Cameo Period Rates and Fees : Domestic First Class Post Cards
The domestic first class post card rate was 4 cents.
Toronto, September 30, 1963
Department of Education, Toronto to London, July 17, 1965
4 cents post card rate
Ontario government perfin on the 2 cent Cameo stamp
Legislative Assembly (LA)
Postal Stationery
PNE Vancouver, local address, September 6 1965
Shortpaid
Quebec to South River, July 23 1964
Shortpaid 1 cent and taxed 2 cents
Due stamp cancelled South River, July 27, 1964
Unpaid
Stratford to Toronto, September 21, 1966
Completely unpaid and taxed 8 cents, double the deficiency
Stamps Fallen Off
Stamps Off handstamp to advise receiving post office not to tax the item
Card larger than the maximum size
The maximum post card size was 6" by 4". Cards larger than the maximum were rated as letters.
St. Catharines to HMCS Stadacona, Halifax, August 13, 1964
Card was 9" wide and treated as a letter (5 cents forward letter rate)
Taxed 2 cents, double the deficiency
HMCS Stadacona Post Office handstamp
General Delivery
Springhurst Beach to Kingsville, General Delivery, August 25 1965
The Kingsville General Delivery handstamp was applied, August 26 1965
The post card was not picked up and was returned by the Kingsville post office on September 11, 1965
RATE SUMMARIES
- 1. Canadian Domestic Letter Rates From 1868 to the Present Day
- 2. Canada Domestic Local Letter Rates : 1851 - 1968
- 3. United States Letter Rates: 1851 to the present day
- 4. United States Air Mail Letter Rates : 1927 - 1976
- 5. Canadian Domestic Air Mail Rates : 1928 - 1954
- 6. United Kingdom and Empire/Commonwealth Letter Rates : 1859 -1971
- 7. Air Mail Letter Rates to the United Kingdom
- 8. International (Universal Postal Union) Letter Rates : 1892 to the present
- 9. Reduced International Letter Rates : Mexico, Cuba, West Indies and Central America, France, South America, and Spain
- 10. Links to Other Posts Dealing with Canadian Postal Rates
- 11. Revamped Centennials