Latvia
Postal Rates 1945-2009

047 09-05-1945 – 16-09-1948
local letter

15 kopecks

  
heavier local letter 1)

20 kopecks

  
registered local letter

45 kopecks

  
local postcard

10 kopecks
15 kopecks

 (postcard) 2)
(picture postcard) 2)
registered local postcard

40 kopecks
45 kopecks

 (postcard) 2)
(picture postcard) 2)
local printed matter

20 kopecks

  
inland letter

30 kopecks

  
heavier inland letter 1)

45 kopecks

  
registered inland letter

60 kopecks

  
inland airmail letter

1 rouble

  
inland postcard

20 kopecks
30 kopecks

 (postcard) 2)
(picture postcard) 2)
registered inland postcard

50 kopecks
60 kopecks

 (postcard) 2)
(picture postcard) 2)
inland printed matter

20 kopecks

  
international letter

50 kopecks

  
registered international letter

1 rouble 30 kopecks

  
international airmail letter

1 rouble 50 kopecks

  
registered international airmail letter

2 roubles 30 kopecks

  
international postcard

30 kopecks

  3)
registered international postcard

1 rouble 10 kopecks

  
international airmail postcard

1 rouble 30 kopecks

  
particulars 1) > 20 grammes
2) to the Latvians this difference is enigmatic. Many picture postcards are franked according to the postcard rate; they are rarely surcharged
3) postcard or picture postcard makes no difference here
► inland = Soviet Union
   
048 16-09-1948 – 10-06-1950
local letter

40 kopecks

 (local = inland rate)
heavier local letter 1)

60 kopecks

 (local = inland rate)
registered local letter

1 rouble

 (local = inland rate)
local postcard

25 kopecks
40 kopecks

 (postcard; local = inland rate) 2)
(picture postcard; local = inland rate) 2)
registered local postcard

1 rouble
1 rouble

 (postcard; local = inland rate) 2)
(picture postcard; local = inland rate) 2)
local printed matter

30 kopecks

 (local = inland rate)
inland letter

40 kopecks

  
heavier inland letter 1)

60 kopecks

  
registered inland letter

1 rouble

  
inland airmail letter

1 rouble

  
inland postcard

25 kopecks
40 kopecks

 (postcard) 2)
(picture postcard) 2)
registered inland postcard

1 rouble
1 rouble

 (postcard) 2)
(picture postcard) 2)
inland printed matter

30 kopecks

  
international letter

50 kopecks

  
registered international letter

1 rouble 30 kopecks

  
international airmail letter

1 rouble 50 kopecks

  
registered international airmail letter

2 roubles 30 kopecks

  
international postcard

30 kopecks

  3)
registered international postcard

1 rouble 10 kopecks

  
international airmail postcard

1 rouble 30 kopecks

  
particulars 1) > 20 grammes
2) to the Latvians this difference is enigmatic. Many picture postcards are franked according to the postcard rate; they are rarely surcharged
3) postcard or picture postcard makes no difference here
► inland = Soviet Union
 
049 10-06-1950 – 01-09-1957
local mail
local rate equal to inland rate
  
inland letter

40 kopecks

  
heavier inland letter 1)

60 kopecks

  
registered inland letter

1 rouble

  
inland airmail letter

1 rouble

  
inland postcard

25 kopecks
40 kopecks

 (postcard)
(picture postcard)
registered inland postcard

1 rouble
1 rouble

 (postcard)
(picture postcard)
inland printed matter

30 kopecks

  
international letter

40 kopecks

  
registered international letter

1 rouble 10 kopecks

  
international airmail letter

1 rouble 40 kopecks

  
registered international airmail letter

2 roubles 10 kopecks

  
international postcard

25 kopecks

  
registered international postcard

95 kopecks

  
international airmail postcard

1 rouble 25 kopecks

  
particulars 1) > 20 grammes
► inland = Soviet Union
 
050 01-09-1957 – 01-01-1960
local mail
local rate equal to inland rate
  
inland letter

40 kopecks

  
heavier inland letter 1)

