Thursday, May 19, 2011

George V Medallion Issue
1932 - 1935
Domestic and International Rates


Introduction

The George V "Medallion" definitive stamps, released on December 1, 1932, consisted of six low value denominations, 1 cent to 5 cents and 8 cents. The design was based on a profile sculpture of King George V by Edgar Mackennal.


Medallion profile portrait of His Majesty King George V, from a photograph of a bas-relief by Sir Bertram Mackennal, R.A., Sculptor to the King.
National Archives of Canada


However, the "Medallion" definitives were not the first Canadian stamps to feature the Mackennal profile of George V. On July 12, 1932, Canada Post Office released a set of four stamps to commemorate the Imperial Economic Conference, held in Ottawa. The three cent value featured the Mackennal sculpture. This was the design which was subsequently used for the Medallion definitives.


Ottawa Conference 1932 Commemorative Issue

Usages of the Ottawa Conference Commemorative


North Bay to Syracuse, August 14, 1932
3 cents letter rate to the United States


Toronto to Perth, November 8, 1932
3 cents domestic forward letter rate

The die for the 3 cent Medallion Definitive stamp was approved on August 30, 1932:


Die proof , approved model , steel engraving on india paper , red
National Archives of Canada


First Day of Issue


December 1, 1932


Rates and Fees

Domestic and International rates and fees in this posting are organized as follows:

A. Domestic Rates and Fees

1. Forward Letter
2. Local Letter
3. Post Cards
4. Printed Matter
5. Samples
6. Householder circulars
7. Air Mail
8. Registration
9. Acknowledgment of Receipt
10. Money Packet
11. Special Delivery


B. U.S. Rates and Fees

1. Surface Letter
2. Post Card
3. Printed Matter
4. Air Mail
5. Registration

C. Great Britain and Imperial Destination Rates and Fees

1. Letters
2. Post Card
3. Printed Matter
4. Registration

D.  U.P.U. Destinations Rates and Fees

1. Letters
2. Post Card
3. Printed Matter

E. Air Mail

A. Domestic Rates and Fees

1. Forward Letter

The forward letter rate was 3 cents for the first ounce ( 2 cents postage + 1 cent War Tax) and 2 cents for each additional ounce.



Halifax to Hamilton, June 8, 1933
3 cent forward letter rate



Peterborough to Elora, April 3, 1935
3 cent forward letter rate



Montreal to Hamilton, January 10, 1935
Montreal Bonaventure Station cancellation
3 cent forward letter rate



Woodstock to Hamilton, September 27, 1934
3 cent forward letter rate



Winnipeg to Hamilton, July 8, 1933
3 cent forward letter rate



Loggieville, N.B., to Toronto, August 13, 1934
3 cent forward letter rate


Refused Postage Due


Montreal to Ste Anne de Bellevue, May 13, 1933
3 cent forward letter rate
Shortpaid 1 cent and taxed 2 cents (double the deficiency)
The addressee refused to pay the postage due and the letter was returned to sender. The sender was required to pay the postage due.



RETURNED FOR POSTAGE DUE



Toronto to Hamilton, September 30, 1935
5 cents forward letter rate for 2 ounces (3 cents for the 1st ounce and 2 cents for the 2nd ounce)


Shortpaid


Montreal to Windsor Mills, January 5, 1933
5 cents forward letter rate for 2 ounces



Undated Windsor Mills roller cancel on postage due stamps.


2. Local Letter


The local letter rate was 2 cents for the first ounce and 1 cent for each additional ounce.


Canadian Pacific Telegraphs Hamilton local letter, March 16, 1934
2 cents local letter rate
CPR perfin



Toronto local letter, October 10, 1935
2 cents local letter rate



Hamilton local letter, May 11, 1934
3 cents local letter for 2 ounces ( 2 cents for the 1st ounce and 1 cent for the 2nd ounce)


Redirected Local Letter

Redirected letters were not liable to any additional postage provided the change of address did not require the letter to be sent to any place to which the postage rate was higher. If the change required a higher rate, additional postage had to be prepaid or postage due charges collected on delivery. Only the single deficiency was to be collected.


Toronto local letter, June 2, 1933
Redirected to Clinton, June 5, 1933
1 cent postage due (difference between forward and local letter rates)
Due cancelled at Clinton, June 6, 1933


Christmas Advanced Posting Service

From 1926 to 1945, from early December to about a week before Christmas, Christmas cards could be brought to designated post offices for early mailing. The letters received a special cancellation and were delivered on the last delivery day before Christmas.


