0 to 30g Rate : 65 cents
The 65 cents lettermail rate came into effect on January 13, 2014, but Canada Post announced that it would deliver letters with 63 cents postage without penalty until March 31, 2014.
63c Stamp
On December 11, 2013, "P" stamps were removed from sale and replaced with denominated 63c stamps.
Raymond to Mississauga, March 3, 2014
65 cents letter rate
63 cent stamp paying the Canada Post "offer rate"
Glenwood to Mississauga, January 20, 2014
65 cents letter rate
63 cent stamp paying the Canada Post "offer rate"
Balmoral to Mississauga, January 22, 2014
65 cents letter rate
63 cent stamp paying the Canada Post "offer rate"
63c Label
Lockeport to Mississauga, March 3, 2013
65 cents letter rate
63 cent label paying the Canada Post "offer rate"
"P" Stamp
The "P" stamps used to frank the following letters would have been purchased before December 11, 2013.
Watson to Mississauga, February 5, 2014
65 cents letter rate
P stamp purchased @63 cents paying the Canada Post "offer rate"
Middle West Pubnico to Mississauga, February 5, 2014
65 cents letter rate
P stamp purchased @63 cents paying the Canada Post "offer rate"
Meter
65 cents letter rate
63 cents Canada Post "Offer" rate
Pitney Bowes meter paying the 63 cent rate
30 - 50g Rate : $1.10
The $1.10 2nd weight step rate set on January 14, 2013 was unchanged for the January 13, 2014 - March 30, 2014 period.
Olds to Mississauga, January 27, 2014
$1.10 paying the 2nd weigh step standard letter rate
Calaboghie to Mississauga, March 1, 2014
$1.10 paying the 2nd weigh step standard letter rate for a 32 gram letter
Labels Uprating 63c Stamps
When P stamps were first introduced in 2006, their value was explained as follows by Canada Post:
The PERMANENT™ stamp, identified with the letter P in place of a value, is always accepted at the current domestic postage price. So if you buy a PERMANENT stamp today, you can still use it in at any time in the future—no more 1 cent stamps when the postal rates increase.
Although the letter rate was officially 65 cents, the postage price was 63 cents; thus, Canada Post
assigned a value of 63 cents for P stamps.
Brampton to Mississauga, February 2, 2014
47c label + P stamp (63c) = $1.10
$1.10 paying the 2nd weigh step standard letter rate for a 39 gram letter
Vermillion Klussendorf machine Cancellation
Vermillion to Mississauga, January 22, 2014
47c label + P stamp (63c) = $1.10
$1.10 paying the 2nd weigh step standard letter rate for a 43 gram letter
50g - 100g : $1.34
The $1.34 3nd weight step rate set on January 14, 2013 was unchanged for the January 13, 2014 - March 30, 2014 period. "Other Letter" rates apply to standard lettermail weighing from 50g to 500g.
Rimouski to Mississauga, January 31, 2014
$1.34 paying the 3rd weight step letter rate for 50 - 100g.
Cultus Lake to Mississauga, January 24, 2014
71c label + 63c stamp = $1.34
$1.34 paying the Other Letter rate for a 55 gram letter
Nobleton to Mississauga, January 22, 2014
24c label + $1.10 stamp = $1.34
$1.34 paying the Other Letter rate for a 55 gram letter
Insufficiently Paid Letters
When short paid mail is delivered to the addressee, the amount due is the amount of the deficient postage plus a fee called the "Deficient Postage Rate"
The Deficient Postage Rate is set by Canada Post and is usually the same amount as the first step standard lettermail rate. In the January 13, 2014 to March 30 period, Deficient Postage Rate was 63c.
Cache Creek to Mississauga, February 17, 2014
Shortpaid $1.10 rate letter
Taxed $1.10
The next letter was an insufficently paid $1.34 rate letter.
Yarrow to Mississauga, January 29, 2014
Shortpaid $1.34 rate letter
Taxed $1.34
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