Produced by Adrian Mastronardi, The Philatelic Digital Library Project at http://www.tpdlp.net and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net CANADIAN POSTAL GUIDE: CONTAINING THE CHIEF REGULATIONS OF THE POST OFFICE, THE RATES OF POSTAGE, EVERY INFORMATION IN REGARD TO MONEY ORDERS, COMPILED BY JOHN DEWE, POST OFFICE INSPECTOR. Published with the permission of the Postmaster General. [Illustration: Coat of arms] PRICE 25 CENTS. TORONTO: R. & A. MILLER, 62, KING STREET; AND 60, ST. FRANCOIS XAVIER STREET, MONTREAL. AND FOR SALE AT THE BOOK STORES. 1863. TORONTO: PRINTED BY LOVELL AND GIBSON, YONGE STREET. Reprinted 1966 DEV-SCO PUBLICATIONS LIMITED 2345 MONTEE ST. AUBIN CHOMEDEY, LAVAL, P.Q. This Canadian Postal Guide is being reprinted with the hope that Postal Historians and Collectors of Canadian stamps will benefit greatly from the information contained therein. CHARLES P. DEVOLPI PREFACE. The principal object of this little work is the dissemination of information in regard to the Canadian Postal Service. It is published with the kind permission of the Postmaster General, and it is hoped will be useful to the public as well as conducive to the interests of the Post Office. The short and imperfect sketch of the progress of the post office in Canada, which has been compiled from authentic sources, will be found interesting. It extends over a period of one hundred years, and serves to mark a rapidity of improvement which, in a country purely agricultural, has seldom been surpassed. As the regulations of the post office are subject to constant change, it is proposed to issue new editions of the Canadian Postal Guide, revised and corrected to the latest date, half-yearly, or yearly, as circumstances may appear to require. Toronto, January, 1863. CONTENTS. Page A Few Facts about the Post Office in Canada 9 Chief Officers of the Department at Quebec 15 Post Office Inspectors 15 Postal Divisions 16