Saturday, March 22, 2014

Centennial Period Domestic Letter Rates : 1967 -1973

Dozens of posts dealing with the Canadian Centennial definitive issue (1967 - 1973) have been published in the nearly four years Postal History Corner has been on-line. Many of the posts will be revamped. The original post dealing with Centennial period domestic letter rates was published on June 10, 2014.

When the Centennial stamps were issued on February 8 1967, there were two categories of  domestic first class letters : local (also known as Drop Letters) and forward (out-of-town).  On November 1, 1968, the local rate was abolished and a single domestic letter rate to all domestic destinations came into effect.

A. Forward and Local Letter Period : To October 31, 1968


The forward (out-of-town) letter rate was 5 cents for the first ounce and three cents for each additional ounce. The local rate was 4 cents for the first ounce and two cents for each additional ounce.

Forward Letter Rates

1st Weight Step ( up to 1 ounce) : 5 cents

Kingston to Port Burwell, April 30, 1967
5 cents forward letter rate for 1 oz.


Unpaid Letter

Prince Albert to Clinton, May 5, 1967
Unpaid and taxed 10 cents, double the deficiency
Expo 67 commemorative stamps paying the amount due and cancelled May 8, 1967

Fort St. John to Spalding, June 11, 1968
Unpaid and taxed 10 cents, double the deficiency
10 cent due cancelled June 14, 1967

Insufficiently Paid

Downsview to Barrie, November 11, 1967
5 cents forward letter rate
Shortpaid 1 cents and taxed 2 cents
2 cent "Red" 1967 postage due stamp cancelled November 14, 1967


2nd Weight Step ( greater than 1 ounce and up to 2 ounces) : 8 cents

Brooklin to Aylmer, May 10, 1967
8 cents paying the 2nd weight step forward letter rate ( 5 cents for the 1st ounce and 3 cents for the next ounce)


Insufficiently Paid

Toronto to Atwood, December 29, 1967
8 cents forward two ounce letter rate
Shortpaid 3 cents and taxed 6 cents due
1935 postage due issue stamps cancelled January 4, 1968


3rd Weight Step ( greater than 2 ounces, up to 3 ounces) : 11 cents

Seaforth to Godrich, September 14, 1968
11 cents forward letter rate for up to 3 ounces
Shortpaid 6 cents and taxed 12 cents, double the deficiency
 
Centennial definitives paying the postage due cancelled September 16, 1968


Local Letter Rates

The local letter rate was 4 cents for the first ounce and 2 cents for each additional ounce.

1st weight step (up to 1 ounce) : 4 cents

Montreal local letter, April 18, 1967
4 cents local letter rate

Unpaid

St. John's unpaid local letter, June 8 1967
Taxed 8 cents (double the deficiency)
1935 Postage Due Series stamps cancelled June 

2nd Weight Step ( greater than 1 ounce and up to 2 ounces) : 6 cents

 Toronto local letter, August 7, 1967
6 cents two ounce letter rate
Shortpaid 2 cents and taxed 4 cents

Toronto Postage Due Meter, August 8, 1967


Local Letters Redirected to Forward Destinations

Redirected letters were not liable to any additional postage provided the change in address did not require the letter to be sent to any place where the postage rate was higher. If the change required a higher rate, additional postage had to be prepaid or postage due charges collected on delivery. Only the single deficiency was to be rated.

Since the forward letter rate was 5 cents, a local letter redirected to a forward destination was rated 1 cent (the difference between the forward and local letter rates).

Clinton local letter, May 14, 1968, redirected to Seaforth
1 cent centennial definitive stamp paying the rate, cancelled May 16, 1968


Local Toronto letter, April 21, 1967, redirected to Fergus


 1 cent 1935 Postage Due series stamp cancelled April 25, 1967


Last Day of Local Letter Rate

Scarborough (Toronto) local letter, October 31, 1968

First Day of Single Letter Rate - Local Letter Rate Abolished

On November 1, 1968 the local letter rate was abolished. The letter rate to all domestic destinations was 6 cents for the first ounce.

