Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Centennial Period International Registration and AR Fees


To May 31, 1967

Introduced on November 1, 1963, the 35 cents international registration fee provided up to 25 gold francs ($8.07) indemnity.

 Perth to Lahti, Finland, April 3, 1967
15 cents air mail rate to Europe + 35 cents registration fee

June 1, 1967 - October 31, 1968

The registration fee increased to 50 cents on June 1, 1967. The fee provided up to 25 gold francs ($8.07) indemnity.

Sweden

 Campbell River to Stockholm, October 26, 1967
15 cents air mail rate to Europe + 50 cents registration fee

Great Britain

London to Godalming, England, June 21, 1967
30 cents air mail letter rate to GB  (1 oz.) + 50 cents registration fee


Nepal

Montreal to Lalitpur, October 1967
$1.00 paying 50 cents one oz. air mail to Asia ( 2 x 25c/1/2 oz.) + 50 cents registration fee


 Calgary to Lalitpur, October 16, 1967
$1.25 paying 75 cents 1 1/2 oz. air mail to Asia ( 3 x 25c/1/2 oz.) + 50 cents registration fee

German Democratic Republic

 Willowdale to Leipzig, June 19, 1968
15 cents air mail letter rate to Europe + 50 cents registration fee


 November 1, 1968 - August 31, 1975

On November 1, 1968, the maximum indemnity for loss increased from 25 to 40 gold francs. The fee remained at 50 cents.

German Federal Republic


 Toronto to Hanover, January 10, 1969
80 cents paying 30 cents air mail 1 oz. air mail rate to Europe ( 2 x 15c/1/2 oz.) + 50 cents registration fee


 Vancouver to Munich, October 2, 1969

 $1.75 paying $1.20 cents 4 oz. air mail rate to Europe ( 8 x 15c/1/2 oz.) + 50 cents registration fee


South Africa
 
 Downsview to Florida North, Transvaal, August 10, 1970
 $1.00 paying 50 cent cents 1oz. air mail rate to Africa ( 2 x 25c/1/2 oz.) + 50 cents registration fee


Sweden

 Toronto to Johanneshov, February 26, 1970
15 cents air mail rate to Europe + 50 cents registration fee


Czechoslovakia

The letter below to Czechoslovakia was not registered in Canada; however, it was opened by  Czechoslovakian currency control  authorities. Upon inspection, the envelope was sealed and a registration label affixed. The addressee was charged 1 Kcs, the registration fee.

 Cumberland Beach, Ont., to Novi Jicim, January 29, 1969
15 cents air mail letter rate to Europe

Currency Control Sealing Tape


 Registration Label and Amount Due


Instructional Handstamp

The handstamp below stated that the letter was to be delivered only to the addressee.



Poland

During the Cold War era, we see registered letters to Poland that have a Warsaw 3 handstamp  stating that the envelope was in an opened state when it arrived in the country.

Warsaw 3, August 1, 1970

Toronto Sub 123 to Zgorzelec , August 27, 1970
15 cents air mail letter rate to Europe + 50 cents registration fee



 Republic of Viet Nam

 Beaconsfield to Saigon, December 24, 1968
25 cents air mail letter rate to Asia + 50 cents registration fee


On July 1, 1971, a uniform letter rate of 15 cents to all countries for the 1st oz. was introduced.

German Federal Republic

 Montreal to Saltau, March 17, 1972
15 cents international letter rate + 50 cents registration fee


 Willowdale Postal Station "D" to Munich, June 11, 1973
15 cents international letter rate + 50 cents registration fee

 Israel

 Ottawa Sub 65 to Jerusalem, September 29, 1971
80 cents paying 30 cents 2 ounce international letter rate + 50 cents registration fee

France

 Montreal Place Bonaventure to Paris, August 17, 1971
15 cents international letter rate + 50 cents registration fee

 
 Port Menier to Paris, March 20, 1972
15 cents Aerogramme rate + 50 cents registration fee

 Finland


 Toronto Sub 188 to Helsinki, December 22, 1972
15 cents international letter rate + 50 cents registration fee

 Czechoslovakia
 
 Fort Erie to Olomouc, November 1, 1971
15 cents international letter rate + 50 cents registration fee

The Czechoslovakian government inspected incoming international mail for currency control purposes. The opened mailed was sealed with tape and handstamped by a currency control official.

Currency control handstamp

Crete

 Toronto Station "Q" to Iraklion,September 21, 1972
80 cents paying 30 cents 2 ounce international letter rate + 50 cents registration fee


Acknowledgment of Receipt

a) to May 31, 1967

The AR fee was 10 cents at the time of mailing, and 20 cents after mailing

[Not shown]

b) From June 1, 1967

The AR fee increased to 15 cents at the time of mailing and 25 cents after mailing.

 Mail from Vancouver to Rome, July 1970

 

The cover below had an AR card attached.

