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1 THE CANADIAN POSTED LETTER GUIDE FOR MAIL IN THE PERIOD CATALOGUE AND EVALUATION GUIDE, 2nd Edition BY Victor L. Willson & Charles G. Firby All items are listed and priced in Canadian currency All rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system for commercial purposes without permission in writing from the authors or publisher. Fair trade use for exchange of information and review by collectors is permitted. Copyright 2009 by Victor L. Willson. No warranty is explicitly or implicitly given for prices, nor are they buy or sell prices of the authors or publisher. This catalogue is intended only as a guide to relative values of described material. Philatelic collectors and dealers are authorized to make reference to these listings and valuations as long as proper reference is made to this work by title and edition (or year date published). TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION DATES SECTION PENCE ISSUE DECIMAL ISSUE LARGE QUEEN ISSUE SMALL QUEEN ISSUE JUBILEE ISSUE LEAF ISSUE MAP ISSUE NUMERAL ISSUE i To read about this catalogue and how to use it, click here.

2 CANADA LARGE QUEEN ISSUE POSTAL HISTORY TABLE OF CONTENTS The Domestic Rates within Canada The Rates to the BNA Provinces: PEI, Red River Settlement, Newfoundland, British Rates to the United States Rates to the United Kingdom Rates to Foregn Countries All stamps are assumed to be of the 1868 issue except after 1870 with Small Queen combinations. All were issued July 1, 1859 except the 2, which was issued August DOMESTIC RATES DOMESTIC LETTER RATES Stamped Covers Stampless RATE* xf VF F AVG *RATE is included to permit sorting by total rate 1 CENT DROP LETTER (for delivery in same town) brown red (R) R laid paper yellow Y (January 1869) 1 2 x ½ bisect (early 1870s NS) CENT SPECIAL LETTER RATES 2 x 1 watermarked soldiers letter soldiers letter CENT COUNTY RATE (unofficial) 2 x 1 Y CENT SINGLE DOMESTIC RATE watermarked

3 3 laid paper x 1 R x 1 R laid paper strip x 1 Y x 1 R + 1 Y (R or Y) R laid paper SQ wmk + 1 Y DEC x ½ x ½ imprint block x ½ x ½ + 2 SQ x 1 R + 1 DEC DEC R + 2 NS bisect (NS, NB, or CW) bisect SQ + 4 x ½ CENT SINGLE UNPAID RATE* 40 5 * Effective July 1, 1859 a 2 per ½ oz penalty was applied to all covers that were not fully prepaid; in effect until Oct. 1, CENT LETTER RATE THROUGH U.S. 6 from Manitoba from BC Wells Fargo paste-ups- $600/stamp 6 CENT DOUBLE RATE x 3 laid paper x x 1 yellow or red x x ½ x 1 R x 1 Y R + 5 Decimal SQ SQ or 10 CENT DOUBLE UNPAID RATE , shortpaid, "DUE 5" or "5" , shortpaid, "DUE 7" CENT TRIPLE (3X) RATE

4 3 x x 1 Y SQ x 2 SQ CENT QUADRUPLE (4X) RATE x x x x CENT TRIPLE UNPAID RATE CENT QUINTUPLE (5X) RATE x x x x 6 + 3S CENT (6X) RATE x x SQ CENT (7X) RATE SQ CENT (8X) RATE 4 x CENT (9 X) RATE S +2S x 12½ + 2 x 1S CENT (10X) RATE 2 x x 3S CENT (10X) RATE 2 x 15 (pre 1870) x SQ x SQ Wells Fargo pasteup CENT (11X) RATE x 12½ CENT (12X) RATE 2 x SQ

5 6 x 6 Wells Fargo paste-up (no address) CENT (15X) RATE 3 x CENT (20X) RATE 3 x x 3 SQ (1 overpaid) CENT (15X) LETTER RATE 6 x 12½ REGISTERED LETTER RATES (eff. 7/1/59) Stamped Covers Stampless xf VF F AVG 3 CENT RATE (1 DROP LETTER + 2 REGISTRATION) 1 R or Y+ 2 paid cash R or Y SQ x 2 carrier fee paid 2500 RATE* 4 CENT COUNTY RATE REGISTERED dec CENT SINGLE RATE (3 POSTAGE + 2 REGISTRATION) registration paid cash laid + registration paid cash x 1 Y or R + registration paid cash SQ + registration paid cash x 1 R or Y x 1 R or Y x SQ SQ 2500+** x 1 (5 short paid, due 7 ) x x ½ x R x DEC x ½ + 3 SQ (Oct.1, Sep. 30, 1876) (post Sep. 30, 1876, contrary to regulations) ** 3 perf 12½

