Introduction
The "Maple Leaf" Issue 1897
In late 1897, the Post Office Department began to replace the Small Queen stamps with a new issue featuring a vignette of Queen Victoria adapted from the photo by W.& D. Downey taken at the time of the Jubilee celebrations.
The Jubilee Portrait of Queen Victoria
W. & D. Downey, London
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The " Numeral" Issue 1898
Within a few months of the release of the "Maple Leaf" issue, a new series bearing numerals of the denominations as well as words was planned because of problems with the Maple Leaf series:
- French-speaking Canadians found it difficult to read the values
- postal clerks complained of the difficulty in distinguishing the denominations
- the UPU emphasized the necessity of having the denominations in arabic numeral
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National Archives of Canada
This post shows Maple Leaf and Numeral stamps paying domestic rates and charges.
1. Forward Letter
a) To December 31, 1898
The forward letter rate (out-of-town) was 3 cents per ounce.
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Brockville to Sussex, Anpril 10, 1898
3 cents letter rate
Squared Circle cancellation
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Granby to Montreal, April 25, 1898
3 cents letter rate
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Windsor to Athens, May 13, 1898
3 cents letter rate
Squared Circle cancellation
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Toronto to Athens, June 30, 1898
3 cents letter rate
Flag cancellation
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Uxbridge to Halifax, November 8, 1898
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Aylmer West to Yarmouth, October 1, 1898
3 cents letter rate
b) From January 1, 1898
The forward letter rate was decreased from 3 cents to 2 cents per ounce.
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Toronto to Halifax, April 24, 1899
2 cents letter rate
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Cardinal to Athens, March 1, 1899
2 cents letter rate
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Toronto to London, April 7, 1899
2 cents letter rate
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Truro to London, September 2, 1889
3 cent numeral surcharged 2 cents
(Earliest use July 31, 1899)
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Montreal to London, June 11, 1900
2 cents letter rate
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St. John's to Fredericton, August 4, 1900
4 cents paying the 2 ounce letter rate (Double weight)
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Hamilton to Paris Station, May 6, 1901
2 cents letter rate
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Toronto to Paris Station, January 14, 1903
2 cents letter rate
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Welland to Coldstream, February 3, 1902
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Truro to Arichat, April 14, 1903
Halifax & Sydney RPO
2. Drop (Local) Letter
The non-carrier drop letter rate was 1 cent per ounce. The letter-carrier drop letter rate was 2 cents per ounce.
a) Non-Carrier
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Shelbourne to Montreal, February 17, 1898
1 cent non-carrier rate
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Saint John,N.B., drop letter
1 cent non-carrier rate
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Yarmouth drop letter, February 25, 1899
1 cent non-carrier rate
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Amherstburg local letter, December 8, 1900
1 cent non-carrier rate
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Prescott local letter,February 6, 1902
1 cent non-carrier rate
b) Carrier
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Toronto local letter, May 28, 1898
2 cents carrier rate
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Hamilton local letter, August 25, 1899
Grand Trunk Station cancellation
2 cents on 3 cent numeral stamp paying the carrier rate
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Grand Trunk Station
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Hamilton Letter Carrier Mark
August 25
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Toronto local letter, February 1, 1901
2 cents carrier rate
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Winnipeg local letter, April 16, 1902
4 cents paying the 2 ounce carrier rate (double weight)
3. Post Card
The post card rate was 1 cent.
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Hamilton to Paris, March 8, 1898
1 cent post card rate
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Toronto to Victoria, July 13, 1901
1 cent post card rate
Exposition Flag cancellation
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St. Catharines to Thamesville, April 19, 1899
1 cent post card rate
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Toronto to Douglas, April 12, 1899
1 cent post card rate
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Collingwood to Newmarket, May 2, 1898
1 cent post card rate
4. Third Class Mail : Miscellaneous Matter
Printed matter was classified as miscellaneous third class matter. The rate was 1 cent for every 4 ounces.
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Brown's Nurseries to Allandale, June 19, 1900
1 cent third printed matter rate
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Winnipeg to Athens (Athens receiver May 29, 1900)
1 cent printed matter rate
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Toronto to Thornhill, July 20, 1901
1 cent printed matter rate
Printed Matter Post Cards
The following cards with printed messages were prepaid 1 cent, the post card rate as well as the printed matter rate.
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Montreal local card, December 27, 1901
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The Mail and Empire Toronto to Waterloo, July 31, 1901
1 cent precancelled stamp
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Canada's Great Agricultural & Industrial Exposition
Toronto local mailing, May 30 1901
1 cent precancelled stamp
Toronto Exposition flag cancellation
5. Second Class
The sheet below represents the payment of 51 pounds of newspapers at 1 cent per pound.
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Toronto, February 5, 1901
Second Class Matter, 1 cent per lb. rate
51 cents paying the 51 lb. rate
6. Registration
The registration fee was 5 cents.
3 cents forward letter rate period
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Everton to Toronto, July 11, 1898
8 cents stamp paying 3 cents letter rate + 5 cents registration fee
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Bognor to Toronto, April 11, 1898
3 cents letter rate + 5 cents registration fee
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Kirkfield to Toronto, July 7, 1898
3 cents letter rate + 5 cents registration fee
2 cents forward letter rate period (From December 25, 1898)
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Lower Ridge, N.B., to Sussex, February 9, 1899
2 cents forward letter rate + 5 cents registration fee
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Welland to Toronto, March 8, 1899
2 cents letter rate + 5 cents registration
Tweed to Toronto, February 23, 1899
2 cents letter rate + 5 cents registration
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River Louison to Knowlton, May 14, 1900
2 cents letter rate + 5 cents registration fee
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Virgil to Toronto, Februaary 25, 1902
2 cents letter rate + 5 cents registration fee
7. Express Letters (Special Delivery)
Special delivery service by special messenger was introduced on July 1, 1898, limited to specified cities. A "Special Delivery" stamp of the value of 10 cents was required for this purpose.
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Toronto to Hamilton, September 5, 1900
2 cents letter rate + 10 cents special delivery fee