 Montreal to Vienna, April 10, 1973
15 cents international letter rate + 50 cents registration fee


Mailing to Germany

 Weston to Hamburg Germany, June 2, 1972
25 cents paying 15 cents AR fee + 10 cents air mail post card rate

Registration receipt

The card should have been signed by the addressee in Hamburg but was incorrectly signed by a person in Maple, Ontario, on June 5, 1972. It appears that the card may have been attached to the wrong registered item.

Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Centennial Period International Air Mail Post Card Rates

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. The original post dealing with international air mail post card rates was published on June 10, 2010. 

[Note: U.S. rates are not included in this article]  

The international air mail post card rate to all countries was 10 cents, a rate which had been introduced on January 1 1966. The air mail post card rate remained unchanged during the Centennial period. On July 1, 1971, the surface post card rate to all destinations was increased to 10 cents, the same rate as that for air mail service, eliminating the surface post card rate.

1. To June 30, 1971

Senders had the option of transmitting their post cards by surface mail (link) or by air mail.


German Federal Republic


Toronto to Munich, October 5, 1967
10 cents air mail post card rate

 Austria

Halifax to Vienna, September 28, 1967
10 cents air mail post card rate

Belgium
 
Montreal to Brussels, July 2, 1967
10 cents air mail post card rate

 Netherlands
 
Montreal to Amsterdam, July 14, 1967
10 cents air mail post card rate





Iceland
 
 Montreal to Reykjavik, May 12, 1967
10 cents air mail post card rate

Switzerland

 Montreal to Zug, August 29, 1967
10 cents air mail post card rate

 New Zealand

Montreal to Wellington, Jume 1, 1967
10 cents air mail post card rate

Hong Kong

Toronto to Hong Kong, July 1969
10 cents air mail post card rate

Indonesia

 Vancouver to Palembang, May 13, 1971
10 cents air mail post card rate

 India

 Expo 67 Montreal to Madras, June 13, 1967
10 cents air mail post card rate

 Mali

 Delta to Sangha, September 26, 1969


2. From July 1, 1971

The surface post card rate to all destinations was increased to 10 cents, the same as the air mail post card rate, eliminating the surface post card service.

Great Britain

Macdonald College to York, June 27, 1972
10 cents international post card rate

 Jasper Park Lodge to Edinburgh, August 7, 1972
 10 cents air mail post card rate



Calgary to London, October 1, 1973
10 cents post card rate

 Change of Address card (5-72)


German Federal Republic

 Toronto to Munich, October 12, 1972
10 cents international post card rate

Sweden

 Quebec to Orebro, July 6, 1971
10 cents international post card rate

Italy

 Toronto to Venice, 1972
10 cents international post card rate

Norway

 Vancouver to Asmark, June 13, 1972
10 cents international post card rate

Tonga
 
 Victoria to Vava'u, April 23, 1972
10 cents international post card rate

Martinique
 
 Sorel to Trois Islets, August 1, 1974
10 cents international post card rate



Insufficiently Prepaid

 a) To June 30, 1971

Air conveyance required that at least 75% of the air mail rate was prepaid, otherwise the card was sent by surface mail.  The post card shown below was shortpaid for air conveyance. 6 cents paid 60% of the 10 cents air mail rate. Since 75% prepayment was required, the card was sent by surface mail (7 cents).

Toronto to Pavina, May 28, 1969
Shortpaid for air conveyance and sent by surface mail at 7 cent UPU surface rate
Shortpaid 1 cents and Canada tax fraction 2/12 applied
No indication that the Italian post office charged the addressee postage due


b) From July 1, 1970

On July 1, 1971 the surface post card rates were abolished. The post card rate to all destinations was now 10 cents, the same as the air mail rate. Insufficiently prepaid cards regardless of the amount prepaid were now taxed and conveyed by air.

 Pointe-Claire-Dorval to New Malden, England, August 22, 1971
10 cents international post card rate
Shortpaid 3 cents and Canada T marking 6/12
The numerator was correct, but the denominator should have been 15 
The Canadian international letter rate increased from 12c to 15c on July 1, 1971


British 2p due handstamp
2p was the minimum amount charged from February 15, 1971 to December 31, 1975


The correct T fraction was applied to the short paid post card shown below mailed in 1973.



 Wellington to South Benfleet, England, July 17, 1973
10 cents international post card rate
Shortpaid 2 cents and correctly taxed 4/15
Charged the minimum 2p by the British Post Office


 Czechoslovakia

 Minett to Prague, July 1973
10 cents international post card rate
Shortpaid 2 cents
The Canadian post office did not apply a T fraction (T4 indicated that 4 cents was due)
The Czechoslovak post office charged 2 Kcs postage due

Hong Kong

 Winnipeg to Hong Kong, October 13, 1972
10 cents international post card rate
Shortpaid 5 cents
Canada Tax Fraction 10/15