When the Centennial stamps were issued on February 8 1967, there were two categories of domestic first class letters : local (also known as Drop Letters) and forward (out-of-town). On November 1, 1968, the local rate was abolished and a single domestic letter rate to all domestic destinations came into effect.
A. Forward and Local Letter Period : To October 31, 1968
The forward (out-of-town) letter rate was 5 cents for the first ounce and three cents for each additional ounce. The local rate was 4 cents for the first ounce and two cents for each additional ounce.
Forward Letter Rates
Forward Letter Rates
1st Weight Step ( up to 1 ounce) : 5 cents
Kingston to Port Burwell, April 30, 1967
5 cents forward letter rate for 1 oz.
Prince Albert to Clinton, May 5, 1967
Unpaid and taxed 10 cents, double the deficiency
Expo 67 commemorative stamps paying the amount due and cancelled May 8, 1967
Fort St. John to Spalding, June 11, 1968
Unpaid and taxed 10 cents, double the deficiency
10 cent due cancelled June 14, 1967
Insufficiently Paid
Downsview to Barrie, November 11, 1967
5 cents forward letter rate
Shortpaid 1 cents and taxed 2 cents
2 cent "Red" 1967 postage due stamp cancelled November 14, 1967
2nd Weight Step ( greater than 1 ounce and up to 2 ounces) : 8 cents
Brooklin to Aylmer, May 10, 1967
8 cents paying the 2nd weight step forward letter rate ( 5 cents for the 1st ounce and 3 cents for the next ounce)
Insufficiently Paid
Toronto to Atwood, December 29, 1967
8 cents forward two ounce letter rate
Shortpaid 3 cents and taxed 6 cents due
1935 postage due issue stamps cancelled January 4, 1968
3rd Weight Step ( greater than 2 ounces, up to 3 ounces) : 11 cents
Seaforth to Godrich, September 14, 1968
11 cents forward letter rate for up to 3 ounces
Shortpaid 6 cents and taxed 12 cents, double the deficiency
Centennial definitives paying the postage due cancelled September 16, 1968
Local Letter Rates
1st weight step (up to 1 ounce) : 4 cents
Montreal local letter, April 18, 1967
4 cents local letter rate
Unpaid
St. John's unpaid local letter, June 8 1967
Taxed 8 cents (double the deficiency)
1935 Postage Due Series stamps cancelled June
2nd Weight Step ( greater than 1 ounce and up to 2 ounces) : 6 cents
Toronto local letter, August 7, 1967
6 cents two ounce letter rate
Shortpaid 2 cents and taxed 4 cents
Toronto Postage Due Meter, August 8, 1967
Local Letters Redirected to Forward Destinations
Redirected letters were not liable to any additional postage provided the change in address did not require the letter to be sent to any place where the postage rate was higher. If the change required a higher rate, additional postage had to be prepaid or postage due charges collected on delivery. Only the single deficiency was to be rated.
Since the forward letter rate was 5 cents, a local letter redirected to a forward destination was rated 1 cent (the difference between the forward and local letter rates).
Clinton local letter, May 14, 1968, redirected to Seaforth
1 cent centennial definitive stamp paying the rate, cancelled May 16, 1968
Local Toronto letter, April 21, 1967, redirected to Fergus
1 cent 1935 Postage Due series stamp cancelled April 25, 1967
Last Day of Local Letter Rate
Scarborough (Toronto) local letter, October 31, 1968
First Day of Single Letter Rate - Local Letter Rate Abolished
On November 1, 1968 the local letter rate was abolished. The letter rate to all domestic destinations was 6 cents for the first ounce.
Mississauga local letter, November 1, 1968
First day of 6 cent letter rate
From November 1, 1968
November 1, 1968 - June 30, 1971
1st weight step (up to 1 ounce) : 6 cents
Ottawa local letter, November 10, 1968
6 cents domestic letter rate
Vancouver local letter, April 17, 1970
6 cents domestic letter rate
Shortpaid
London to Parkhill, May 17, 1971
6 cents domestic letter rate
Shortpaid 1 cent and taxed 2 cents
2 cent "Red Due" cancelled May 18, 1971
Winnipeg local letter, March 31, 1971
6 cents domestic rate
Shortpaid 1 cent and taxed 2 cents
Winnipeg Postage Due Meter label, April 2, 1971
2nd Weight Step ( greater than 1 ounce and up to 2 ounces) : 10 cents
Sidney to Victoria, August 6, 1970
10 cents paying the 2 ounce rate (6 cents 1st ounce + 4 cents next ounce)
Shortpaid
Waterloo local letter, October 12, 1970
10 cents 2 oz. letter rate
Shortpaid 4 cents and taxed 8 cents
8 cents Centennial definitive paying the amount due,October 13, 1970
Waubaushine local letter, May 29, 1970
10 cents 2 oz. letter rate
Shortpaid 4 cents and taxed 8 cents
"Red" dues cancelled May 29, 1970
3rd Weight Step ( greater than 2 ounces and up to 3 ounces) : 14 cents
Cobden to Toronto, February 2, 1971
14 cents paying the 3 ounce rate ( 6c first oz. + 8c next 2 oz. @ 4c/oz.)