6 8 CENT DOUBLE RATE (6 POSTAGE + 2 REGISTRATION) x 3 + registration paid cash registration paid cash x x x 1 R or Y x SQ x 3 SQ SQ x CENT TRIPLE RATE (9 POSTAGE + 2 REGISTRATION) registration paid cash x 3 + registration paid cash 11 3 x x SQ registration paid cash x registration paid cash CENT QUADRUPLE RATE (12 POSTAGE + 2 REGISTRATION) 6 x 2 + registration paid cash x 6 + registration paid cash x 3 SQ x x x 5 (overpaid 1 ) CENT 5X RATE (15 POSTAGE + 2 REGISTRATION) RLS x ½ LEAF x 3 + registration paid cash CENT 6X RATE (18 POSTAGE + 2 REGISTRATION) 3 x SQ + 3 SQ SQ SQ + 2 RLS CENT (7X) RATE (21 POSTAGE + 2 REGISTRATION) 5 x registration paid cash SQ + 5 SQ + 2 RLS SQ + 5 RLS CENT (8X) RATE (24 POSTAGE + 2 REGISTRATION)

7 4 x x 3 SQ + registration paid in cash CENT (9X) RATE (27 POSTAGE + 2 REGISTRATION) SQ + 2 SQ + 2 RLS (piece) CENT (10X) RATE (30 POSTAGE + 2 REGISTRATION) 2 x RLS CENT (11X) RATE (33 POSTAGE + 2 REGISTRATION) 2 x SQ + 2 RLS x RLS CENT (13X) RATE (39 POSTAGE + 2 REGISTRATION) 2 x x SQ CENT (16X) RATE (48 POSTAGE + 2 REGISTRATION) 4 x 12½ x x 2 SQ + 2 RLS (1 o/p) CENT (21X) RATE (63 POSTAGE + 5 REGISTRATION) WW + 10 SQ + 8 SQ + 6 SQ +5 SQ + 3 SQ + 2 SQ + 1 SQ + 2 x ½ SQ + 5 RLS (overpaid 2½ ) CENT (25X) RATE (75 POSTAGE + 2 REGISTRATION) 6 x 12½ + registration paid cash $1.28 (41X) RATE ($ REGISTRATION) WW + 20 WW + 10 SQ + 8 SQ + 6 SQ +5 SQ + 3 SQ + 2 SQ + 1 SQ + 2 x ½ SQ + 2 RLS + 5 RLS SPECIAL NON LETTER RATES Stamped Covers xf VF F AVG 1/2 CENT PERIODICAL OR NEWSPAPER RATE ½ Stampless RATE* 1 CENT RATES circular or printed matter on newspaper panel x ½ circular CENT RATES x 1 R circular 300 2

8 2 x 1 Y circular circular x 1 transient newspaper transient newspaper x ½ circular CENT RATES 2 x 2 circular rate CENT CIRCULAR RATE CENT CIRCULAR RATE ½ PARCEL POST RATE PER 8 OZ. 2 x 6 + ½ ½ BULK NEWSPAPER RECEIPT 17LB x 1 SQ ½ CENT REGISTERED PARCEL POST (12 ½ POSTAGE + 5 REGISTRATION) 2 x SQ + 5 RLS (½ overpaid) ½ SQ + 5x 3 SQ + ½ PARCEL POST TRIPLE RATE PER 24 OZ SQ + 1 SQ REGISTERED PARCEL POST (TRIPLE 6 RATE ½ + ½ LQ + 5 SQ + 5 RLS SQ + 5 RLS x 6 + registration paid cash PRINTED MATTER 25x RATE 50 OZ SQ (FRONT) PARCEL POST DOUBLE RATE PER 16 OZ. 2 x 12½ x R x SQ CENT PARCEL POST 4X REGISTERED 2 x x 12½ CENT 1# REGISTERED PARCEL POST (25 POSTAGE + 5 REGISTRATION) 2 x 12½ + registration paid cash x 15 3/16/68 ERU 15 on cover

