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
7. On letters to or from the United Kingdom, in Mails by Canada
Packets, to or from Quebec in summer, or Portland in winter; or by
Mail Packet to or from Halifax, 12-1/2 cents per 1/2 oz.
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On do. in Mails via New York Packet 15 cents per 1/2 oz.
On letters to Prince Edward Island, if prepaid, 3 " " do
if posted unpaid, 5 " " do
On letters to Newfoundland, to be in all cases
prepaid, 12-1/2 " " do
On letters to British Columbia and Vancouver
Island, in all cases to be prepaid, 10 " " do
On letters to Red River,
to be in all cases prepaid, 6 " " do
On letters to Red River,
to be in all cases prepaid, 6 " " do
NEWSPAPER RATES.
8. Newspapers printed and published in Canada may be sent by Post
from the office of publication to any place in Canada at the
following rates, if paid quarterly in advance, either by the
Publisher, at the Post Office where the papers are posted or by the
subscriber, at the Post Office where the papers are delivered:--
For a paper published once a week 5 cents per quarter of a year.
do twice a week 10 do
do three times 15 do
do six times 30 do
If the above rates are prepaid by the Publisher, the Postmaster
receiving payment must be careful to have the papers so prepaid
separately put up, and marked, distinctly, as prepaid.
When the above rates are not prepaid in advance, by either the
Publisher at the Office of posting or by the subscriber at the
Office of delivery, the papers are to be charged one cent each on
delivery.
9. Canadian Newspapers, addressed from the Office of publication to
subscribers in the United Kingdom, the United States, Prince Edward
Island and Newfoundland, may be forwarded, on prepayment at the
Office in Canada where posted, at the above commuted rates,
applicable to such papers within the Dominion.
10. Exchange Papers passing between publishers in Canada, and
between publishers in Canada and publishers in the United States,
Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland, are to pass free--one copy of
each paper to each publisher.
11. Transient Newspapers include all Newspapers posted in Canada,
other than Canada Newspapers sent from the Office of publication,
and when addressed to any place within the Dominion, to the United
Kingdom, to the United States, Prince Edward Island or Newfoundland,
must be prepaid two cents each by postage stamp.
12. Newspapers coming into Canada will be subject to the following
charges on delivery:
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