The Virtual GB Album

This letter was mailed in 1937 with a halfpenny stamp. That stamp would have paid the postage for printed matter, but it was not sufficient for a letter which would have cost one and one-half pence. It was therefore stamped “Liable to Letter Rate” and “2d To Pay,” twice the deficient amount. The “S.42” in the handstamp is the office at which the postage due was assessed.