The Post-War Years
1945- 1949
Part 1 : International Surface Rates and Fees
There were no rate changes for international surface mail in the 1945 to 1949 period. Preferential rates for letters had been in effect since April 1, 1943. Other rates and fees had been introduced prior to 1943.
1. Letter
a) Preferred letter rate
A reduced international letter rate was available for mail to the following destinations:
Great Britain and places within the Empire, Republic of Ireland, France, Spain , United States and all other countries in North and South America.
The rate was 4 cents for the first ounce and 2 cents for each additional ounce.
Kimberley,B.C., to Southport, England, October 24, 1946
4 cents rate to Great Britain
Toronto to Adelaide, Australia, September 23, 1946
4 cents Empire/Commonwealth letter rate
Edmonton to Hobart, Australia, October 25, 1946
4 cents Empire/Commonwealth letter rate
Kamloops to Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
4 cents Commonwealth preferred letter rate
St. Catharines to Paris, France, December 2, 1947
4 cents letter rate to France
Charlottetown to St. Pierre & Miquelon, November 11, 1946
4 cents letter rate to St. Pierre & Miquelon
Hamilton to Rio de Janiero, January 3, 1947
4 cents letter rate to South America
b) U.P.U. Letter
The U.P.U. letter rate was 5 cents for the first ounce and 3 cents for each additional ounce.
Toronto to s'Gravenhage, Netherlands, June 26, 1947
5 cents UPU letter rate
Edmonton to Bois D'Haine, Belgium, December 1, 1946
5 cents UPU letter rate
Hamilton to Oberfranken, Germany (U.S. Zone), August 30, 1946
5 cents UPU letter rate
St. Thomas to Copenhagen, December 21, 1946
5 cents UPU letter rate
Sydney to Stockholm, Sweden, November 18, 1947
5 cents UPU letter rate
Toronto to Haeldingborg, Sweden, November 19, 1947
5 cents UPU letter rate
OHMS perfin
Toronto to Jena Thiringen, Germany (Russian Zone), December 8, 1948
5 cents UPU letter rate
Edmonton to Haadyia, Siam (Thailand), June 21, 1949
5 cents UPU letter rate
Montreal to Bultenzorg, Java, Netherlands East Indies, June 27, 1947
5 cents UPU letter rate
Shortpaid
The Canadian post office charged double the deficiency and converted the amount in cents to the UPU notional currency of gold centimes, marling the envelope with a "T" and the amount due in centimes.
Until 1947, 1 cent was equal to 5 gold centimes. Between February 26, 1947, and September 3, 1947, the value of the cent in relation to the gold centimes was changed to 1 cent = 3 centimes.
a) 1 cent = 5 centimes
Quebec to Boulense-sur-Beer, January 22, 1946
5 cents UPU rate
Shortpaid 1 cent
Canadian Calculation
Double Deficiency: 2 cents
Conversion to gold centimes : 2 cents x 5 centimes/cent = 10 centimes
Canadian Calculation
Double Deficiency: 2 cents
Conversion to gold centimes : 2 cents x 5 centimes/cent = 10 centimes
Canadian Tax : 10 centimes
Belgian Taxation1.5 francs (Belgian)
Belgian Taxation1.5 francs (Belgian)
Saskatoon to Hamburg, January 17, 1947
5 cents UPU rate
Shortpaid 1 cent
Canadian Tax : 10 centimes
Canadian Tax : 10 centimes
German Tax: 30 pfennig (blue pencil)
German Calculation
75 pfennig = 25 centimes
10 centimes = 10 centimes X 75 pfennig/25 centimes = 30 pfennig
German Calculation
75 pfennig = 25 centimes
10 centimes = 10 centimes X 75 pfennig/25 centimes = 30 pfennig
Toronto to Nijmegen, Netherlands, February 18, 1946
5 cents UPU letter rate
Shortpaid 1 cent
Canadian Tax : 10 centimes
Netherlands Charge: 5 cents
Netherlands Calculation
10 centimes = 10 centimes X 12.5 cents/25 centimes = 5 cents
Montreal to Winterthur, Switzerland, February 11, 1947
Montreal to Winterthur, Switzerland, February 11, 1947
5 cents UPU letter rate
Shortpaid 1 cent
Canadian Tax : 10 centimes
Swiss Charge: 15 centimes (Swiss)
Swiss Calculation
10 centimes = 10 centimes x 30 centimes(Swiss)/25 centimes = 12 centimes (Swiss)
Rounded up to 15 centimes (Swiss)
Montreal to Prague, January 13, 1947
5 cents UPU letter rate
Shortpaid 1 cent
Canadian Tax : 10 centimes
Czechoslovakian Taxe 1.6 crowns
Czechoslovakia Calculation
4 Crowns = 25 centimes
10 centimes = 10 centimes x 4 crowns/ 25 centimes = 1.6 crowns
Montreal to Vienna, May 6, 1947
5 cents UPU letter rate
Shortpaid 1 cent
No Canadian tax marking
Austrian tax: 26 groschenNo Canadian tax marking
(The Austrian UPU letter rate was 60 groschen)
Toronto to Vienna, Austria, August 20, 1947
5 cents UPU letter rate
Shortpaid 1 cent
No Canadian tax marking
Austrian tax: 26 groschenNo Canadian tax marking
b) 1 cent = 3 centimes
Toronto to Slagelse, Denmark, March 7, 1949
5 cents UPU rate
Shortpaid 1 cent
Canadian Tax : 6 centimes
Danish Tax: 12 ore
2. Post Card
The post card rate to all destinations was 3 cents.
Niagara Falls to Prague, Czechoslovakia, April 18, 1949
3 cents post card rate
Hamilton to Harbel, Liberia, November 30, 1949
3 cents post card rate
Halifax, Digby and Yarmouth RPO to Bordeaux, France
3 cents post card rate
Niagara Falls to Visingo, Sweden, June 19, 1947
3 cents post card rate
4. Printed Matter
The printed matter rate was 1 cent for each two ounces.
Winnipeg to Bordeaux, October 1, 1948
1 cent printed matter rate
Quebec to Stockholm, March 1, 1947
8 cents paying the 16 ounce printed matter rate
"Imprime" in manuscript
5. Registration
The registration fee was 10 cents.
Peterborough to Glasgow, Scotland, May 19, 1947
4 cents letter rate to Great Britain + 10 cents registration fee
Montreal to Port Stanley, Falkland Islands, January 27, 1947
4 cents Commonwealth letter rate + 10 cents registration fee
Vancouver to Buenos Aires, February 9, 1948
4 cents letter rate to South America + 10 cents registration fee
Quebec to Buenos Aires, October 15, 1946
4 cents letter rate to South America + 10 cents registration fee
Saskatoon to Elliston, Australia, September 3, 1946
4 cents Empire/Commonwealth letter rate + 10 cents registration
POSTAL CUSTOMS
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