Centennial Period Special Delivery Services : 1967 -1973

Dozens of posts dealing with the Canadian Centennial definitive issue (1967 - 1973) have been published in the nearly four years Postal History Corner has been on-line. This is the first in a series of revamped Centennial posts. The original post dealing with Centennial period Special Delivery mail was published on June 9, 2010.

  

Special Delivery mail was given priority handling and was delivered in a manner that provided the most expeditious service.

Organization

1. Special Delivery Labels

2. Special Delivery Rates for Letters

(a) November 1, 1963 - May 31, 1967........................ 25 cents

(b) From June 1, 1967..................................................40 cents
3. Insufficiently Prepaid Special Delivery Letters
4. Registered Special Delivery Letters

1. Special Delivery Labels

Letters for special delivery were to be legibly endorsed "Special Delivery" on the address side. The Post Office supplied labels for this purpose.

SD-8 : 23-10-61 print order

 SD-8 : 3-66 print order


 

Maple Leaf Special Delivery Sticker

 


S.D.1 parcel sticker (5-68 print order)


 


2. Special Delivery Fees for  Letters (in addition to ordinary postage)

(a) November 1, 1963 - May 31, 1967........................ 25 cents

(b) From June 1, 1967..................................................40 cents

 
(a) 25c Rate Period

 Montreal to Quebec, February 20, 1967

5 cents forward letter rate + 25 cents special delivery fee

 Mixed franking commonly see in early Centennial period

 Fredericton to Port Burwell, May 18, 1967

5 cents forward letter fee + 25 cents special delivery fee

 Windsor- Walkerville to Quebec, March 2, 1967

5 cents forward letter fee + 25 cents special delivery fee

Free Mail : House of Commons

Domestic letter mail was free to or from Members of Parliament (10 days before or after a sitting). Payment was required for other services such as registration and special delivery.

Member of Parliament Alfred Hales (Wellington South) to Guelph, May 16, 1967

Free postage + 25 cents special delivery fee

(b) 40c Rate Period : From June 1, 1967

5 cents forward letter rate : To October 31, 1968

 Kenora to Toronto, June 19, 1967

Cameo 5 cents stationery (forward letter rate) + 40c special delivery fee

 Toronto to Midland, October 20, 1967

5 cents forward letter rate + 40 cents special delivery fee

 Souris to Ottawa, August 9, 1968

5 cents forward letter rate + 40 cents special delivery fee

Halifax to Toronto, May 17, 1968

8 cents paying the 2 oz. forward letter rate (5c 1st oz. + 3c next oz.) + 40 cents special delivery fee

Halifax, May 17, 1968

6 cents domestic letter rate : November 1, 1969 - June 30, 1971

 Chilliwack to Rexdale, October 23, 1969

6 cents  letter rate + 40 cents special delivery fee

St. Catharines to Toronto, April 2, 1969

6 cents letter rate + 40 cents special delivery fee

Little Current to Toronto, November 28, 1970

30 cents 7 oz. letter rate (6c first oz. and 6 x 4c for each additional oz.)

30 cents letter rate + 40 cents special delivery fee

7 cents domestic letter rate : July 1, 1971 - December 31, 1971

Ottawa to Toronto, August 27, 1971

7 cents letter rate + 40 cents special delivery fee

7 cents letter rate + 40 cents special delivery fee 

Vancouver to Toronto, October 15, 1971

7 cents letter rate + 40 cents special delivery fee

8 cents domestic letter rate : From January 1, 1972

Buckingham to Noranda, March 16, 1972

8 cents letter rate + 40 cents special delivery fee

Thurso to Noranda, May 17, 1972

8 cents letter rate + 40 cents special delivery fee

Free Mail : House of Commons

Member of Parliament Ed Broadbent to Oshawa, February 21, 1972

Free postage + 40 cents special delivery fee

3. Insufficiently Prepaid Special Delivery Letters

Letters endorsed for special delivery but without sufficient postage to cover the special delivery fee and the ordinary postage were to be specifically delivered subject to collection on delivery of double the total deficiency as regards postage and special delivery fee.

