Following the Treaty of Paris of 1763, in which Canada was ceded to Great Britain, Benjamin Franklin and John Foxcroft, joint Deputy Postmasters General, made arrangements for the establishment of postal service between Québec, Trois-Rivières and Montréal and between those cities and New York.
The stamp to commemorate the bi-centennial of the first land route of the Canadian Post Offices was designed by James Reddie and issued on September 25, 1963.
Essays
National Archives of Canada
National Archives of Canada
National Archives of Canada
National Archives of Canada
National Archives of Canada
National Archives of Canada
National Archives of Canada
National Archives of Canada
National Archives of Canada
National Archives of Canada
James Reddie Essays
National Archives of Canada
National Archives of Canada
First Day Covers
Canada Post Office Announcement Cover
Canadian Post Office first day cover. The CPO used "Rosecraft" envelopes to announce the release of the First Land Route stamp. This announcement was mailed to Jamaica.
Trois-Rivières
Usages
Domestic Forward Letter
RCAF Station Lac St. Denis to Quebec, October 25, 1963
5 cents domestic forward letter rate
Toronto to Norwich, October 23, 1963
5 cents forward letter rate + 10 cents special delivery fee
Markdale to Toronto, October 4, 1963
5 cents forward letter rate + 20 cents registration fee
"AR" in manuscript
Surface Letter to the US
Powell River to Atlanta, November 28, 1963
The second weight step rate was 8 cents (5 cents 1st ounce + 3 cents next ounce)
Shortpaid 3 cents and taxed 6 cents (double the deficiency)
The letter contained 10 pennies and was damaged in transit. An "Officially Repaired" label was affixed at Powell River:
International Surface Letter : Preferred Rate
Victoria to Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, October 21, 1963
5 cents preferred surface letter rate to the United Kingdom
