Canada: Its Postage Stamps and Postal StationeryHowes, Clifton A. (Clifton Armstrong)
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Canada: Its Postage Stamps and Postal Stationery
Howes, Clifton A. (Clifton Armstrong)
Postage stamps -- Canada; Postal stationery -- Canada
Postage Stamps are about to be issued, one representing the Beaver,
of the denomination of Three pence; the second representing the head
of Prince Albert, of the denomination of Six pence; and the third,
representing the head of Her Majesty, of the denomination of One
shilling; which will shortly be transmitted to the Post Masters at
important points, for sale.
Any Post Master receiving Stamps from this Department will, by the
next mail, acknowledge the receipt of the amount. At the expiration
of each Quarter, and with his Quarterly Postage Accounts, he will
render an account of Stamps on a form which will be hereafter
supplied, charging himself therein with any amount which remained on
hand at the close of the preceding Quarter, and with the amounts
received during the Quarter just ended, and crediting himself with
the amount then remaining on hand. The balance of the account so
stated, representing the amount of Stamps he has sold or disposed
of, the Post Master will add to the balance due on his Return for
the same Quarter of Postages.
Any Letter or Packet, with one or more Stamps affixed, equal in
amount to the Postage properly chargeable thereon, may be mailed and
forwarded from any office as a pre-paid Letter or Packet; but if the
Stamps affixed be not adequate to the proper Postage, the Post
Master receiving the Letter or Packet for transmission will rate it
with the amount deficient in addition.--This Regulation concerning
Letters short paid has reference only to Letters passing within the
Province.
Stamps so affixed are to be immediately _cancelled_ in the office in
which the Letter or Packet may be deposited, with an instrument to
be furnished for that purpose. In Post Offices not so furnished, the
stamps must be cancelled by making a cross [X] on each with a pen.
If the cancelling has been omitted on the mailing of the Letter, the
Post Master delivering it will cancel the stamp in the manner
directed, and immediately report the Post Master who may have been
delinquent, to the Department. Bear in mind that Stamps must
invariably be cancelled before mailing the Letters to which they are
affixed.
Letters and Packets pre-paid by Stamps must be entered in the
Letter-Bill separately from other pre-paid Letters,--and in like
manner in the Monthly Sheets.
J. MORRIS, _Post Master General_.
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