This post deals with the domestic acknowledgment of receipt (AR) fees from 1967 to 1989. AR limited to the Centennial period 1967 - 1973 was the subject of an earlier post. In this article, we look at domestic AR in the post-Centennial period.
1. June 1, 1967 - August 31, 1976 : 15c / 25c
a) AR fee paid on AR card
Acknowledgment of receipt of item mailed from Prince George to Whte Horse, May 5, 1975
15 cents AR fee
Item mailed from Scarborough to Agincourt, January 19, 1976
AR card sent subsequent to mailing, January 20, 1976
25 cents subsequent AR fee (meter)
b) AR fee oaid on the item
Some time in 1976, Canada Post using AR cards with postage paid indicia. The AR fee was now to be paid on the item mailed and not on the AR card.
Ville St. Georges to Scarborough, September 18, 1976
8 cents letter rate + 50 cents registration fee + 15 cents AR fee (83 cents)
AR Card Postage Paid
The card shown below was a 1985 printing.
2. September 1, 1976 -March 31, 1978 : 20c/30c
Blake Lake, P.Q., to Rexdale, November 30, 1977
12c letter rate + $1.00 registration fee + 20c AR fee ($1.32)
Peterborough to Toronto, September 27, 1977
A-R handstamp on front of envelope
20c letter rate (up to 2 oz.) + $1.00 registration fee + 20c AR fee ($1.40)
3. April 1, 1978 - March 31, 1979 : 30c/ 50c
Not shown
4. April 1, 1979 - December 31, 1981 : 40c / 60c
Richmond to St. Catharines, November 23, 1979
17c letter rate + $1.50 registration fee + 40c AR fee ($2.07)
60c paying the subsequent AR fee
The AR card was mailed from Orillia to Pointe Claire, March 11, 1981, regarding a registered item sent on December 9, 1980. Pointe Claire P.O. acknowledged delivery on March 17, 1981.
5. January 1, 1982 - January 14, 1983 : 50c/ 75c
Moose Jaw to Peterborough, April 19, 1982
30c letter rate ("A" stamp) + $1.85 registration fee + 50c AR fee ($2.65)
6. January 15, 1983 - June 23, 1985 : 53c / 80c
Regina local letter, June 20 1985
32c letter rate + $1.96 registration fee + 53c AR fee
7. June 24, 1985 - March 31, 1987 : 56c / 85c
St-Paul d'Industrie to Montreal, March 2, 1987
34c letter rate + $2.46 registration fee + 56c AR fee ($3.26 - 4c convenience overpayment)
8. April 1, 1987 - December 31, 1987 : 80c / $1
Montreal to Markham, July 14, 1987 (AR card not returned)
36c letter rate + $2.63 registration fee + 60c AR fee ($3.59)
AR card attached to letter, not mailed to addressee
9. January 1, 1988 - December 31, 1989 : 62c / $1.03
Not shown.