60 kopecks

  
registered inland letter

1 rouble

  
inland airmail letter

1 rouble

  
inland postcard

25 kopecks
40 kopecks

 (postcard)
(picture postcard)
registered inland postcard

1 rouble
1 rouble

 (postcard)
(picture postcard)
inland printed matter

30 kopecks

  
international letter

60 kopecks

  
registered international letter

1 rouble 60 kopecks

  
international airmail letter

1 rouble 60 kopecks

  
registered international airmail letter

2 roubles 60 kopecks

  
international postcard

40 kopecks

  
registered international postcard

1 rouble 40 kopecks

  
international airmail postcard

1 rouble 40 kopecks

  
particulars 1) > 20 grammes
► inland = Soviet Union
 
051 01-01-1960 – 01-01-1961
local mail
local rate equal to inland rate
  
inland letter

40 kopecks

  
heavier inland letter 1)

60 kopecks

  
registered inland letter

1 rouble

  
inland airmail letter

60 kopecks

  
inland postcard

25 kopecks
40 kopecks

 (postcard)
(picture postcard)
registered inland postcard

1 rouble
1 rouble

 (postcard)
(picture postcard)
inland printed matter

30 kopecks

  
international letter

60 kopecks

  
registered international letter

1 rouble 60 kopecks

  
international airmail letter

1 rouble 60 kopecks

  
registered international airmail letter

2 roubles 60 kopecks

  
international postcard

40 kopecks

  
registered international postcard

1 rouble 40 kopecks

  
international airmail postcard

1 rouble 40 kopecks

  
particulars 1) > 20 grammes
► mail to Albania, Bulgaria, China, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, the GDR, Hungary, Mongolia, North Korea, North Vietnam, Poland, Romania and Yugoslavia at inland rate
► inland = Soviet Union
 
052 01-01-1961 – 10-09-1977
local mail
local rate equal to inland rate
  
inland letter

4 kopecks

  
heavier inland letter 1)

6 kopecks

  
registered inland letter

10 kopecks

  
inland airmail letter

6 kopecks

  
inland postcard

3 kopecks

  2)
registered inland postcard

10 kopecks

  
inland printed matter

3 kopecks

  
international letter

6 kopecks

  
registered international letter

18 kopecks

  
international airmail letter

16 kopecks

  
registered international airmail letter

28 kopecks

  
international postcard

4 kopecks

  
registered international postcard

14 kopecks

  
international airmail postcard

14 kopecks

  
particulars 1) > 20 grammes
2) no difference between postcards and picture postcards anymore
► 1 new kopeck = 10 old kopecks
► mail to Albania, Bulgaria, China, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, the GDR, Hungary, Mongolia, North Korea, North Vietnam, Poland, Romania and Yugoslavia at inland rate
► inland = Soviet Union
 
053 10-09-1977 – 01-01-1982
local mail
local rate equal to inland rate
  
inland letter

4 kopecks

  
heavier inland letter 1)

6 kopecks

  
registered inland letter

10 kopecks

  
inland airmail letter

6 kopecks

  
inland postcard

3 kopecks

  
registered inland postcard

10 kopecks

  
inland printed matter

3 kopecks

  
international letter

15 kopecks

  
registered international letter

47 kopecks

  
international airmail letter

32 kopecks

  
registered international airmail letter

64 kopecks

  
international postcard

10 kopecks

  
registered international postcard

42 kopecks

  
international airmail postcard

27 kopecks

  
particulars 1) > 20 grammes
► mail to Albania, Bulgaria, Cambodia, China, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, the GDR, Hungary, Laos, Mongolia, North Korea, (North) Vietnam, Poland, Romania and Yugoslavia at inland rate
► inland = Soviet Union
 
054 01-01-1982 – 01-02-1983
local mail
local rate equal to inland rate
  
inland letter

4 kopecks

  
heavier inland letter 1)

