Stamporama Discussions: Help and promise :-)

General Philatelic/Gen. Discussion : Help and promise :-)

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Jeredutt3

26 Sep 2019
12:59:46am

Hi,

If someone can lend a hand so I can get this going quickly I promise to hop on eBay and buy a rate book as soon as I am done with this post if it is reasonably priced. And I will scan the two covers in question for some show and tell at the office tomorrow.

Can somebody let me know what the first class rate to London from US - Jun 18, 1977
As well as the rate from Canada to US on June 22, 1977

I would be greatly indebted as I am trying to get this exhibit going as quickly as possible. I need to retire so I can stay home and do more stamping vs this working thing :-) ... It would make my exhibit prep much less stressful ! LOL !

Thanks
Jere

philatelia

26 Sep 2019
05:35:46am

re: Help and promise :-)

Stampsmarter.com has a great pop up tool where you can find postal rates for any day in history. Go to this page and scroll down a bit to find it. This is THE most amazing website for stamps.

http://www.stampsmarter.com/features/Home_Features.html

Sorry, but I’m on my iPad and can’t highlight and activate link. Thanks moderator for link activation.

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philb

26 Sep 2019
10:18:13am
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re: Help and promise :-)

Hi Jere, good luck with your exhibit...i would not be much help in that area but i wish you a long and healthy retirement to work on your hobbies. Strange that the weeks seem to fly by faster in retirement than they did when working. (work is only a memory..now retirement is work. Not a bad life !

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michael78651

26 Sep 2019
12:51:51pm

re: Help and promise :-)

"Strange that the weeks seem to fly by faster in retirement than they did when working."

Phil, you got that right!

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Jeredutt3

26 Sep 2019
04:02:53pm

re: Help and promise :-)

Hi,

Update...So, I purchased both the International and domestic US rate books by Beecher last evening. The International was a bit stiff but I love books anyway.. especially books about stamps.

Also, I tried at the stamp smarter site before I posted. Only thing I could find there was domestic. Was unable to find the international.. probably pilot failure so will try again.

Thanks for the encouragement on the exhibit. It should be a fun one... scanner at office doesn't scan properly so will have to hook up mine at home tonight for the show and tell.

Thanks !
Jere

Charlie2009

26 Sep 2019
04:40:01pm

re: Help and promise :-)

Historical U.S. first class postage rates*
year first class
postage rate,
cents (current) first class
postage rate,
cents (2018 $) CPI
1866 3 49.0 15.4
1867 3 52.6 14.3
1868 3 54.8 13.8
1869 3 57.1 13.2
1870 3 59.7 12.7
1871 3 63.7 11.8
1872 3 63.7 11.8
1873 3 65.1 11.6
1874 3 68.4 11.0
1875 3 70.9 10.6
1876 3 72.6 10.4
1877 3 74.4 10.2
1878 3 78.0 9.7
1879 3 78.0 9.7
1880 3 76.2 9.9
1881 3 76.2 9.9
1882 3 76.2 9.9
1883 2 51.8 9.7
1884 2 52.9 9.5
1885 2 54.0 9.3
1886 2 55.2 9.1
1887 2 54.6 9.2
1888 2 54.6 9.2
1889 2 56.4 8.9
1890 2 57.0 8.8
1891 2 57.0 8.8
1892 2 57.0 8.8
1893 2 57.7 8.7
1894 2 60.3 8.3
1895 2 61.8 8.1
1896 2 61.8 8.1
1897 2 62.6 8.0
1898 2 62.6 8.0
1899 2 62.6 8.0
1900 2 61.8 8.1
1901 2 61.1 8.2
1902 2 60.3 8.3
1903 2 59.0 8.5
1904 2 58.3 8.6
1905 2 59.0 8.5
1906 2 57.7 8.7
1907 2 55.2 9.1
1908 2 56.4 8.9
1909 2 57.0 8.8
1910 2 54.6 9.2
1911 2 54.6 9.2
1912 2 52.4 9.4
1913 2 51.3 9.9
1914 2 50.7 10.0
1915 2 49.7 10.1
1916 2 46.5 10.9
1917 2 38.6 12.8
1918 3 51.3 15.1
1919 2 44.6 17.3
1920 2 24.0 20.0
1921 2 28.5 17.9
1922 2 30.1 16.8
1923 2 29.6 17.1
1924 2 29.6 17.1
1925 2 28.7 17.5
1926 2 28.4 17.7
1927 2 28.5 17.4
1928 2 29.4 17.1
1929 2 29.4 17.1
1930 2 29.9 16.7
1931 2 33.3 15.2
1932 2 36.9 13.7
1933 3 59.3 13.0
1934 3 56.2 13.4
1935 3 55.0 13.7
1936 3 54.6 13.9
1937 3 52.3 14.4
1938 3 53.4 14.1
1939 3 54.6 13.9
1940 3 53.4 14.0
1941 3 51.3 14.7
1942 3 46.2 16.3
1943 3 43.1 17.3
1944 3 42.8 17.6
1945 3 41.6 18.0
1946 3 40.3 19.5
1947 3 34.2 22.3
1948 3 31.3 24.1
1949 3 31.5 23.8
1950 3 31.7 24.1
1951 3 29.1 26.0
1952 3 28.4 26.5
1953 3 28.1 26.7
1954 3 28.0 26.9
1955 3 28.2 26.8
1956 3 27.7 27.2
1957 3 26.8 28.1
1958 3 26.1 28.9
1959 4 34.5 29.1
1960 4 33.9 29.6
1961 4 33.7 29.9
1962 4 33.3 30.2
1963 5 41.0 30.6
1964 5 40.5 31.0
1965 5 39.7 31.5
1966 5 38.8 32.4
1967 5 37.7 33.4
1968 6 43.4 34.8
1969 6 41.2 36.7
1970 6 38.8 38.8
1971 8 49.5 40.5
1972 8 48.2 41.8
1973 8 45.5 44.4
1974 10 51.3 49.3
1975 10 46.9 53.8
1976 13 57.5 56.9
1977 13 53.8 60.6
1978 15 57.8 65.2
1979 15 52.1 72.6
1980 15 45.6 82.4
1981 18 49.9 90.9
1982 20 51.8 96.5
1983 20 50.5 99.6
1984 20 48.4 103.9
1985 22 51.4 107.6
1986 22 50.5 109.6
1987 22 48.7 113.6
1988 25 53.2 118.3
1989 25 50.6 124.0
1990 25 48.3 130.7
1991 29 53.6 136.2
1992 29 52.0 140.3
1993 29 50.4 144.5
1994 29 49.2 148.2
1995 32 52.7 152.4
1996 32 51.3 156.9
1997 32 50.1 160.5
1998 32 49.3 163.0
1999 33 49.9 166.6
2000 33 48.1 172.2
2001 34 48.0 177.1
2002 37 51.7 179.9
2003 37 50.6 184.0
2004 37 49.0 188.9
2005 37 47.8 195.3
2006 39 48.3 201.6
2007 41 49.4 207.3
2008 42 48.2 215.3
2009 44 51.2 214.5
2010 44 50.7 218.1
2011 44 49.0 224.9
2012 45 49.2 229.6
2013 46 49.5 233.0
2014 49 51.6 236.7
2015 49 51.6 237.0
2016 47 49.0 240.0
2017 49 50.2 245.1
2018 50 49.8 251.2
2019 Jan 55 54.8