Cameo Period Rates and Fees :
Registration, AR, and Special Delivery

1. Registration Fee

a) To October 31, 1963

20 cents was the minimum fee providing up to $25 indemnity

b) From November 1, 1963

35 cents was the minimum fee providing up to $25 indemnity


a) To October 31, 1963



London University (Western University) post office to Toronto, November 15 1962
5 cents forward letter rate + 20 cents registration fee

Free Mail


Registered mail from M.P. Oscar W. Weichel
House of Commons, Ottawa to Elmira, September 30 1963
Free postage only

Insufficiently Paid

Insufficiently paid registered items were forwarded and the amount shortpaid (single deficiency) was collected on delivery.


Klemtu to Oyama, April 13 1963
Registered at the Klemtu post office but the registration fee was not paid
"Tax 20c" in manuscript, i.e., registration fee, single deficiency
20 cents paid and dues cancelled April 17, 1963, Oyama


b) From November 1, 1963

The minimum registration fee increased from 20 cents to 35 cents on November 1, 1963.


House of Assembly, Toronto local, January 27, 1965
39 cents paying 4 cents local postage + 35 cent registration fee



Campbell River to Regina, February 7, 1964
5 cents forward letter rate + 35 cents registration fee


Cameo Stationery


Dunnville to Hamilton, October 25 1965


Post Office Meter


Kimberley to Nelson, March 1, 1966
35 cents Kimberley P.O. meter tape paying the registration fee


Jet Plane Issue


St. Jean Chrysostome de Levis to Ottawa, December 18, 1964
40 cents paying the 5 cents forward postage rate + 35 cents registration fee


Bellevue to Hillcrest, January 27, 1965
5 cents forward letter rate + 35 cents registration fee


Perfin


Canadian Pacific Calgary, local registered letter
6 cents local letter rate ( 2 ounces) + 35 cents registration fee
CPR perfin


Insufficiently paid
Insufficiently paid registered items were forwarded and the amount shortpaid (single deficiency) was collected on delivery.


Niagara Falls to Hamilton, January 6 1964
The sender wrote "Reg'd Mail" on the envelope and probably posted it in a mailbox. The Niagara Falls post office did not register the cover. However, the Registration Branch at the Hamilton office registered the letter and taxed it 35 cents, the single deficiency.




Calgary to Oungre, Sask., May 31, 1966
Meter paying the forward letter rate, 5 cents
Registration fee shortpaid 35 cents and taxed 35 cents
Dues affixed and cancelled June 2, 1966


2. Acknowledgment of Receipt

The A.R. fee was 10 cents at the time of mailing.


Mail from Halifax to Windsor, November 14, 1964
Acknowledged at Windsor, November 3, 1964



Mail from Montreal to Ottawa, February 28 1966
Acknowledged at Ottawa, March 1, 1966


3. Special Delivery

a) To October 31, 1963

The special delivery fee was 10 cents

b) From November 1, 1963

The special delivery fee was increased from 10 cents to 25 cents.


a) To October 31, 1963


Edmonton to Vancouver, May 14, 1963
5 cents forward letter rate + 10 cents special delivery fee



Edmonton to Calgary, October 31, 1963 (last day of 10 cents fee)
5 cents forward letter rate + 10 cents special delivery fee


Special Delivery and Registered


Lone Butte to Toronto, March 23, 1963

Forward Letter rate............ 5 cents
Special Delivery Fee..........10
Registration......................20
Total.................................35 cents


Insufficiently Paid

Insufficiently paid special delivery mail was taxed at double the deficiency.


Belleville to Montreal, March 4, 1963
5 cents forward letter + 10 cents special delivery
Shortpaid 10 cents and taxed 20 cents



Toronto to Fort William, February 16, 1963
5 cents forward letter + 10 cents special delivery
Shortpaid 5 cents and taxed 10 cents


b) From November 1, 1963

The special delivery fee was increased from 10 cents to 25 cents on November 1, 1963.


Toronto local letter, July 14, 1964
4 cents local postage + 25 cents special delivery fee


Ottawa to Scarborough, February 6, 1964
5 cents forward letter rate + 25 cents special delivery fee


South Porcupine to Sudbury, May 5, 1964
5 cents forward letter rate + 25 cents special delivery fee


Mail to Member of Parliament

Letter mail was free if addressed to a Member of Parliament in Ottawa if Parliament was in session. Special Delivery had to be prepaid.


West Hill to John Diefenbaker, M.P., Ottawa, June 28 1965
Prepaid 30 cents

Since the 26th Parliament (3rd Session 1965.04.05 - 1965.06.30) was still in session on June 28, 1965, postage to Member of Parliament was free and this letter was overpaid (5 cents)


Insufficiently Paid

Insufficiently paid special delivery mail was taxed at double the deficiency.


Kingston to Montreal, December 17, 1963
5 cents forward letter rate + 25 cents special delivery fee
Shortpaid 10 cents and taxed 20 cents, double the deficiency



Willowdale to Toronto, July 24, 1964
25 cents Special delivery fee unpaid
Taxed 50 cents (double the deficiency)


Special Delivery and Registration


Midland to Toronto, February 13, 1964

Forward Letter rate............5 cents
Special Delivery Fee.........25
Registration.....................35
Total................................65 cents


Governor General's Secretary Correspondence

Letters sent by the Governor General's secretary were free of Canada postage if mailed to a Canadian address. Registration and Special Delivery fees had to be prepaid.

