5) The fee for special delivery (express delivery) was dependent whether the parcel was to deliver within the working area of the recipient post office or without this area. The fee left of the slash is for within the working area and right of the slash without this area. During tariff period VI this additional fee was doubled in case a delivery was required during night hours (between 22.00 and 0600h) 6) During tariff periods I and II domestic postal rates were also valid for parcels sent to the following foreign countries: Austria, Hungary, Yugoslavia, Poland and West-Ukraine. Also for some German areas (Silesia, Saxony, Bavaria, Würtemberg, Thuringia and Baden), whilst for other parts of Germany the postage for a parcel up to 10 kg amounted to Kčs 2.60 ( only during tariff period I), up to 15 Kg to Kčs 4.40 (Tariff periods I and II) and for a parcel up to 20 kg to Kčs 6.20 (Tariff periods I and II). Parcels were not freely allowed into other countries. Even the delivery of parcels to former Austro-Hungary and Germany was heavily restricted or sometimes completely stopped. 7) It was not possible as yet to establish the postage rates in Slovakia. For example, from 15-06-1918 a war tax was applied to the normal postage, which amounted to 20 forint. It is not clear whether this war tax was still in force after the creation of the new Czecho-Slovak Republic. A number of post offices in Slovakia changed over to the rates used in Bohemia as early as during the validity of tariff period I. 8) At the beginning of tariff period IV unrestricted parcel service was only possible with Austria and Germany. 9) For parcels sent abroad and coming from abroad the fees for all extra services were stated in “gold francs” The rate of exchange to the Crown was published in the Bulletin of the Ministry of Post and Telegraphs ( during 1922 this rate changed 5 times. The additional fee for BULKY PARCELS: During tariff period I this additional fee was dependant of the weight of the parcel. Up to 5kg it amounted to Kčs 0.40, up to 10 kg Kčs 1.00, up to 15 kg Kčs 1.50 and up to 20 kg Kčs 2.00. During tariff period II tot IIV 50% extra of the standard postage.
Dispatch note for a parcel of 5 kg, sent from Deutsch Brodek/Brodek u Konice to Mukačevo on 05-03-1921 Declared value 1000 Kčs. Tariff period IVa (01-08-1920 until 14-04-1921) Postage 5 kg parcel: 3 Kčs Insurance for 1000Kčs 3 Kčs Total postage 6 Kčs 6 postage stamps of 100h are used to pay the postage. The dispatch note was sent to the addressee to advise him/her a parcel was received, for the addressee to collect. For this service a 30h fee was to be paid by the addressee and for that reason for an amount of 30h postage due stamps were affixed to the dispatch note. Interesting to note is that the Mukačevo post office used a diagonally bi-sectioned 20h postage due stamp to obtain the correct tariff of 30h In this case the addressee Mr R.Brody collected the parcel on 10-03-1921 He paid the 30h fee, the postage due stamps were cancelled and he signed for receipt of the parcel
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