6 kopecks

  
registered inland letter

10 kopecks

  
inland airmail letter

6 kopecks

  
inland postcard

3 kopecks

  
registered inland postcard

10 kopecks

  
inland printed matter

3 kopecks

  
international letter

20 kopecks

  
registered international letter

80 kopecks

  
international airmail letter

45 kopecks

  
registered international airmail letter

1 rouble 05 kopecks

  
international postcard

15 kopecks

  
registered international postcard

75 kopecks

  
international airmail postcard

35 kopecks

  
particulars 1) > 20 grammes
► mail to Albania, Bulgaria, Cambodia, China, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, the GDR, Hungary, Laos, Mongolia, North Korea, Poland, Romania, Vietnam and Yugoslavia at inland rate
► inland = Soviet Union
 
055 01-02-1983 – 01-01-1986
local mail
local rate equal to inland rate
  
inland letter

5 kopecks

  
heavier inland letter 1)

10 kopecks

  
registered inland letter

10 kopecks

  
inland airmail letter

5 kopecks

  2)
inland postcard

4 kopecks

  
registered inland postcard

10 kopecks

  
inland printed matter

4 kopecks

  
international letter

20 kopecks

  
registered international letter

80 kopecks

  
international airmail letter

45 kopecks

  
registered international airmail letter

1 rouble 05 kopecks

  
international postcard

15 kopecks

  
registered international postcard

75 kopecks

  
international airmail postcard

35 kopecks

  
particulars 1) > 20 grammes
2) on 01-02-1983 the separate airmail rates for inland letters are abolished
► mail to Albania, Bulgaria, Cambodia, China, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, the GDR, Hungary, Laos, Mongolia, North Korea, Poland, Romania, Vietnam and Yugoslavia at inland rate
► inland = Soviet Union
 
056 01-01-1986 – 01-01-1991
local mail
local rate equal to inland rate
  
inland letter

5 kopecks

  
heavier inland letter 1)

10 kopecks

  
registered inland letter

10 kopecks

  
inland postcard

4 kopecks

  
registered inland postcard

10 kopecks

  
inland printed matter

4 kopecks

  
international letter

30 kopecks

  
registered international letter

1 rouble 30 kopecks

  
international airmail letter

50 kopecks

  
registered international airmail letter

1 rouble 50 kopecks

  
international postcard

20 kopecks

  
registered international postcard

1 rouble 20 kopecks

  
international airmail postcard

35 kopecks

  
particulars 1) > 20 grammes
► mail to Albania, Bulgaria, Cambodia, China, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, the GDR, Hungary, Laos, Mongolia, North Korea, Poland, Romania, Vietnam and Yugoslavia at inland rate
► inland = Soviet Union
 
057 01-01-1991 – 01-03-1991
local mail
local rate equal to inland rate
  
inland letter

15 kopecks

  
heavier inland letter 1)

25 kopecks

  
registered inland letter

20 kopecks

  
inland postcard

10 kopecks

  
registered inland postcard

15 kopecks

  
inland printed matter

25 kopecks

  
international letter

30 kopecks

  
registered international letter

1 rouble 30 kopecks

  
international airmail letter

50 kopecks

  
registered international airmail letter

1 rouble 50 kopecks

  
international postcard

20 kopecks

  
registered international postcard

1 rouble 20 kopecks

  
international airmail postcard

35 kopecks

  
particulars 1) > 20 grammes
► the foreign postal rates still are those of the Soviet Union, but Latvia has one-sidedly raised its domestic postal rates
► mail to Albania, Bulgaria, Cambodia, China, Cuba, Czechoslavakia, Estonia, Hungary, Laos, Lithuania, Mongolia, North Korea, Poland, Romania, the Soviet Union, Vietnam and Yugoslavia at inland rate
 
058 01-03-1991 – 01-12-1991
local mail
local rate equal to inland rate
  
inland letter

15 kopecks

  
heavier inland letter 1)