9 30 BULK NEWSPAPER RECEIPT 30LB 2 x BULK NEWSPAPER RECEIPT 33LB 2 x SQ CENT 5X ¼lb REGISTERED PARCEL POST (30 POSTAGE + 5 REGISTRATION) 5 x 6 + registration paid in cash BULK NEWSPAPER RECEIPT 35LB 2 x SQ x PARCEL POST 2 x x 2 SQ BULK NEWSPAPER RECEIPT 36LB 2 x NUM BULK NEWSPAPER RECEIPT 37LB WW + 2 SQ BULK NEWSPAPER RECEIPT 39LB 2 x x JUB CENT REGISTRATION 2 x x 3 + ½ + 1 Y CENT 2# PARCEL POST RATES 4 x 12½ CENT 2# PARCEL POST RATE REGISTERED 3 x SQ + 1 SQ $1.17 BULK NEWSPAPER RECEIPT 7 x x 6 SQ $2.30 BULK NEWSPAPER RECEIPT 2 x x 50 Widow Weed RATES TO BNA PROVINCES Stamped Covers XF VF F AVG LETTER RATES 3 RATE TO PEI (eff. 4/1/68-6/30/73) watermarked 1000 Stampless RATE* RATE TO NEWFOUNDLAND (eff. 1/1/77-6/30/93)

10 6 DOUBLE RATE TO PEI 2 x RATE TO BC (eff. 7/1/71) RATE TO NEWFOUNDLAND (eff. 11/1/72-12/31/76) RATE TO RED RIVER VIA US (eff. 4/1/68-10/31/70 ) RATE TO PEI (eff. 4/1/68-6/30/73) DOUBLE RATE TO BC (eff. 7/1/71) 2 x DOUBLE RATE TO NEWFOUNDLAND 2 x ½ RATE TO NEWFOUNDLAND (eff 1/1/65-10/31/72) 12½ ½ watermarked x 6 + ½ x 3 shortpaid 6½ 5 13 RATE TO NEWFOUNDLAND (overpaid ½, confused with Maritime rates) 12½ + ½ TRIPLE LETTER LETTER TO NEWFOUNDLAND x RATE TO RED RIVER 4 x DOUBLE RATE TO NEWFOUNDLAND 2 x 12½ x 12½ (front) REGISTERED LETTER RATES There are no recorded registered letters to PEI, Red River, or BC in the Large Queen periods SPECIAL NON LETTER RATES 1 CENT RATES Stamped Covers XF VF F AVG Stampless RATE*

11 1 (Y) circular to PEI (Y) circular to NF CENT RATES 2 circular to NF RATES TO THE UNITED STATES Stamped Covers XF VF F AVG LETTER RATES Stampless RATE* 2 ADJACENT BORDER CITY RATE (eff. 4/1/68-1/31/75) LQ rate to common states: NY, MA, NH, VT, ME, PA, NJ, OH, CT LQ rate to less common states: East Coast, Midwest from BC to US (before x x 3 laid paper x 3 watermarked x 1 Y + 3 s/p 6 due SQ x ½ + ½ SQ x 1 Y x x x x ½ +2x½ SQ shortpaid, 7 due R + 5 Decimal RATE TO CALIFORNIA, OREGON, IDAHO 1 R NS (paid at old rate) x 3 (pre May 10, 1869) (pre May 10, 1869) from BC 1870/ CENT UNPAID RATE RATE TO CALIFORNIA, OREGON, IDAHO 2 x 6 (pre May 10, 1869) CENT DOUBLE RATE 2 x

12 15 CENT RATE TO CALIFORNIA FROM NS, PRE- 15 * *Note: cover dated My 2, 1868, paying pre- April 1 rate from NS to Calif. 18 CENT TRIPLE RATE 3 x CENT 4x RATE 4 x CENT 5X RATE 5 x x 15 imperf pair CENT 6X RATE 6 x X CENT RATE 4 x 12½ overpaid 2½ REGISTERED LETTER RATES Stamped Covers Stampless RATE* XF VF F AVG 3 CENT LETTER, 5 CENT REGISTRATION 2 x ½ RLS late usage CENT LETTER, 5 CENT REGISTRATION x SQ + 1 SQ SQ + 3 SQ CENT LETTER, 5 CENT REGISTRATION 2 x CENT LETTER, 5 CENT REGISTRATION LQ + 5 x 6 LQ x x 6 LQ SPECIAL NON LETTER RATES ½ CENT PERIODICAL RATE ½ CENT RATES 1 circular R or Y

