Friday, June 11, 2010

Centennial Period Domestic Rates
Money Packets


Money packets meant a shipment containing:

a) Bank notes or coin;
b) gold bullion or gold dust;
c) precious stones or jewels;
d) precious metals, whether or not manufactured; or
e) stocks, bonds, coupons or other securities by bearer, identified as such to the Post Office and having a value in excess of one hundred dollars.

The money packet rate during the Centennial period was:

$1.75 for the first 8 ounces
$0.75 for the next 8 ounces
$1.00 for each additional pound
(Registration was included)


Bank of Canada Money Packet:


Seal on back of money packet


Bank of Canada money packet (M.P. printed in red ink)
Ottawa to Willowdale, March 15 1968

$1.75 paying the money packet rate up to 8 ounces.


Bank of Montreal Money Packet Tags:


Bank of Montreal bank note shipment
Windsor Nfld. to Bank of Canada, Halifax, N.S. (c/o Brink's Express), March 9 1971



$10.50 paid the 9 lb. money packet fee.

First 8 ounces..................................................$1.75
next 8 ounces.....................................................0.75
each additional pound (@$1.00 each).................8.00
TOTAL..............................................................$9.50

Revised : June 27, 2010