25 kopecks

  
registered inland letter

20 kopecks

  
inland postcard

10 kopecks

  
registered inland postcard

15 kopecks

  
inland printed matter

25 kopecks

  
international letter

30 kopecks

  
registered international letter

1 rouble 50 kopecks

  
international airmail letter

50 kopecks

  
registered international airmail letter

1 rouble 70 kopecks

  
international postcard

20 kopecks

  
registered international postcard

1 rouble 40 kopecks

  
international airmail postcard

35 kopecks

  
particulars 1) > 20 grammes
► mail to Albania, Bulgaria, Cambodia, China, Cuba, Czechoslavakia, Estonia, Hungary, Laos, Lithuania, Mongolia, North Korea, Poland, Romania, the Soviet Union, Vietnam and Yugoslavia at inland rate
► on 21 August 1991 Latvia officially proclaims its renewed independence
 
059 01-12-1991 – 01-01-1992
local mail
local rate equal to inland rate
  
inland letter

50 kopecks

  
heavier inland letter 1)

70 kopecks

  
registered inland letter

1 rouble 50 kopecks

  
inland postcard

25 kopecks

  
registered inland postcard

1 rouble 25 kopecks

  
inland printed matter

50 kopecks

  
international letter

1 rouble

  
registered international letter

4 roubles

  
international airmail letter

1 rouble 50 kopecks

  
registered international airmail letter

4 roubles 50 kopecks

  
international postcard

60 kopecks

  
registered international postcard

3 roubles 60 kopecks

  
international airmail postcard

1 rouble

  
particulars 1) > 20 grammes
► inland rate for mail to Estonia, Lithuania and the CIS countries
► foreign mail is no longer sent through Moscow. Latvia now has foreign postal rates of its own
 
060 01-01-1992 – 01-03-1992
local mail
local rate equal to inland rate
  
inland letter

50 kopecks

  
heavier inland letter 1)

70 kopecks

  
registered inland letter

1 rouble 50 kopecks

  
inland postcard

25 kopecks

  
registered inland postcard

1 rouble 25 kopecks

  
inland printed matter

50 kopecks

  
international letter

1 rouble

  
registered international letter

4 roubles

  
international airmail letter

1 rouble 50 kopecks

  
registered international airmail letter

4 roubles 50 kopecks

  
international postcard

60 kopecks

  
registered international postcard

3 roubles 60 kopecks

  
international airmail postcard

1 rouble

  
particulars 1) > 20 grammes
► every country outside Latvia at foreign rate, even Estonia and Lithuania
 
061 01-03-1992 – 10-08-1992
local mail
local rate equal to inland rate
  
inland letter

1 rouble

  
heavier inland letter 1)

2 roubles

  
registered inland letter

3 roubles

  
inland postcard

50 kopecks

  
registered inland postcard

2 roubles 50 kopecks

  
inland printed matter

1 rouble

  
international letter

3 roubles

  
registered international letter

13 roubles

  
international airmail letter

5 roubles

  
registered international airmail letter

15 roubles

  
international postcard

2 roubles

  
registered international postcard

12 roubles

  
international airmail postcard

4 roubles

  
particulars 1) > 20 grammes
► as from 1 July 1992 Soviet stamps are not valid anymore
 
062 10-08-1992 – 15-02-1993
local mail
local rate equal to inland rate
  
inland letter

3 Latvian roubles

  
heavier inland letter 1)

5 Latvian roubles

  
registered inland letter

6 Latvian roubles

  
inland postcard

1 Latvian rouble

  
registered inland postcard

3 Latvian roubles

  
inland printed matter

3 Latvian roubles

  
international letter

10 Latvian roubles

  
registered international letter

25 Latvian roubles

  
international airmail letter

5 Latvian roubles
15 Latvian roubles

 (Denmark, Finland, Sweden)
(other countries)
registered international airmail letter

20 Latvian roubles
30 Latvian roubles

 (Denmark, Finland, Sweden)
(other countries)
international postcard

5 Latvian roubles

  
registered international postcard

20 Latvian roubles

  
international airmail postcard

5 Latvian roubles
10 Latvian roubles

 (Denmark, Finland, Sweden)
(other countries)
particulars 1) > 20 grammes
► 1 Latvian rouble = 1 Russian rouble at the moment of introduction (officially 7 May 1992). Latvia’s own rouble is an emergency measure, meant to get rid of the inflation undermining the Russian rouble’s value
 