Toronto local correspondence, February 7, 1968

4 cents local letter rate + 40 cents special delivery fee (44 cents)

Shortpaid 15 cents and taxed 30 cents

Manuscript instructional marking  : "A fine is double the missing amount"

Edmonton to Toronto, April 23, 1970, endorsed for Special Delivery service

46 cents to be prepaid : 6 cents letter rate + 40 cents special delivery fee

Only 24 cents affixed, thus shortpaid 22 cents

Taxed double deficiency : 44 cents

Amount due paid and 44 cents Toronto Postage Due meter label affixed 

Toronto (149981) Postage Due meter

Montreal to Port Burwell, October 17, 1969

40 cents prepaid

Shortpaid 6 cents and taxed 12 cents

 4. Registered Special Delivery Letters
 
Registered mail did not always reach its destination as quickly as unregistered mail because of the additional security handling required.  Registered special delivery articles could therefore experience delays not faced by unregistered articles.

 Dunnville to Toronto, February 26, 1970

96 cents paying for a registered, special delivery letter

6 cents postage + 40 cents special delivery fee + 50 cents registration fee

King City to Toronto, September 30, 1970

96 cents paying for a registered, special delivery letter

6 cents postage + 40 cents special delivery fee + 50 cents registration fee

Coboconk to Toronto, July 5, 1972

98 cents paying for a registered, special delivery letter

8 cents postage + 40 cents special delivery fee + 50 cents registration fe

Canada Cameo Period Postal History
The 1964 7c and 8c Jet Plane Stamps

The Canadian Post Office issued three light blue jet plane stamps within a nine-month period in 1964.

The first of the three stamps, the 7 cent jet plane stamp was issued on March 11 1964 to replace the 7 cent Canada Goose stamp that had been issued in 1952. Its principal use was payment of the one ounce air mail rate to the United States.

On July 15, 1964, four months later, the air mail letter rate to the United States was increased to 8 cents per ounce, rendering the 7 cent denomination obsolete. The stock of unsold 7 cent stamps was surcharged to 8 cents and issued on July 15.

A few months later, on November 18, 1964, the third jet plane stamp of 1964, the 8 cent denomination, was issued. The last stamp of the trio had a longer period of usage than its predecessors, being replaced in February 1967 by the 8c Alaska Highway Centennial definitive.

Commercial Usages
(1) 7 cent Canada Goose (1952 - 1964)

(2) 7 cent Jet Plane (March 11, 1964 - July 14, 1964)

An in-period commercial usage of the 7 cent jet plane stamp cover is among the most difficult covers to find. Its rarity can be attributed to the fact that the 7 cent Canada Goose definitive stamps were still in post office inventories when the jet plane stamp was issued. Once it was established that the air mail rate to the United States was going to increase, it would not have been necessary to supply offices with the new 7 cent stamp.

(3) 8 cent Jet Plane Surcharge (July 15, 1964 - November 17, 1964)

(4) 8 cent Jet Plane (November 18, 1964 - February 7, 1967)

Copyright 2010

Centennial Period Commercial Covers

The Canadian Centennial definitive postage stamps issued in February 1967 were in use until the early 1970s. This post shows commercial covers used during this period.


1) 5 cents domestic letter rate period : to October 31, 1968

Johnson Nurseries, Kingston, Ontario

Kingston, May 10, 1967

Greenwood Credit Union Ltd., RCAF Station Greenwood, Nova Scotia

Addressed return envelope from Anderson Park (CFS Borden) to Greenwood, N.S. ,October 22, 1967

Waterdown High School, Waterdown, Ontario

Waterdown, September 25, 1968

Seven-Up (Saskatoon) Ltd., Saskatoon, Sask.

