Royal Mail Stamp Postage Rates 2024 October Price Update Effective From Today!

Starting from today, Monday 7th October, the stamp prices have changed for all customers in the UK. This price change sees Mailmark franking prices being frozen whilst stamp prices have been increased, meaning Mailmark franking machine users benefit much more when franking their mail with the latest Royal Mail postage rates 2024.

The Royal Mail, committed to maintaining its unique universal service that delivers to all UK postcodes six days a week, has again adjusted its prices in October for stamp users only. These changes highlight Royal Mail’s commitment to supporting licensed franking machine users like yourself. Using a franking machine continues to be a much more cost-effective choice compared to using traditional stamps or certain online services.

The Royal Mail October stamp price change 2024 means that Mailmark franking machine users will be able to save even more when sending their mail. For example a huge 39p can be saved for every 1st class standard letter sent when compared to stamps. As well as this, the postage discount between stamps and Mailmark remains 5p for sending second class letters.

Some of the key highlights of the October 2024 stamp prices are:

✅ MASSIVE SAVINGS of at least 39p vs stamps when sending First Class letters

✅ 50p SAVING for all 1st Class Small Parcels processed through your franking machine vs stamps

✅ 26p SAVING for all 2nd Class Small Parcels processed through your franking machine vs stamps

The latest Royal Mail Mailmark technology is on a different level to traditional franking and comes with further franking benefits, including bigger postage savings. 2024 is the second year that the traditional crown and die franking machines cannot be used, as they are now obsolete. You can however still benefit from franking by having a Mailmark franking machine.

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Royal Mail Postage Rates 2024

The Royal Mail have officially released the newest 2024 postage rates and they are in effect starting from today. If you are unsure whether your machine is updated, please contact your franking machine supplier. The rates below should be installed on your franking machine.

Royal Mail First Class 2024 Postage Rates

First Class Postage Rates
Format
Weight
Stamps
Mailmark™ Franking
Savings
Letter
0-100g
£1.65
£1.26
23.64%
Large Letter
0-100g
£2.60
£1.82
30.00%
101-250g
£3.50
£2.57
26.57%
251-500g
£3.50
£3.30
5.71%
501-750g
£3.50
£3.30
5.71%
Small Parcel
0-1kg
£4.79
£4.29
10.44%
1-2kg
£4.79
£4.29
10.44%
Medium Parcel
0-1kg
£6.99
£6.09
12.88%
1-2kg
£6.99
£6.09
12.88%
2-5kg
£8.69
£7.79
10.36%
5-10kg
£8.69
£7.79
10.36%
10-20kg
£13.19
£11.89
9.86%

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Royal Mail Second Class 2024 Postage Rates

Second Class Postage Rates
Format
Weight
Stamps
Mailmark™ Franking
Savings
Letter
0-100g
85p
80p
5.88%
Large Letter
0-100g
£1.55
£1.25
19.35%
101-250g
£2.10
£1.76
16.19%
251-500g
£2.50
£2.30
8.00%
501-750g
£2.70
£2.50
7.41%
Small Parcel
0-1kg
£3.75
£3.49
6.93%
1-2kg
£3.75
£3.49
6.93%
Medium Parcel
0-1kg
£6.15
£5.29
13.98%
1-2kg
£6.15
£5.29
13.98%
2-5kg
£7.65
£6.79
11.24%
5-10kg
£7.65
£6.79
11.24%
10-20kg
£11.55
£10.39
10.04%

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