063 15-02-1993 – 29-04-1993
local mail
local rate equal to inland rate
  
inland letter

10 Latvian roubles

  
heavier inland letter 1)

20 Latvian roubles

  
registered inland letter

25 Latvian roubles

  
inland postcard

5 Latvian roubles

  
registered inland postcard

20 Latvian roubles

  
inland printed matter

10 Latvian roubles

  
international letter

10 Latvian roubles
20 Latvian roubles
30 Latvian roubles

 (Estonia, Lithuania)
(rest of Europe)
(outside Europe)
registered international letter

25 Latvian roubles
35 Latvian roubles
45 Latvian roubles

 (Estonia, Lithuania)
(rest of Europe)
(outside Europe)
international airmail letter
no separate airmail rates anymore
  
registered international airmail letter
no separate airmail rates anymore
  
international postcard

5 Latvian roubles
15 Latvian roubles
25 Latvian roubles

 (Estonia, Lithuania)
(rest of Europe)
(outside Europe)
registered international postcard

20 Latvian roubles
30 Latvian roubles
40 Latvian roubles

 (Estonia, Lithuania)
(rest of Europe)
(outside Europe)
international airmail postcard
no separate airmail rates anymore
  
particulars 1) > 20 grammes
 
064 29-04-1993 – 01-06-1995
local mail
local rate equal to inland rate
  
inland letter

5 santīmi

  
heavier inland letter 1)

10 santīmu

  
registered inland letter

13 santīmu

  
inland postcard

3 santīmi

  
registered inland postcard

10 santīmu

  
inland printed matter

5 santīmi

  
international letter

5 santīmi
10 santīmu
15 santīmu

 (Estonia, Lithuania)
(rest of Europe)
(outside Europe)
registered international letter

13 santīmu
18 santīmu
23 santīmi

 (Estonia, Lithuania)
(rest of Europe)
(outside Europe)
international airmail letter
no separate airmail rates
  
registered international airmail letter
no separate airmail rates
  
international postcard

3 santīmi
8 santīmi
13 santīmu

 (Estonia, Lithuania)
(rest of Europe)
(outside Europe)
registered international postcard

10 santīmu
15 santīmu
20 santīmu

 (Estonia, Lithuania)
(rest of Europe)
(outside Europe)
international airmail postcard
no separate airmail rates
  
particulars 1) > 20 grammes
► 1 santīms = 2 Latvian roubles. 29 April 1993 is the date the first stamps with denominations in lati and santīmi are being issued
► around Christmas there is a special rate for letters in the lowest weight class: 3 santīmi for the Baltic countries, 8 santīmi for the rest of Europe, 13 santīmu for countries outside Europe
 
065 01-06-1995 – 01-01-1997
local mail
local rate equal to inland rate
  
inland letter

8 santīmi

  
heavier inland letter 1)

16 santīmu

  
registered inland letter

20 santīmu

  
inland postcard

5 santīmi

  
registered inland postcard

17 santīmu

  
inland printed matter

8 santīmi

  
international letter

8 santīmi
16 santīmu
24 santīmi

 (Estonia, Lithuania)
(rest of Europe)
(outside Europe)
registered international letter

20 santīmu
28 santīmi
36 santīmi

 (Estonia, Lithuania)
(rest of Europe)
(outside Europe)
international postcard

5 santīmi
13 santīmu
20 santīmu

 (Estonia, Lithuania)
(rest of Europe)
(outside Europe)
registered international postcard

17 santīmu
25 santīmi
32 santīmi

 (Estonia, Lithuania)
(rest of Europe)
(outside Europe)
particulars 1) > 20 grammes
► around Christmas there is a special rate for letters in the lowest weight class: 6 santīmi for the Baltic countries, 15 santīmu for the rest of Europe (in 1996 14 santīmu), 20 santīmu for countries outside Europe
 
066 01-01-1997 – 01-01-1999
local mail
local rate equal to inland rate
  
inland letter

10 santīmu

  
heavier inland letter 1)

