An Post - The Irish Post Office

These rates were in effect from 6th April 1998 until 4th July 1999:

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Internal & Northern Ireland
European Union Countries
The Rest of the World

Zone 1
Internal & Northern Ireland
Weight not over	Letters	Printed Papers
25g (P.O.P)	30p	28p
50g	35p	30p
100g	45p	40p
250g	70p	58p
500g	£1.15	98p
1kg (2)	£1.80	£1.83 (max)
1kg (3)	£3.00
1.5kg	£4.00
2kg	£5.00
	Each Additional 500g=£1.00
Weight limit	No limit	1kg
Postcards (4)	30p
1). To qualify for the Post Office Preferred (POP) rate, items must be no larger then C5 in size and no heavier than 25g in weight. 2). This rate applies to 'flats' i.e., items which weigh between 500g and 1kg and dimensions not exceeding 40cm x 30cm x 2.5cm. 3). This rate applies to 'packages' i.e., items which weigh between 500g and 1kg and dimensions exceed 40cm x 30cm x 2.5cm. 4). Pack of 5 Pre-paid Postcards available at £1.40 (28p each).

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Zone 2
European Union Countries
	Britain		Other E.U Countries
Weight not over	Letters	Printed Papers	Airmail Letters	Surface Printed Papers *
25g (P.O.P)	30p	N/A	32p	N/A
50g	40p	35p	65p	40p
100g	55p	45p	95p	55p
250g	80p	65p	£1.60	£1.10
500g	£1.35	£1.10	£3.20	£2.00
1kg	£3.30	£2.50	£6.40	£3.20
1.5kg	£4.40	£3.75	£9.60	£4.40
2kg	£5.50 (Max)	£5.00 (Max)	£12.80 (Max)	£5.60 (Max)
3kg 4kg 5kg		Books only £6.00 £8.00 £10.00		Books only £6.00 £8.00 £10.00
Weight Limit	2kg	2kg Books 5kg	2kg	2kg Books 5kg
Postcards	30p
There is no airmail service to Europe for Printed Papers. Where the quickest possible delivery is required please use the letter service. E.U. Member Countries Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal (Inc. Azores, Madeira), Spain (inc. Canary Islands, Balearic Islands), Sweden.

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Zone 3
THE REST OF THE WORLD
	EUROPE (Excl. E.U.)		ALL OTHER COUNTRIES
Weight not over	Airmail	Surface	Surface		Airmail
Weight not over	Letters	Printed Papers	Letters	Printed Papers	Weight not over	Letters	Printed Papers
20g (P.O.P)	44p	37p	44p	37p	20g	52p	38p
50g	75p	40p	75p	40p	30g	74p	53p
100g	£1.07	55p	£1.07	55p	40g	96p	68p
250g	£2.14	£1.10	£2.14	£1.10	50g	£1.18	83p
500g	£4.07	£2.00	£4.07	£2.00	60g	£1.40	98p
1kg	£6.96	£3.20	£6.96	£3.20	70g	£1.62	£1.13
	-	-	-	-	80g	£1.84	£1.28
2kg	£11.24 (Max)	£4.50 (Max)	£11.24 (Max)	£4.50 (Max)	90g	£2.06	£1.43
2kg	£11.24 (Max)	£4.50 (Max)	£11.24 (Max)	£4.50 (Max)	100g	£2.28	£1.58
		Books only		Books only
3kg 4kg 5kg		£6.00 £8.00 £10.00		£6.00 £8.00 £10.00	Each Add 10g	22p	15p
Weight Limit	2kg	2kg Books 5kg	2kg	2kg Books 5kg		2kg	2kg Books 5kg
Postcards	37p		37p		38p

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BENEFIT FROM LOWEST POSTAGE RATES POST OFFICE PREFERRED (P.O.P)

To benefit from the lowest rate of postage for mail posted within Ireland and to any EU member country your mail should conform to Post Office Preferred (P.O.P) weight and size standards.

Weight:
Not more than 25 grammes or approximately the weight of an envelope containing up to 3 regular (A4) size sheets of paper.
Size:
Minimum 90mm by 140mm, Maximum 120mm by 235mm.
If your envelope is bigger or smaller than the P.O.P. size, or weighs more than 25 grammes you must pay a higher than P.O.P rate.

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UNPAID OR UNDERPAID POSTAGE -
Don't guess it - Check it! Items unpaid or underpaid are surcharged 50p plus the deficiency in postage. This surcharge is collected from the addressee but in the case of refusal the sender will be obliged to pay the amount in full.

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PRINTED PAPERS - WHAT ARE THEY?
Printed papers include greeting cards, newspapers, books, invoices and pamphlets etc. posted in unsealed envelopes. Other correspondence in unsealed and sealed envelopes are classed as letters.

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Rate Data Produced from Original An Post Publications