COST OF HALF-PENNY STAMPS AND POSTCARDS.

HC Deb 25 March 1890 vol 342 cc1813-4

MR. HENNIKER HEATON

I beg to ask the Postmaster General whether he can inform the House of the actual cost to the Government of a million half-penny postcards, and a million half-penny stamps, respectively?

* MR. RAIKES

A million thin postcards cost £137 10s.; a million stout cards, £283 6s. 8d,; and a million half-penny stamps, £16 17s. 6d. The cost of distributing postcards is, moreover, very large as compared with that of distributing adhesive stamps.