16 santīmu

  
registered inland letter

22 santīmi

  
inland postcard

6 santīmi

  
registered inland postcard

18 santīmu

  
inland printed matter

10 santīmu

  
international letter

10 santīmu
20 santīmu
30 santīmu

 (Estonia, Lithuania)
(rest of Europe) 2)
(outside Europe)
registered international letter

22 santīmi
32 santīmi
42 santīmi

 (Estonia, Lithuania)
(rest of Europe) 2)
(outside Europe)
international postcard

6 santīmi
16 santīmu
25 santīmi

 (Estonia, Lithuania)
(rest of Europe) 2)
(outside Europe)
registered international postcard

18 santīmu
28 santīmi
37 santīmi

 (Estonia, Lithuania)
(rest of Europe) 2)
(outside Europe)
particulars 1) > 20 grammes
2) rates for A class mail; the rates for B class mail are 10 santīmu, 22 santīmi, 10 santīmu and 22 santīmi respectively
► around Christmas there is a special rate for letters in the lowest weight class: 8 santīmi for the Baltic countries, 18 santīmu for the rest of Europe, 28 santīmi for countries outside Europe
 
067 01-01-1999 – 01-01-2006
local mail
local rate equal to inland rate
  
inland letter

15 santīmu

  
heavier inland letter 1)

20 santīmu

  
registered inland letter

40 santīmu

  
inland postcard

10 santīmu

  
registered inland postcard

30 santīmu

  
inland printed matter

12 santīmu

  
international letter

15 santīmu
30 santīmu
40 santīmu

 (Estonia, Lithuania)
(rest of Europe)
(outside Europe)
registered international letter

45 santīmi
60 santīmu
70 santīmu

 (Estonia, Lithuania)
(rest of Europe)
(outside Europe)
international postcard

10 santīmu
20 santīmu
30 santīmu

 (Estonia, Lithuania)
(rest of Europe)
(outside Europe)
registered international postcard

40 santīmu
50 santīmu
60 santīmu

 (Estonia, Lithuania)
(rest of Europe)
(outside Europe)
particulars 1) > 20 grammes
► around Christmas there is a special rate for inland letters in the lowest weight class: 12 santīmu
 
068 01-01-2006 – 01-01-2009
local mail
local rate equal to inland rate
  
inland letter

31 santīmi
22 santīmi

 (A class mail)
(B class mail)
heavier inland letter 1)

43 santīmi
28 santīmi

 (A class mail)
(B class mail)
registered inland letter

67 santīmi
58 santīmi

 (A class mail)
(B class mail)
inland postcard

15 santīmu

  
registered inland postcard

51 santīmi

  
inland printed matter

20 santīmu

  
international letter

31 santīmi
45 santīmi
55 santīmi

 (Estonia, Lithuania)
(rest of Europe)
(outside Europe)
registered international letter

71 santīmi
85 santīmi
95 santīmi

 (Estonia, Lithuania)
(rest of Europe)
(outside Europe)
international postcard

22 santīmi
36 santīmi
40 santīmu

 (Estonia, Lithuania)
(rest of Europe)
(outside Europe)
registered international postcard

62 santīmi
76 santīmi
80 santīmu

 (Estonia, Lithuania)
(rest of Europe)
(outside Europe)
particulars 1) > 20 grammes
 
069 01-01-2009 –
local mail
local rate equal to inland rate
  
inland letter

40 santīmu
35 santīmi

 (A class mail)
(B class mail)
heavier inland letter 1)

43 santīmi
38 santīmi

 (A class mail)
(B class mail)
registered inland letter

1 lats
98 santīmi

 (A class mail)
(B class mail)
inland postcard

33 santīmi

  
registered inland postcard

95 santīmi

  
inland printed matter

40 santīmu

  
international letter

55 santīmi
50 santīmu
60 santīmu
55 santīmi

 (EU countries; A class mail)
(EU countries; B class mail)
(other countries; A class mail)
(other countries; B class mail)
registered international letter

1 lats 20 santīmu
not possible
1 lats 50 santīmu
not possible

 (EU countries; A class mail)
(EU countries; B class mail)
(other countries; A class mail)
(other countries; B class mail)
international postcard