Mississauga local letter, November 1, 1968
First day of 6 cent letter rate


B.  Single Letter Rate to All Domestic Destinations :
From November 1, 1968

November 1, 1968 - June 30, 1971




 1st weight step (up to 1 ounce) : 6 cents

 Ottawa local letter, November 10, 1968
6 cents domestic letter rate

 Vancouver local letter, April 17, 1970
6 cents domestic letter rate

Shortpaid

London to Parkhill, May 17, 1971
6 cents domestic letter rate
Shortpaid 1 cent and taxed 2 cents

2 cent "Red Due" cancelled May 18, 1971


 Winnipeg local letter, March 31, 1971
6 cents domestic rate
Shortpaid 1 cent and taxed 2 cents

Winnipeg Postage Due Meter label, April 2, 1971


  2nd Weight Step ( greater than 1 ounce and up to 2 ounces) : 10 cents



 Sidney to Victoria, August 6, 1970
10 cents paying the 2 ounce rate (6 cents 1st ounce + 4 cents next ounce)

 Shortpaid

 Waterloo local letter, October 12, 1970
10 cents 2 oz. letter rate
Shortpaid 4 cents and taxed 8 cents

8 cents Centennial definitive paying the amount due,October 13, 1970


Waubaushine  local letter, May 29, 1970
10 cents 2 oz. letter rate
Shortpaid 4 cents and taxed 8 cents

 "Red" dues cancelled May 29, 1970


 3rd Weight Step ( greater than 2 ounces and up to 3 ounces) : 14 cents

 Cobden to Toronto, February 2, 1971
14 cents paying the 3 ounce rate ( 6c first oz. + 8c next 2 oz. @ 4c/oz.)

Unpaid

Vancouver local letter, February 11, 1970
14 cents 3 ounce letter rate
No denomination visible on meter 
Taxed 28 cents, double the deficiency

Vancouver, Postage Due meter label
February 12, 1970


Toronto to Carleton Place, November 3, 1970
14 cents 3 ounce letter rate
No denomination visible on meter 
Taxed 28 cents, double the deficiency

Red dues cancelled November 6, 1970


4rth Weight Step ( greater than 3 ounces and up to 4 ounces) : 18 cents

Islington to Toronto 18, December 2, 1968
18 cents paying the 4 ounce letter rate
  ( 6c first oz. + 12c next 3 oz. @ 4c/oz.)

5th Weight Step ( greater than 4 ounces and up to 5 ounces) : 22 cents

Toronto local letter, June 15, 1971
22 cents paying the 5 ounce letter rate


22 cents :  6c first oz. + 16c next 4 oz. @ 4c/oz.


July 1, 1971 - August 31, 1976



July 1, 1971

The domestic letter rate increased from 6 cents to 7 cents on July 1, 1971. Additional weight steps beyond the 2nd weight step of 2 ounces were in multi-ounce increments.


1st Weight Step ( up to 1 ounce) : 7 cents

Blythe to Montreal, November 2, 1971
7 cents 1 ounce domestic letter rate


Unpaid

Courtney to Parkhill, September 20, 1970
7 cents letter rate
Unpaid and taxed 14 cents

Red dues cancelled September 4, 1971


2nd Weight Step ( greater than 1 ounce and up to 2 ounces) : 12 cents

Berwick to Toronto, October 8, 1971
12 cent paying the 2 ounce letter rate



From January 1, 1972

The letter rate increased from 7 cents to 8 cents for the 1st ounce. The 8 cent domestic letter rate remained in effect until August 31, 1976.

  1st weight step (up to 1 ounce) : 8 cents

Montreal local letter, June 30, 1972
8 cents domestic letter rate

Unpaid

St. Thomas to Port Stanley, January 11, 1972
8 cents domestic letter rate
Unpaid and taxed 16 cents, double the deficiency
Centennial definitives paying the postage due cancelled January 12, 1972


Don Mills to Cookstown, February 28, 1973
8 cents domestic letter rate
Unpaid and taxed 16 cents, double the deficiency
Centennial definitives and Red dues  paying the postage due cancelled March 2, 1973


Shortpaid

  Dalhousie to Toronto, January 5, 1972
8 cents letter rate
Shortpaid 1 cent and taxed 2 cents

 Manuscript tax marking

Station T meter label for 10 cents to pay for several postage due items


Toronto to Scarborough, january 13, 1972
 8 cents letter rate
Shortpaid 1 cent and taxed 2 cents

Scarborough Postage Due meter, January 18, 1972


London to Cannington, July 19, 1973
8 cents letter rate
Shortpaid 2 cents and taxed 4 cents

 "Insured Parcel" handstamp used to cancel the postage due stamp


Sudbury to Cookshire, September 18, 1972
8 cents letter rate
Shortpaid 3 cents and taxed 6 cents
Red dues cancelled September 20, 1972


2nd Weight Step ( greater than 1 ounce and up to 2 ounces) : 14 cents

Cayuga to Hamilton, April 2, 1973
14 cents 2 ounce letter rate



3rd Weight Step ( greater than 2 ounces and up to 4 ounces) : 20 cents

Woodstock local letter, November 27, 1972
20 cents 2 - 4 ounce letter rate


Agassiz to Toronto, February 22, 1972
20 cents 2 - 4 ounce letter rate

Single usage of the 20 cent Centennial definitive