Unpaid
Vancouver local letter, February 11, 1970
14 cents 3 ounce letter rate
No denomination visible on meter
Taxed 28 cents, double the deficiency
Vancouver, Postage Due meter label
February 12, 1970
Toronto to Carleton Place, November 3, 1970
14 cents 3 ounce letter rate
No denomination visible on meter
Taxed 28 cents, double the deficiency
Red dues cancelled November 6, 1970
4rth Weight Step ( greater than 3 ounces and up to 4 ounces) : 18 cents
Islington to Toronto 18, December 2, 1968
18 cents paying the 4 ounce letter rate
( 6c first oz. + 12c next 3 oz. @ 4c/oz.)
5th Weight Step ( greater than 4 ounces and up to 5 ounces) : 22 cents
Toronto local letter, June 15, 1971
22 cents paying the 5 ounce letter rate
22 cents : 6c first oz. + 16c next 4 oz. @ 4c/oz.
July 1, 1971 - August 31, 1976
July 1, 1971
The domestic letter rate increased from 6 cents to 7 cents on July 1, 1971. Additional weight steps beyond the 2nd weight step of 2 ounces were in multi-ounce increments.
1st Weight Step ( up to 1 ounce) : 7 cents
Blythe to Montreal, November 2, 1971
7 cents 1 ounce domestic letter rate
Unpaid
Courtney to Parkhill, September 20, 1970
7 cents letter rate
Unpaid and taxed 14 cents
Red dues cancelled September 4, 1971
2nd Weight Step ( greater than 1 ounce and up to 2 ounces) : 12 cents
Berwick to Toronto, October 8, 1971
12 cent paying the 2 ounce letter rate
From January 1, 1972
The letter rate increased from 7 cents to 8 cents for the 1st ounce. The 8 cent domestic letter rate remained in effect until August 31, 1976.
1st weight step (up to 1 ounce) : 8 cents
Montreal local letter, June 30, 1972
8 cents domestic letter rate
Unpaid
St. Thomas to Port Stanley, January 11, 1972
8 cents domestic letter rate
Unpaid and taxed 16 cents, double the deficiency
Centennial definitives paying the postage due cancelled January 12, 1972
Don Mills to Cookstown, February 28, 1973
8 cents domestic letter rate
Unpaid and taxed 16 cents, double the deficiency
Centennial definitives and Red dues paying the postage due cancelled March 2, 1973
Shortpaid
Dalhousie to Toronto, January 5, 1972
8 cents letter rate
Shortpaid 1 cent and taxed 2 cents
Manuscript tax marking
Station T meter label for 10 cents to pay for several postage due items
Toronto to Scarborough, january 13, 1972
8 cents letter rate
Shortpaid 1 cent and taxed 2 cents
Scarborough Postage Due meter, January 18, 1972
London to Cannington, July 19, 1973
8 cents letter rate
Shortpaid 2 cents and taxed 4 cents
"Insured Parcel" handstamp used to cancel the postage due stamp
Sudbury to Cookshire, September 18, 1972
8 cents letter rate
Shortpaid 3 cents and taxed 6 cents
Red dues cancelled September 20, 1972
2nd Weight Step ( greater than 1 ounce and up to 2 ounces) : 14 cents
Cayuga to Hamilton, April 2, 1973
14 cents 2 ounce letter rate
3rd Weight Step ( greater than 2 ounces and up to 4 ounces) : 20 cents
Woodstock local letter, November 27, 1972
20 cents 2 - 4 ounce letter rate
Agassiz to Toronto, February 22, 1972
20 cents 2 - 4 ounce letter rate
Single usage of the 20 cent Centennial definitive