Postage / Payment
Are you frustrated by online shops which don't tell you how much you have to pay for postage or shipping until you are in the checkout? We were, so here is our current list of postage rates
Following changes to the UPU arrangements for 'Terminal Dues' - the amount one country pays to another for delivering international mail - Royal Mail have announced new postage Zones with Zone 3 now allocated to the USA. This took effect during the summer of 2020 and on 1 September 2020 further changes were made to reflect the addiitonal costs incurred for international mail during the Covid-19 pandemic.
There were further changes in all postage rates in early April 2022, April & October 2023 and April 2024. We have unfortunaetly had to increase some prices.
CUSTOMS and import duties
If you require delivery outside the United Kingdom it may be necessary for us to provide a Customs declaration on the outside of the package. The value declared will exclude postage charges. Any Customs Duties payable on import to your country are your responsibility.
Rules for imports to the European Union will change on 1 July 2021. Please read local guidance on this. We will NOT be collecting your local VAT to remit to your tax authorities. Orders will be posted 'duty unpaid'.(See Terms and Conditions)
Please check World Zones here on the Royal Mail website.
United Kingdom, Channel Islands
Order value up to £100 - £1.75 *; Recorded - £3.00 total. §
Order value over £100 - free postage; Recorded - £2.00 total.
Special Delivery: orders up to £499.99 - £8.25; over £500 - free
§ Due to increases in postage from October 2024 heavier orders will be posted 2nd class (1st class Large over 100g now costs £3.50, recorded costs £5.20!)
Ordinary mail |
Tracked/ Registered |
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Europe § |
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Order value up to £29.99 - |
£3.00 |
£9.00 |
Order value £30 to £74.99 - |
£5.00 |
£10.00 |
Order value £75 to £150.00 - |
£7.00 |
£8.50 |
Orders over £150 – |
£10.00 |
£8.00 |
World Zone 1 § |
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Order value up to £29.99 - |
£2.75 |
£10.50 |
Order value £30 to £74.99 - |
£4.50 |
£12.50 |
Order value £75 to £150.00 - |
£7.00 |
£13.00 |
Orders over £150 – free |
£9.00 |
£12.00 |
World Zone 2 § |
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Order value up to £29.99 |
£4.25 |
£10.00 |
Order value £30 to £74.99 |
£7.00 |
£13.00 |
Order value £75 to £150.00 |
£8.50 |
£15.00 |
Orders over £150 |
£11.00 |
£14.00 |
World Zone 3 (USA) § |
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Order value up to £29.99 |
£4.20 |
£10.50 |
Order value £30 to £74.99 |
£7.50 |
£12.50 |
Order value £75 to £150.00 |
£8.50 |
£14.00 |
Orders over £150 |
£11.00 |
£13.00 |
* UK collectors - we can send very many stamps for the basic inland rates. If you consistently buy only stamps, that we can send for the basic letter rate, and if you pay by cheque or bank transfer we'll give you a postage credit from time to time. Just remind us!
§ Because of losses only tracked services are available to some countries.
PAYMENT
This system allows you to pay by bank transfer from UK or international bank accounts (we'll send you details).
You can also send us a cheque (payable to Ian Billings) in sterling (GB Pounds). We like these systems as we get all the money! If you do send a cheque, please include a note of the order number (not written on the cheque because we won't have it after it's banked). And if you can, please use a special stamp rather than a definitive - if nobody uses them there won't be any for people to collect!
You can also pay by debit or credit card; such payments are processed for us through PayPal so we never know your card details. Of course if you have a PayPal account, then you can pay by transfer from your account to ours. Just click on the PayPal button as usual.