Toronto Advanced Posting Service, December 23, 1933
2 cents local letter rate


3. Post Card

The post card rate was 2 cents.


Montreal and Mont Laurier RPO to Montreal, August 23, 1934
2 cents post card rate


4. Printed Matter

The printed matter rate was 1 cent for each 2 ounces.


Ottawa to Prescott, July 30, 1935
1 cent printed matter rate



Hamilton local printed matter, June 15, 1934
1 cent printed matter rate



Toronto to Hamilton, July 15, 1933 (pencil notation)
1 cent printed matter rate
Toronto 4530 precancel


5. Samples

The sample rate was 1 cent for each two ounces.


Toronto to St. Catharines (Undated)
1 cent sample rate


6. Householder Circulars

The rate for printed circulars up to one ounce, mailed in quantity for local distribution to householders was 1/2 cents each. The rate for rural route distribution was 1 cent for each circular.

Rural Route Distribution


Strathroy bulk payment for 69 circulars to be distributed at Rural Route 5, Watford (circa 1934)
69 cents paying the 1 cent/circular rate for rural route delivery


Local and Rural Route Distribution


A total of 500 circulars to be delivered at Watford, March 22, 1934




7. Air Mail

The air mail letter rate was 6 cents for the first ounce.


Calgary to Ottawa, October 7, 1935


8. Registration

A graduated scale of registration fees was in effect:





Vancouver to Toronto, December 1, 1932
3 cents forward letter rate + 10 cents registration fee
First day of issue



Welland to St. Catharines, April 1, 1935
3 cents forward letter rate + 10 cents registration fee



Galt to Kitchener, May 20, 1935
3 cents forward letter + 20 cents registration fee (up to $50 indemnity)


9. Acknowledgment of Receipt

The acknowledgment of receipt fee was 10 cents at the time of mailing.


Registered item mailed from Victoria to Winnipeg, June 18, 1935
Receipt acknowledged June 22, 1935


10. Money Packet

The money packet rate was 5 cents per ounce. The 10 cent registration fee was to be paid as well.


Bank of Nova Scotia Toronto 2 ounce money packet to Westboro, October 1, 1935

2 ounce Money Packet rate @ 5 cents/ounce.............10 cents
Registration fee................................................................10 cents
Total...................................................................................20 cents


11. Special Delivery

The special delivery fee was 20 cents.


Montreal local special delivery letter, February 20, 1934
2 cents local letter rate + 20 cents special delivery fee



Montreal to Toronto, special delivery letter, April 28, 1935
3 cents forward letter rate + 20 cents special delivery fee



Vancouver to Winnipeg, Registered + Special Delivery letter, December 19, 1935
3 cents forward letter rate + 10 cents Registration fee + 20 cents Special Delivery fee


Toronto to Sarnia, May 20, 1935
37 cents paying the 3 oz. letter rate (7 cents) + 10 cents Registration + 20 cents Special Delivery


B. Rates and Fees to the United States

1. Letters

The letter rate to the United States was 3 cents for the first ounce and 2 cents for each additional ounce.

Port Arthur to Kalamazoo, March 1, 1934
3 cents letter rate to the United States



Ottawa to Chicago, July 7, 1935
3 cent coil paying the letter rate to the United States



Winkler to Arlington, W.Va., September 19, 1935
Booklet pane stamps paying the 3 cent letter rate to the United States


Montreal to Flushing, February 10, 1934
3 cents letter rate to the United States



Province of Saskatchewan, Regina to Batavia, Ill., November 19, 1934
3 cent letter rate to the United States


PS perforated initials


Saskatchewan provincial emblem on the back of the envelope


2. Post Cards

The post card rate to the United States was 2 cents.


Ottawa to Saratoga Springs, September 14, 1935
2 cents post card rate to the United States



St. Catharines of Oak Park, Ill., August 20, 1935
2 cents post card rate to the United States
Shortpaid 1 cent and taxed 2cents


3. Printed Matter

The printed matter rate was 1 cent for each 2 ounces.


St. Catharines to Springfield, Ohio, October 5, 1936
1 cent printed matter rate



Quebec City to Whitman, Mass.
1 cent printed matter rate
Quebec P.Q. precancel


4. Air Mail

a) August 1, 1932 - June 30, 1934

The air mail rate was 8 cents for the first ounce.


