

Best Regards Tommy

[Michael Dobbs]

I was not aware of Furfie's books but a quick look online reveals three:

[u]Michael FURFIE[/u]

British Postage Due Mail, 1914-71: A Study of Uses of the Pre-decimal Postage Due Stamps (1st Edition), published 1993, Paperback, 76 pages
ISBN-10: 0-9522208-0-6
ISBN-13: 978-0-9522208-0-0

British Civilian Postage Rates of the 20th Century, published 2000, 62 pages
ISBN-10: 0952220814
ISBN-13: 978-0952220817

International Postage Rates 1890s-1957, published 2010, 90 pages
ISBN-10: 0952220822
ISBN-13: 9780952220824

Mike