1937 - 1942
United States Rates and Fees
United States Rates and Fees
The letter and post card rates to the United States in effect during the "Mufti" period had remained unchanged since 1931. The air mail rate had been introduced in 1934. The only fee change was the reduction of the special delivery fee from 20 cents to 10 cents on March 1, 1939.
1. Letters
The letter rate was 3 cents for the first ounce and 2 cents for each additional ounce.
Regina to Kettle Falls, Wash., July 5, 1937
3 cents letter rate to the United States
Sherbrooke to Hudson Falls, N.Y., May 13, 1936
3 cents letter rate to the United States
Vancouver to Seattle, Wash., November 7, 1939
3 cents letter rate to the United States
Toronto to Fitchburg, Mass., August 2, 1939
5 cents letter rate for 2 ounces
London to Detroit, August 20, 1937
5 cents letter rate for 2 ounces
Shortpaid 2 cents and taxed 4 cents
Toronto to New Brunswick, N.J., February 10, 1940
7 cents letter rate for 3 ounces
2. Post Card
The post card rate was 2 cents.
Moncton to Honolulu, March 18, 1938
2 cents post card rate
Ottawa to Clayton, N.Y., September 29, 1937
House of Commons handstamp
2 cents post card rate
London to New Orleans, March 21, 1938
2 cents post card rate
3. Printed Matter
The printed matter rate was 1 cent for each 2 ounces.
Victoria to Middleton, N.Y., June 8, 1939
1 cent printed matter rate
Halifax to Union Spring, N.Y., February 12, 1941
1 cent printed matter rate
Sackville to Bangor, Maine, 1940
1 cent printed matter rate
Kingston, N.S., to Lancaster, Pa.,
1 cent printed matter rate
4. Air Mail
1 cent printed matter rate
4. Air Mail
The air mail letter rate was 6 cents for each ounce.
Toronto to New York, June 4, 1940
6 cents air mail rate
Toronto to Cambridge, Mass., June 30, 1941
6 cents air mail rate
Vancouver to Sacramento, May 30, 1938
6 cents air mail rate
The registration fee to the United States was 10 cents.
Lunenburg to Detroit, August 16, 1937
5 cents paying the 2 ounce letter rate + 10 cents registration fee
Montreal to Bay City, Mich., January 16, 1939
3 cents letter rate + 10 cents registration fee
St. John to Brooklyn, May 1, 1940
3 cents letter rate + 10 cents registration fee
Lockport, N.S. to Boston, July 11, 1940
3 cents letter rate + 10 cents registration fee
Duncan, B.C., to New Haven, Conn., December 12, 1939
6 cents air mail rate + 10 cents registration fee
28 cents paying the 3 oz. air mail letter rate (18 cents) + 10 cents registration fee
6. Special Delivery
a) To February 28, 1939
The special delivery fee was 20 cents.
Toronto to Des Moines, August 11, 1937
6 cents air mail rate + 20 cents special delivery fee
b) From March 1, 1939
The special delivery fee was reduced to 10 cents.
Winnipeg to Pittsburg, May 3, 1940
6 cents air mail rate + 10 cents special delivery fee
Canadian Pacific Lodge : Lake Wapta
The CPR maintained a train station and lodge on Lake Wapta, Hector B.C., in the Canadian Rockies. The glacier lake is located in Yoho National Park near the Alberta border.
Lake Wapta
Lodge mail was brought to the train station and picked up by passing mail cars on CPR trains.
Calgary & Vancouver RPO to Washington, August 13,1940
6 cents air mail rate + 10 cents special delivery fee
The CPR maintained a train station and lodge on Lake Wapta, Hector B.C., in the Canadian Rockies. The glacier lake is located in Yoho National Park near the Alberta border.
Lake Wapta
Lodge mail was brought to the train station and picked up by passing mail cars on CPR trains.
Calgary & Vancouver RPO to Washington, August 13,1940
6 cents air mail rate + 10 cents special delivery fee
Montreal to New York, June 1, 1942
6 cents air mail rate + 10 cents special delivery fee
7. Parcel Post
From the Official Postal Guide
Guelph to Sharon, Pa., March 10, 1938
28 cents paying the greater than 1 lb, up to 2 lb. parcel rate