Saskatoon, July 6, 1967

Saskatoon News Agency, Saskatoon, Sask.

Saskatoon, April 5, 1968

Queensway Cathedral, Toronto, Ont.

Cooksville, April 12, 1967

Carpetorium of Victoria, Ltd., Victoria, B.C.

Victoria, April 13, 1967

Mrs. Whytes Products Inc., Montreal, Que.

Montreal, April 16, 1967

The local letter rate during this period was 4 cents

Sunshine Candle Mfg. Co., Montreal, Que.

Montreal, May 26, 1967

Western Accessories Limited, New Westminster, B.C.

New Westminster, May 2, 1967

Marine Workers and Boilermakers Industrial Union, Vancouver

Vancouver, February 8, 1968

Bonny's Taxi Ltd., Burnaby, B.C.

Vancouver, March 18, 1968

Black's Camera Stores, Dundas, Ont.

Dundas, October 2, 1968

The domestic post card rate was 4 cents during this period

2) 6 cents domestic letter rate period : November 1,1968 - June 30 1971

Meaford Steel Products Limited, Meaford, Ontario

Meaford, November 22, 1969

Formosa Spring Brewery Limited, Formosa, Ont.

Formosa, November5, 1969

Anne Foster, Hamilton, Ont.

Hamilton, December 29, 1969

Rawson Music Centres Ltd., Peterbrough, Ont.

Peterborough, December 15, 1969

Woodstock Bottling Works Ltd., Woodstock, Ont.

Woodstock, November 5, 1969

Marlborough Hotel, Winnipeg, Man.

Winnipeg, January 6, 1969

Parkway Bible Church, Scarborough, Ont.

Agincourt, February 26, 1969

Prairie Book Room, Three Hills, Alta.

Three Hills, March 29, 1969

Calgary Family Book Store, Calgary, Alta.

Calgary, February 26, 1969

Army, Navy & Air Force Veterans in Canada, Vancouver

Vancouver, January 9, 1970

Sepp's Market, Montreal

Montreal, March 3, 1970

Cambie Plumbing & Heating Ltd., Vancouver

Vancouver, April 17, 1970

Willards

Islington, March 9, 1971

Canadian Red Cross Blood Transfusion Service, Ottawa

Ottawa, November 11, 1970

CP-CN Telecommunications

Oshawa, May 27, 1971

Camp Wahcahme (Nobel, Ont.), Etobicoke, Ont.

Etobicoke, April 11, 1970

Robinson's, Victoria, B.C.

Victoria, June 1, 1971

Mme J.A. Brule Fleuriste, Montreal

January 5, 1971

3) 7 cents domestic letter rate period : July 1, 1971 - December 31, 1971

Howson & Howson Limited

Blythe to Montreal, November 2, 1971

Birch Hills Credit Union Ltd., Birch Hills, Sask.

Birch Hills, November 1, 1971

World's Products Distributors Ltd., Botwood, Newfoundland

Botwood to Montreal, October 20, 1971

4) 8 cents domestic letter rate period : From December 1, 1972

Henri Jonas & Cie, Montreal

Montreal, June 30, 1972

A.J. Boucher, Enrg., Montreal, Que.

February 26, 1972

Concentres Frontenac Inc., Quebec, Que.

Quebec, April 11, 1972

Les Autobus Deshaines Ltee, Deschaillons, Que.

Becancour, Que, February 24, 1972

Kingsway Bedding, Vancouver

Vancouver, December 15, 1973

Campbell, Hamilton

Apart from the name change the Campbell stationery remained unchanged for many years.

Campbell Glass Limited

Hamilton, November 23, 1951

Campbell Bros. of Hamilton, Limited

Hamilton, March 7, 1974

K-W Poppy Fund, Kitchener, Ont.

Kitchener-Waterloo, October 11, 1973

The printed matter rate during this period was 6 cents

Booth Supply Co. Limited, London, Ont.

London, March 18, 1973