Postal Rates Effective March 31, 2014

 On March 31, 2014, domestic U.S.A., and international letter rates were increased.

A. Domestic

Canada Post introduced a three-tier pricing structure for domestic lettermail up to 30g and up to 50g:

• Stamps in bookets/coils/panes
• Meter or Postal Indicia
• Single Stamps 

 

1. Standard 

a) 1st Weight step : up to 30g 

i) Stamps in booklets/coils/panes : $0.85

  

63 cent stamps issued December 11, 2013 uprated with 22 cent Monarch Butterfly definitive

  Hay River to Kanata, March 31, 2014

First day of $0.85 rate
22 cent makeup rate stamp + 63 cent Canada Flag definitive stamp

Creston to Kanata, March 31, 2014

First day of $0.85 rate
22 cent makeup rate stamp + 63 cent Queen Elizabeth II definitive stamp

Invermay, Sask.,  to Kanata, March 31, 2014

First day of $0.85 rate
22 cent makeup rate stamp + 63 cent Baby Wildlife definitive stamp

  Permanent Stamps ($0.85) issued March 31, 2014

 

 Booklet : 85 cents

March 31, 2014

 

 Ashton to Kanata, March 31, 2014

First day of $0.85 rate and UNESCO booklet issue first day

 Coil : 85 cents

March 31, 2014

 Toronto to Brampton, April 30, 2014

Baby Wildlife permanent coil stamp paying the $0.85 rate

ii) Meter or Postal Indicia : $0.75

Milton to Brampton, April 17, 2014

75 cents lettermail meter rate 

iii) Single Stamp(s) : $1.00

Merrickville to Kanata, March 31, 2014

First day of $1.00 rate

Postal labels were also used to indicate payment of the $1.00 single stamp rate:

Islington to Kanata, April 8, 2014

$1.00 letter rate

b) 2nd Weight Step : over 30g up to 50g

The 2nd weight step standard letter rate was increased from $1.10 to $1.20 (stamps) and $1.10 (meter or postal indicia)

 

i)Stamps : $1.20   

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ii)Meter or Postal Indicia : $1.15

Toronto to Brampton, May 2, 2014

$1.15 meter 30 -50g standard lettermail rate

2.  Domestic Non-Standard and Oversize

The first weight step for 100g was increased from $1.34 to $1.80 (stamps) and $1.60 (meter or postal indicia rate)

B. U.S.A. Letter-post

The 30g. letter rate to the United States was increased from $1.10 to $1.20.

C. International Letter-post

The 30g. international letter rate was increased from $1.85 to $2.50.

Saskatoon to Andorra, May 3, 2014

$2.50 international letter rate

$2.50 coil stamp