Basic Postal Rates Since 1900

Last edited November 4, 2001

This page brings an overview of the basic postal rates valid on the present territory of Czech Republic since the beginning of the 20th century. Any are welcome !

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Austria (1.1.1900 - 28.10.1918)

Currency: 1 K (Krone) = 100 H (Heller)

Transition period:
- stamps and stationery in old currency (Fl/Kr) valid until 30.9.1900 (conversion rate 1 Kr = 2 H)
 

Domestic rates

effective: 1.1.1900 16.1.1907 1.10.1916 1.9.1918
postcard -.05 -.05 -.10 (1) -.10
letter
(local)		 < 20 g -.06 -.10 -.15 -.20
< 250 g -.12 -.20 -.05 (2) -.05 (2)
letter < 20 g -.10 -.10 -.15 -.20
< 250 g -.20 -.20 -.05 (2) -.05 (2)
printed matter < 50 g -.03 -.03 -.03 (4) -.03 (5)
< 100 g -.05 -.05    
< 250 g -.10 -.10    
< 500 g -.20 -.20    
< 1000 g -.30 -.30    
registered -.25 (3) -.25 -.25 -.25
special delivery -.30 -.30 -.30 -.60
(1) stationery postcards: -.08  (2) each additional 20 g  (3) local: -.10
(4) each 50 g  (5) each 50 g - valid only for the Austrian part (other parts
of the monarchy: < 50 g -.05, < 100 g -.11, each additional 50 g -.03)

 

International rates

effective: 1.1.1900
postcard -.10 (1)
letter each 20 g -.25 (2)
printed matter each 50 g -.05 (3)
registered -.25
(1) Germany and Montenegro -.05
(2) Germany, Luxemburg, Helgoland and Serbia domestic rates, Serbia -.15
(3) Germany domestic rates; since 1.9.1918 Liechtenstein domestic rates and 
Germany: < 50 g -.05, < 100 g -.11, each additional 50 g -.03

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Czechoslovakia (28.10.1918 - 15.3.1939)

Currency: 1 Kc (koruna) = 100 h (haleru)

Transition period:
- Austrian and Hungarian stamps valid until 28.2.1919
- Austrian and Hungarian stationery valid until 14.12.1919
- mixed frankings possible since 18.12.1918
 

Domestic surface rates

effective: 28.10.1918 15.5.1919 15.3.1920 1.8.1920 1.1.1922 1.3.1937
postcard -.10 -.15 -.20 -.40 -.50 -.50
letter
(local)		 < 20 g -.20 (1) -.25 (1) -.30 (1) -.60 (2) -.60 (3) -.60
< 100 g - - - - - 1.10
< 250 g - - - - - 2.-
< 500 g - - - - - 2.50
< 1000 g - - - - - 3.-
letter < 20 g -.20 (1) -.25 (1) -.30 (1) -.60 (2) 1.- (3) 1.-
< 100 g - - - - - 1.60
< 250 g - - - - - 2.50
< 500 g - - - - - 3.-
< 1000 g - - - - - 4.-
printed matter (each 50 g) -.03 -.05 -.05 -.10 -.20 (4) -.20 (5)
registered -.25 -.50 -.50 1.25 2.- 2.-
special delivery -.60 -.60 -.60 1.- 1.- 2.-
(1) each additional 20 g -.05  (2) each additional 20 g -.20  (3) each additional 20 g -.30 
(4) 1.5.1923-31.7.1926: -.10  
(5) for first 50 g; < 150 g -.50, < 250 g -.80, < 500 g 1.50, < 1000 g 2.-

 

Domestic airmail rates

The surface rates were increased by the following additional fees:
effective: 29.10.1923 (1) 1928 5.6.1930 1.6.1935
postcard -.15 -.15 1.- -.50
letter < 20 g -.30 -.50 1.- -.50
each additional 20 g -.30 -.70 1.- -.50
printed matter
(each 50 g, minimum 100 g)		 -.20 -.20 1.- -.50 (2)
(1) each route/section (2) newspapers -.20
 
 

International rates (surface mail)

effective: 28.10.1918 15.5.1919 1.8.1920 1.1.1922 1.3.1937
postcard -.10 -.20 (1) -.50 1.50/1.20 (2) 1.50/1.20 (2)
letter < 20 g -.25 -.50 (1) 1.25 2.50/2.- (2) 2.50/2.- (2)
< 40 g -.50 -.80 2.- 4.-/3.50 (2) 4.-/3.50 (2)
printed matter (< 50 g) -.03 -.10 (1) -.25 -.50 -.50/-.15 (2)
registered -.25 -.50 1.25 2.50 2.50/2.- (2)
special delivery -.60 -.60 1.- 5.- 5.-
(1) neighboring countries: domestic rates (2) lower rate valid for some European countries

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Sudetenland (German administration) (1.10.1938 - 8.5.1945)

Currency: 1 M (Mark) = 100 Pf (Pfennig)

Transition period:
- Czechoslovak stamps and stationery (applying the old Czechoslovak rates but now domestic for Germany and international for Czechoslovakia) were permitted for franking until 18.10.1938 (in practice they were accepted approx. one week longer). Mixed frankings were officially forbidden but accepted by most post offices; the postage was calculated by using either the old Czechoslovak or the new German fees or even by combining them (conversion rate 1 Kc = 12 Pf).
 