45 santīmi
50 santīmu

 (EU countries)
(other countries)
registered international postcard

1 lats 20 santīmu
1 lats 30 santīmu

 (EU countries)
(other countries)
particulars 1) > 20 grammes
Sources:

Czarist Period
  • A.V. Kiryushkin and P.E. Robinson, Russian Postmarks: An Introduction and Guide, J. Barefoot Ltd., 1989
  • N. Jakimovs and V. Marcilger, Postal History of Imperial Russia in Pre-independent Latvia, Framic, 1995
  • V. Hurt and E. Ojaste, Eesti – Estonia – Estland – Philately & Postal History Handbook Catalogue – Philatelie & Postgeschichte Handbuch Katalog, EFÜR/NY-EFS, 1986

Postgebiet des Oberbefehlshabers Ost
  • Harry von Hofmann (ed.), Das Postgebiet Ob. Ost auf dem Territorium der späteren Republik Lettland 1915-1920, Harry von Hofmann Verlag, 2006
  • Stefan Petriuk, ‘Stadtpost Wilna’, Philatelia Baltica, June 1985
  • Jeroen van de Weide and Ton Welvaart, ‘Eerste inflatieperiode in het Generaalgouvernement Warschau en bezet Rusland; enkele woorden over de Duitse inflatie voor Polenfilatelisten’, in: Inflatieperioden en geldhervormingen in Oost Europa, Filatelistische Contactgroep Oost Europa, 2007
  • Michel Deutschland-Spezial-Katalog 1988

Independence
  • Nikolajs Jakimovs, ‘De posttarieven van Letland’, Het Baltische Gebied, July 1988
  • N. Jakimovs and V. Marcilger, The Postal and Monetary History of Latvia 1918-1945, own book, 1991
  • Ruud van Wijnen, ‘6 augustus of 1 juli 1919? Over het begin van een Letse portoperiode’, Het Baltische Gebied, July 2001
  • Harry von Hofmann (ed.), Lettland: Die Luftpost 1920-1940/Latvia: Air Mail 1920-1940, Harry von Hofmann Verlag, 2003

Soviet Occupation I
  • Ruud van Wijnen, ‘De Sovjetrepubliek Letland 1940-1941’, Het Baltische Gebied, July 1987
  • N. Jakimovs and V. Marcilger, The Postal and Monetary History of Latvia 1918-1945, own book, 1991

German Occupation
  • Harry von Hofmann (ed.), Lettland vor dem und als Teil vom Generalpostkommissariat Ostland, Harry von Hofmann Verlag, 2001
  • V. Hurt and E. Ojaste, Eesti – Estonia – Estland – Philately & Postal History Handbook Catalogue – Philatelie & Postgeschichte Handbuch Katalog, EFÜR/NY-EFS, 1986
  • N. Jakimovs and V. Marcilger, The Postal and Monetary History of Latvia 1918-1945, own book, 1991

Soviet Occupation II
  • Michel Ganzsachen-Katalog Europa Ost 2004/05
  • Survey provided by Anton Welvaart, 1986
  • Vladlen Aronovich Karlinskii, ‘Soviet Postal Rates’, Rossica 75 (1968)

Independence Restored
  • R. van Wijnen and N. Jakimovs, ‘Letland: Nieuwe ontwikkelingen II’, Het Baltische Gebied, December 1992
  • R. van Wijnen, ‘Letland: Nieuwe ontwikkelingen IV’, Het Baltische Gebied, July 1994
  • R. van Wijnen, ‘Letland: Nieuwe ontwikkelingen V’, Het Baltische Gebied, June 1995
  • R. van Wijnen, ‘Letland: Nieuwe ontwikkelingen VI’, Het Baltische Gebied, July 1996
  • R. van Wijnen, ‘Letland: Nieuwe ontwikkelingen VII’, Het Baltische Gebied, June 1997
  • The most recent rates: http://www2.pasts.lv/en//

If two sources are contradictory, firstly the items known to me are decisive, secondly the most recent source.

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