Montreal to Lincoln, Neb., June 2, 1933
8 cents air mail rate to the United States



Regina to Wooster, Ohio, March 9, 1934
8 cents air mail rate to the United States

b) From July 1, 1934

The air mail rate to the United States was reduced from 8 cents to 6 cents for the first ounce.



Victoria to El Monte, Calif., March 19, 1935
6 cents air mail letter rate to the United States


5. Registration

The registration fee was 10 cents.


Woodstock to Ashland, Mass., Dec. 19, 1934
3 cents letter rate + 10 cents registration fee


C. Great Britain and Imperial Destinations Rates and Fees


1. Letters

The letter rate was 3 cents for the first ounce and 2 cents for each additional ounce.


Toronto to Stirling, Scotland, December 14, 1933
3 cents letter rate to Great Britain


Enclosed card



House of Assembly Toronto to Bedford, England, January 28, 1935
3 cents letter rate to Great Britain



Toronto to Hamilton, Bermuda, March 27, 1935
3 cents letter rate to Bermuda


Saskatoon to Calcutta, October 23, 1933


Letter Card


On board White Star Line MV " Georgic" leaving for Liverpool
Halifax to Gunnedal, Australia, April 22, 1934
3 cents letter rate to Australia


MV "Georgic"


Opened letter card


France

The Imperial rate applied to letters mailed to France.


Gaspe & Camp'ton RPO, to Rennes, France, September 8, 1933
3 cents concession letter rate to France


Rennes receiver
September 18, 1933


2. Post Card

The Imperial post card rate was 2 cents.


Vancouver to Newcastle-on-Tyne, August 13, 1935
2 cents post card rate to Great Britain


3. Printed Matter

The printed matter rate was 1 cent for each 2 ounces.


Montreal to London (undated machine cancellation)
1 cent printed matter rate


4. Registration

The registration fee was 10 cents.



Montreal to Kingston, Jamaica, January 25, 1933
3 cents letter rate to Jamaica + 10 cents registration fee


D. UPU Destinations Rates and Fees

1. Letters

The UPU letter rate was 5 cents for the first ounce.


Walker House Toronto to Sonnenburg, Germany, December 21, 1934
5 cents UPU letter rate





2. Post Cards

The UPU post card rate was 3 cents.


Montreal to Helsinki, November 7, 1934
3 cents UPU post card rate



Niagara Falls to Bogota, Colombia, July 30, 1934
3 cents UPU post card rate


3. Printed Matter

The printed matter rate was 1 cent for each 2 ounces.


Toronto to Sorsakoski, Finland, December 7, 1935
1 cent printed matter rate


E. Air Mail Letters

Air Mail to West Indies,  Mexico, Cuba, Central America, and British Guiana

The air mail rate was 15 cents for each one-half ounce.

 Windsor to Castries, St. Lucia, June 29, 1933
15 cents air mail rate to the West Indies


4. Air Mail To Europe

The air mail rate to Europe was 10 cents for each one-half ounce. Air surface was provided in North America and Europe.


Vancouver to s'Gravenhage, Netherlands, February 23, 1935
10 cents air mail rate



Montreal to Helsinki, Finland, March 12, 1935
10 cents air mail rate to Europe



Humboldt to Braunschweig, Germany, May 16, 1934
10 cents air mail rate

Catapult Service in Europe Requested :


Via S.S. Bremen (or) S.S. Ehropa
+ Airplane Ship-to-Shore


Regina to Augsburg, Germany, December 1, 1933
10 cent air mail rate


Air mail to Great Britain 

The air mail letter rate to Great Britain was 6 cents for the first ounce. Air mail service was provided in North America only.


Montreal to Leith, Scotland, May 10, 1935
6 cents air mail rate ( service in North America)
Via Rimouski per SS. Duchess of Bedford


Air mail service was provided from Montreal to Rimouski
The Duchess of Bedford sailed from Rimouski



Vancouver to London, August 22, 1934
6 cents air mail rate (air mail in North America only)



Vancouver to Sheffield, August 29, 1934
6 cents air mail rate + 10 cents registration fee


Air Mail to India via England

The air mail letter rate to India was 15 cents per one-half ounce. Sea to England then air to India.


Belleville to Peshawar, India, November 16, 1933
15 cents air mail rate to India ( Air service England to India)


Air Mail
Crowden - Karachi



Air Mail to South Africa via England

The air mail letter rate to South Africa was 25 cents for each one-half ounce. Sea to England then air to South Africa.


Vancouver to Grahamstown, South Africa, December 20, 1935
25 cents air mail rate ( Air from England to South Africa)