Postal rates

rates: domestic international 
(surface mail)
postcard (local) -.05 -
postcard -.06 -.15 (2)
letter
(local)		 < 20 g -.08 -
< 100 g -.16 -
letter < 20 g -.12 -.25 (2)
< 100 g -.24 -.40
printed matter (< 50 g) -.04 (1) -.05
registered -.30 -.30
special delivery -.40 -.50
(1) < 20 g: -.03 (2) Hungary and Czechoslovakia: postcard -.10, letter (< 20 g) -.20

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German Protectorate "Bohmen-Mahren" (15.3.1939 - 8.5.1945)

Currency: 1 K (Krone/koruna) = 100 h (Heller/haleru)

Transition period:
- Czechoslovak stamps and stationery valid until 15.12.1939
- mixed frankings possible since 15.7.1939

Domestic rates

effective: 15.3.1939 1.6.1940 1.10.1940
postcard -.50 -.60 (1) -.60 (1)
letter
(local)		 < 20 g -.60 (2) -.80 -.80
< 250 g 2.- 1.60 1.60
< 500 g 2.50 2.- 2.-
< 1000 g 3.- 3.- 3.-
letter < 20 g 1.- (3) 1.20 1.20
< 250 g 2.50 2.40 2.40
< 500 g 3.- 4.- 4.-
< 1000 g 4.- 6.- 6.-
printed matter  < 50 g -.20 (4) -.30 -.40 (5)
< 150 g -.50 -.50 -.80 (6)
< 250 g -.80 -.80 1.50
< 500 g 1.50 (7) 1.50 3.-
registered 2.- 2.- 3.-
special delivery 2.- 2.- 4.- (8)
(1) local postcard: -.50 (2) < 100 g: 1.10 (3) < 100 g: 1.60 (4) partial printed matter: -.30
(5) < 20 g: -.30 (6) < 100 g (7) < 1000 g: 2.-; < 2000 g: 3.- (8) rural special delivery: 8.-
 
 

Rates to Germany (surface mail)

effective: 15.3.1939 1.4.1939 17.7.1939 (7)
postcard 1.20 -.60 (3) -.60
letter < 20 g 2.- (1) 1.20 (3) 1.20
< 250 g - 2.50 (3) 2.40
< 500 g - 4.- (3) 4.-
< 1000 g - 6.- (3) 6.-
printed matter < 50 g -.50 (2) -.50 (2) -.40 (4)
< 100 g - - -.80
< 250 g - - 1.50
< 500 g - - 3.-
registered 2.50 2.50 2.50 (5)
special delivery 5.- 5.- 4.- (6)
(1) each additional 20 g: +1.50 (2) each 50 g (3) only non-registered mail (4) < 20g: -.30
(5) 1.10.1940: 3.- (6) rural special delivery: 8.- (7) since 16.4.1940 these rates were valid also to the Generalgouvernement (special delivery was permitted since 1.7.1940)

International rates to other countries (surface mail)

effective: 15.3.1939 (11) 1.7.1940 1.1.1942 (10)
postcard 1.50/1.20 (1,2) 1.50 (4,6) -.60
letter < 20 g 2.50/2.- (1,2) 2.50 (5) 1.20
+ each 20 g 1.50/1.20 (2) 1.50 (6) -
< 250 g - - 2.40
< 500 g - - 4.-
< 1000 g - - 6.-
printed matter < 50 g -.50/-.30 (2,3) -.50 (3) -.40 (8)
< 100 g - - -.80
< 250 g - - 1.50
< 500 g - - 3.- (9)
registered 2.50 2.50 (7) 3.-
special delivery 5.-/4.- (2) 5.- 5.-
(1) lower rate valid to Hungary, Poland and Slovakia
(2) lower rate valid to Roumania (till 31.5.1940), Turkey (till 23.6.1940), Yugoslavia and Greece
(3) each 50 g (4) Hungary: 1.20 (5) Hungary: 2.- (6) Hungary and Slovakia 1.4.1941: 1.-
(7) 1.10.1940: 3.- (8) < 20g: -.30 (9) Hungary < 1000 g: 4.-
(10) Since that date valid to Italy, occupied Netherlands and Finland; since 1.6.1942 valid to Denmark, since 1.7.1942 to Hungary (printed matter rates already since 1.1.1941) and Croatia, since 15.7.1942 to Roumania, since 1.9.1942 to Bulgaria, Norway and Slovakia, and since 1.3.1943 to Belgium
(11) Slovakia 15.3.1939-31.3.1939 domestic rates
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Czechoslovakia (8.5.1945 - 31.12.1992)