Georges P. Vanier was the Governor General when the letter below was mailed.


Ottawa to Gananoque, September 21 1964
Registered + Special Delivery
Official stamps overprinted "G" paying the special services


Forward Letter rate.........Free
Special Delivery Fee.........25
Registration.....................35
Total................................60 cents


Crown printed on the back of the envelope

Cameo Period Rates and Fees : Domestic Third Class Mail




a) Individually Addressed

To March 31, 1964



Sweetsburg to Granby, May 21 1963
2 cents printed matter rate



House of Commons to Vancouver, November 23, 1963



Niagara Falls to St. Catharines, May 9 1963



Winnipeg, January 1964
2 cent precancelled stamp paying the printed matter rate


Undeliverable

Undeliverable third class matter was returned to the sender. The charge was equal to the original postage charged.


Printed matter return with charge marking



Returned and re-mailed

Returned: Calgary to a local address December 12, 1963, but should have been addressed by the sender to Victoria. Returned to the sender because there was not such address in Calgary. Postage due stamp on the back of the envelope paying the 2 cent return fee:




Re-mailed: The sender then correctly addressed the letter to Victoria and affixed two 1 cent Cameo booklet stamps which were then cancelled by a Calgary roller on December 30, 1963:

The above printed matter franked with a 2 cent Cameo definitive stamp was mailed from Simcoe to Hamilton on February 13, 1964. Since there was no such Rural Route in Hamilton, the cover was returned to the sender and charged 2 cents for this service.

The 2 cents return charge was paid with a 2 cent Cameo definitive stamp, postmarked Simcoe, February 15, 1964.

2 cents paying the return charge

Simcoe, February 15, 1964

From April 1, 1964

The printed matter rate for the first two ounces was increased from 2 cents to 3 cents on April 1, 1964.


Sweetsburg to Granby, October 5, 1964



Hamilton, March 30, 1966



Toronto. August 19, 1966



Montreal to Valois, December 13 1965
3 cent coil stamp paying the printed matter rate



Interior Provincial Exhibition Assn., Armstrong, February 16, 1966
3 cent coil paying the printed matter rate




St. Catharines, December 12, 1965
3 cent precancelled stamp paying the printed matter rate



Toronto to Scarborough, June 16, 1965
3 cent precancelled stamp paying the printed matter rate


Stationery



Ottawa to Toronto, March 25 1965
3 cent mimeo rouletted card



Eaton's 1965 Summer Sale promotional card
Listowel



Winnipeg, December 11, 1964
3 cent envelope



Eaton's card, Barrie October 3 1964
3 cent precancelled regular issue post card



Hamilton to West Flamboro, February 24, 1966
3 cent mimeo precancelled card


Karsh Re-Valued Postal Stationery


Toronto, November 3 1965


Federal election card from Liberal candidate Ian Grant Wahn



Kitchener Christmas Seal Card 1964
Undeliverable and returned, 3 cents due




Postage Paid in Cash





Printed matter from Toronto with official stamp printed on the card, January 1965




Shortpaid


Toronto, August 18, 1964
Shortpaid 1 cent and taxed 2 cents


Redirected

Third class matter was re-directed without additional charge.


St. Jerome to a member of the National Assembly (Quebec) but incorrectly addressed to Ottawa. Received at the House of Commons and re-directed to Quebec City , October 9, 1965, without additional charge


House of Commons, October 9 1965


Undeliverable and Returned


Cookshire to Riviere Portneuf, July 3 1964
Returned because the letter was unclaimed
Charged 3 cents, the amount of postage
Dues paid and stamps cancelled at Cookshire, July 24, 1964



Toronto to Calgary, March 17, 1964
3 cent precancelled coil paying the third class rate
Returned because the address was incomplete
Charged 3 cents



West Hill to Scarborough, June 8 1965
Addressee moved

Printed matter enclosed in the envelope:






Cloverdale, undated roller cancellation
5 cents paying the 6 ounce printed matter rate (triple weight)
Returned because "NOT A BOXHOLDER ON R.R. 4 CLOVERDALE, B.C."
Charged 5 cents (due cancelled January 1, 1967)



Undated printed matter, London
5 cent precancel paying the third class rate
8 ounces if before April 1, 1964, or 8 ounces if mailed after April 1, 1964
Charged 10 cents (probably for the return of two boxes)


Sealed and taxed as a letter


London, local correspondence, February 2, 1967
"Printed Matter" in manuscript
Taxed 22 cents
This was a 7 ounce item sealed and thus rated as a local letter.

Local Letter rate for 7 ounces

1st ounce.................................................4 cents
Next 6 ounces @ 2 cents/ounce.............12
Total.......................................................16 cents

Amount due

Amount prepaid.....................................5 cents
Amount shortpaid.................................11
Double the deficiency............................22 cents


b) Addressed to the Householder

To March 31, 1964

The rate was 1 1/2 cents for the first two ounces and 1 cent for each additional ounce.
(Not shown)


From April 1, 1964

The rate was 2 cents for the first two ounces and 1 cent for each additional ounce.



Matheson to Shillington, February 1965
2 cents pfer 2 ounce boxholder rate

$1.60 paying for 80 pieces of mail to be delivered at the General Delivery and Boxholders.