Postal Rates During the Spanish Period

Queen Isabella II

1854 – 1868

February 1, 1854 to January 1, 1864

Single Weight Interior Rate	5-cuartos
Double Weight Interior Rate	10-cuartos
Registration Surtax	2-reales de plata

January 1, 1864 to September 30, 1868
Domestic Mail

Single Weight Interior Rate	3-1/8 centimos de peso fuerte
Double Weight Interior Rate	6-2/8 centimos de peso fuerte
Interior Registration Surtax	25 centimos de peso fuerte

Overseas Mail

Single Weight Overseas Rate	12-4/8 centimos de peso fuerte
Double Weight Overseas Rate	25 centimos de peso fuerte
Overseas Registration Surtax	25 centimos de peso fuerte

Provisional Government of Spain

1868 – 1870

September 30, 1868 to November 16, 1870
Domestic Mail

Single Weight Interior Rate	3-1/8 centimos de peso fuerte
Double Weight Interior Rate	6-2/8 centimos de peso fuerte
Interior Registration Surtax	25 centimos de peso fuerte

Overseas Mail

Single Weight Overseas Rate	12-4/8 centimos de peso fuerte
Double Weight Overseas Rate	25 centimos de peso fuerte
Overseas Registration Surtax	25 centimos de peso fuerte

Note: The 12-4/8 centimos de peso fuerte and 25-centimos de peso fuerte values equated to 1-real de plata and 2-reales de plata respectively.

King Amadeo of Spain

1870 – 1873

November 16, 1870 to March 1, 1871
Domestic Mail

Single Weight Interior Rate	3-1/8 centimos de peso fuerte
Double Weight Interior Rate	6-2/8 centimos de peso fuerte
Interior Registration Surtax	25 centimos de peso fuerte

Overseas Mail

Single Weight Overseas Rate	12-4/8 centimos de peso fuerte
Double Weight Overseas Rate	25 centimos de peso fuerte
Overseas Registration Surtax	25 centimos de peso fuerte

March 1, 1871 to May 8, 1872
Domestic Mail

Single Weight Interior Rate	5-centimos de escudo
Double Weight Interior Rate	10-centimos de escudo
Interior Registration Surtax	50-centimos de escudo

Overseas Mail

Single Weight Overseas Rate	25-centimos de escudo
Double Weight Overseas Rate	50-centimos de escudo
Overseas Registration Surtax	50-centimos de escudo

May 8, 1872 to October 15, 1872
Domestic Mail

Single Weight Interior Rate	16-centimos de peseta
Double Weight Interior Rate	25-centimos de peseta
Interior Registration Surtax	1p25-centimos de peseta

Overseas Mail

Single Weight Overseas Rate	62-centimos de peseta
Double Weight Overseas Rate	1p25-centimos de peseta
Overseas Registration Surtax	1p25-centimos de peseta

October 15, 1872 to February 11, 1873
Domestic Mail

Single Weight Interior Rate	12-centimos de peseta
Double Weight Interior Rate	25-centimos de peseta
Interior Registration Surtax	1p25-centimos de peseta

Overseas Mail

Single Weight Overseas Rate	62-centimos de peseta
Double Weight Overseas Rate	1p25-centimos de peseta
Overseas Registration Surtax	1p25-centimos de peseta

First Spanish Republic

1873 – 1874

February 11, 1873 to December 29, 1874
Domestic Mail

Single Weight Interior Rate	12-centimos de peseta
Double Weight Interior Rate	25-centimos de peseta
Interior Registration Surtax	1p25-centimos de peseta

Overseas Mail

Single Weight Overseas Rate	62-centimos de peseta
Double Weight Overseas Rate	1p25-centimos de peseta
Overseas Registration Surtax	1p25-centimos de peseta

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