13 2 CENT RATES 2 x 1 circular circular x ½ circular transient newspaper RATES TO THE UNITED KINGDOM Stamped Covers Stampless RATE* XF VF F AVG LETTER RATES 2 CENT SOLDIERS LETTER 2 x 1 R CENT RATE (10/1/75-12/24/98) d forwarded CENT RATE VIA ALLEN LINE(1/1/70-9/30/75) 2 x SQ x d forwarded in England x ½ x ½ d forwarded to Germany CENT RATE VIA CUNARD (1/1/70-9/30/ x x 3 SQ SQ x 1 SQ x x 3 (overpaid 1 ) x 2 (VIA North German Line NY, 1870, additional fee?) CENT RATE (10/1/75-12/24/98) 2 x x CENT DOUBLE ALLEN LINE RATE 2 x ½ RATE VIA ALLEN LINE 7/1/59-12/31/69) 12½ ½ + 1d UK forwarded x 3 + ½

14 2 x 6 + ½ CENT RATE VIA CUNARD (eff 1/16/68-12/31/69) x ½ + 3 (½ overpaid) CENT 3x RATE (10/1/75-12/24/98) CENT DOUBLE CUNARD RATE (1/1/70-9/30/75) 2 x x CENT TRIPLE ALLEN LINE RATE 3 x SQ CENT 4x RATE (10/1/75-12/24/98) SQ CENT RATE DOUBLE ALLEN LINE 2 x 12½ CENT 5x RATE (10/1/75-12/24/98) SQ CENT DOUBLE CUNARD RATE 2 x CENT 6x RATE (10/1/75-12/24/98) 2 x x 15 imperf paid 35 CENT 7x RATE (10/1/75-12/24/98) 2 x SQ ½ TRIPLE RATE VIA ALLEN LINE 3 x 12½ CENT 9x RATE (10/1/75-12/24/98) 3 x x RATE VIA ALLEN LINE 4 x 12½ x 12½ s/p 7½d due CENT 4x CUNARD RATE ( eff 7/1/59-1/15/68) 4 x

15 REGISTERED LETTER RATES 8 registration fee (1/31/66-1/1/78)) Stamped Covers Stampless RATE* XF VF F AVG 13 CENT ALLEN LINE RATE (eff. Jan.1, Dec. 31, 1877) RLS CENT ALLEN LINE RATE (eff. Jan.1, Dec. 31, 1877) 2 x CENT RATE VIA CUNARD 2 x x paid cash CENT 2x ALLEN LINE RATE (eff. Jan.1, Dec. 31, 1877) SQ + 2 x 1 SQ SQ + 2 SQ x 6 + registration paid cash x 6 + registration paid cash 1/12/ x 3 SQ ½ CENT ALLEN LINE RATE 12½ CENT RATE VIA CUNARD x 1 Y Y (1 stamp missing) x ½ 3x CENT ALLEN LINE RATE + 8 CENTS REGISTRATION 3 x 12½ registration fee (1/1/78- about 1880) Stamped Covers Stampless RATE* XF VF F AVG 11 CENTS: SINGLE RATE + 5 REGISTRATION 3 x CENTS: 2x RATE + 5 CENT REGISTRATION CENTS: 3x RATE + 5 CENT REGISTRATION RLS CENTS: 4x RATE + 5 CENT REGISTRATION SQ + 5 RLS LEAF

16 30 CENTS: 5x RATE + 5 CENT REGISTRATION 2 x CENTS: 14x RATE + 5 CENT REGISTRATION 4 x x5 SQ + 5 RLS $2.55: 50x RATE + 5 CENT REGISTRATION 16 x SQ + 5 RLS SPECIAL NONLETTER RATES 2 CENT CIRCULAR RATE (4/1/ ) CENT BOOKPOST (7 PER 40Z + 8 REGISTRATION) 4 x x1 (Y) CENT 18 OZ PRINTED PAPERS VIA CUNARD 4 x SQ + 1 SQ* * only Cunard 2 per 1/2 oz surtax, Printed Parliament papers free to UK RATES TO ALL OTHER COUNTRIES Stamped Covers Stampless RATE* XF VF F AVG LETTER RATES 2 CENT SOLDIERS LETTER 2 soldiers rate to England soldiers rate to India x ½ to India CENT RATE TO GERMANY (Apr. 1, Aug. 1, 1878) CENT RATE TO FRANCE via London before Aug. 1, 1878) CENT RATE TO FRANCE (post Aug. 1, 1878) CENT RATE TO ITALY (post Aug. 1, 1878) 10 x ½ CENT RATE (10/1/75-7/31/78) LQ to Bermuda CENT RATE TO FRANCE (Jan 1, July 31, 1878) 2 x SQ + 3 PSE x SQ CENT RATE TO MALTA