Currency: 1 Kcs (koruna) = 100 h (haleru)

Transition period:
- stamps and stationery of Bohmen-Mahren valid until 16.5.1945
 

Domestic rates

effective: 8.5.1945 1.12.1945 1.1.1948 1.6.1953 (8) 1.1.1970 (1) 23.7.1979 19.10.1992
postcard -.60 (2) 1.20 1.50 -.30 -.50 -.50 2.-
letter
(local)		 < 20 g -.80 1.60 2.- -.40 1.- 1.- 3.-
< 250 g 1.60 3.20 4.- -.80 1.60 (3) 2.- (4) 5.- (7)
letter < 20 g 1.20 2.40 3.- -.60 1.- 1.- 3.-
< 250 g 2.40 5.- 6.- 1.20 1.60 (3) 2.- (4) 5.- (7)
printed matter 
(< 50 g)		 -.40 (5) -.60 -.80 (6) -.20 -.40 -.50 -
registered 3.- 5.- 5.- 1.- 3.- 3.- 5.-
special delivery 4.- 8.- 8.- 1.60 3.- 3.- 8.-
(1) valid only for organizations (2) local postcard: -.50 (3) < 1 kg (4) < 500 g (5) < 20 g: -.30
(6) 1.4.1952-31.5.1953: 1.- (7) < 50 g (8) Currency reform: from 1.6. to 18.6.1953 old stamps could be used (rate: 10 times the old fees = 50 times the new fees) or the fees were paid in cash.
 
 

International rates (surface mail)

effective: 8.5.
1945		 1.12.
1945		 1.1.
1948		 1.6.
1953		 1.4.
1959		 1.1.
1960		 1.1.
1971		 23.7.
1979		 1.7.
1983		 1.3.
1991		 19.10.
1992
postcard 1.50 2.40 3.- -.45 -.60 -.60/-.30 2.-/-.30 2.-/-.50 3.-/-.50 3.- (2) 5.-
letter < 20 g 2.50 4.- 5.- -.75 1.- 1.-/-.60 3.60/-.60 3.60/1.- 4.-/1.- 5.- (2) 8.-
< 40 g (1) 4.- 6.40 8.- 1.20 1.60 1.60/-.60 5.80/2.80 5.80 7.- 11.- 14.-
printed matter (< 50 g) -.50 -.80 1.- -.15 -.15 -.20 1.60 1.60 1.50 7.- 10.- (3)
registered 3.- 8.- 8.- 1.20 1.- 1.40/1.- 5.40 5.40 9.- 9.- 20.-
special delivery 5.- 8.- 8.- 1.40 1.40 2.-/1.60 7.20 7.20 9.- 9.- 10.-
(1) since 23.7.1979 < 50 g
(2) Austria, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Soviet Union: postcard 2.-, letter (< 20 g) 4.- (3) < 20 g: 6.-

Lower rates were valid during some periods for some European countries; where two rates are shown, the second (lower) applied to socialist countries.

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Czech Republic (since 1.1.1993)

Currency: 1 Kc (koruna) = 100 h (haleru)

Transition period:
- Czechoslovak stamps and stationery valid until 30.9.1993
- mixed frankings possible since 20.1.1993

Domestic rates

effective: 1.1.1993 1.4.1995 1.4.1997 1.1.2000
postcard 2.-  3.- 4.-
5.-
letter < 20 g 3.- 3.60
4.60
 5.40
< 50 g 5.- 6.-
8.-
9.-
registered 5.- 6.- 8.-
9.-
special delivery 8.- 15.- 15.-
15.-

 

Special rates to Slovakia

effective: 1.1.1993 1.1.1995 1.1.1996 1.4.1997
postcard 2.- 3.- 4.- 5.-
letter < 20 g 3.- 5.- 6.- 7.-
< 50 g  5.- 8.- 11.- 15.-
printed matter < 20 g - 3.- 6.- 7.-
< 50 g  - 4.- 11.- 13.-
registered 5.- 10.- 20.- 20.-
special delivery 8.- 10.- 15.- 15.-
Since 1.1.1999, regular international rates apply for Slovakia.
 

International rates (surface mail)

effective: 1.1.1993 1.1.1996 1.4.1997 1.1.1999
postcard 5.- 5.- 6.- 7.-
letter < 20 g 8.- 7.- 8.- 9.-
< 50 g  14.- 12.- 15.- 17.-
printed matter < 20 g 7.- 7.- 8.- 9.-
< 50 g  11.- 12.- 15.- 17.-
registered 20.- 20.- 20.- 20.-
special delivery 10.- 10.- 15.- 15.-

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