17 2 x CENT RATE TO GERMANY (2/1/70-3/31/77) 2 x SQ x CENT RATE TO GERMANY (Apr. 1, July 31, 1878) 2 x CENT RATE TO SWEDEN (10/1/75-7/31/78) 2 x 5 (1 stamp replaced) CENT RATES BEFORE 1/1/76 10 CENT RATE TO FRANCE (7/1/70-12/31/75) Y CENT RATE TO SWITZERLAND 2 x x 3 SQ SQ SQ + 3 SQ CENT RATE TO ITALY SQ + 2 x 1 SQ SQ + 2 SQ Y + 1 SQ SQ CENT RATE TO CUBA Y x CENT RATE TO BRITISH GUIANA 2 x SQ x ½ TO CARIBBEAN 12½ to Bahamas x R bisect ½ to Jamaica ½ TO CARIBBEAN 1 R + 12½ to Bermuda CENT RATE TO SWEDEN (10/1/72-9/30/75) SQ (2 overpaid) CENT TRIPLE UPU RATES 15 to Hungary to Germany to Netherlands (Holland) to France

18 3 x 5 to France CENT NON-UPU RATES 15 to Australia to New Zealand x SQ to New Zealand to Cape of Good Hope CENT 2x RATE TO FRANCE (Jan 1, July 31, 1878) 2 x SQ SQ x 2 16 CENT RATE TO SHANGHAI SQ CENT 2x RATE TO AUSTRALIA SQ x SQ CENT RATE TO EUROPE SQ to Norway SQ to Bavaria, Bremen ½ (shortpaid 3½ ) CENT RATE TO INDIA x 5 (shortpaid 1 ) CENT RATE TO FRANCE VIA ALLEN LINE ½ + ½ + 3 SQ + 1 SQ CENT RATE TO IVIZA SPAIN CENT 2x RATE TO SWITZERLAND (2/8/70-7/30/78) SQ + 3 SQ CENT 4x UPU RATE SQ to France CENT RATE to Argentina to Rome to Montevideo s/p 15 due CENT RATE TO INDIA (2/9/70-9/30/76) 2 x 15 (overpaid 8 ) CENT COMMONWEALTH RATE to Australia

19 12½ x SQ to India (½ overpaid) x 3 SQ CENT RATE TO BAHAMAS x 3 SQ CENT RATE TO BRAZIL SQ + 3 SQ CENT RATE TO NORWAY 2 x 12½ CENT RATE TO PUERTO RICO ½ + 2 x ½ CENT RATE TO MALTA via NY 2 x 12½ s/p 1 not claimed CENT RATE TO SWITZERLAND x 12½ CENT 2x RATE TO SWITZERLAND VIA NY 4 x x CENT RATE TO ROME 2 x 12½ CENT 6x UPU RATE 2 x 15 to Italy CENT RATE TO SIAM (10/1/69-2/9/70?) 2 x CENT 2x ALLEN LINE RATE TO FRANCE (1/1/67-2/7/70) 2 x 12½ CENT DOUBLE CUNARD RATE TO FRANCE (1/1/67-2/7/70) 3 x 15 (1 overpaid) CENT 9x RATE TO GERMANY SQ + 5 SQ + 3 SQ + 2 SQ + 1 SQ + 1 US Columbian + 10 US PSE sea post (philatelic overpayment 1893) CENT DOUBLE RATE TO ITALY 4 x 12½ x CENT 4x RATE TO NEW ZEALAND

20 4 x CENT 3x CUNARD RATE TO FRANCE (1/1/67-2/8/70 4 x 12½ + 15 (shortpaid 1 )* Duckworths state the NY fee was 3 additional, but this is REGISTERED LETTER RATES 5 CENTS UPU + 5 CENT REGISTRATION Stamped Covers XF VF F AVG Stampless RATE* 15 CENT 2x UPU RATE + 5 CENTS REGISTRATION RLS to France to France RLS to New Zeakand RLS to France (overpaid 2, RLS stamp still required) ½ CENT ALLEN LINE 12 ½ RATE TO INDIA + 8 REGISTRATION ½ DEC (1 missing) CENT 3x UPU RATE + 5 CENT REGISTRATION RLS to France RLS to Barbados CENT RATE TO CHINA SQ + 5 SQ + 2 RLS 25 CENT CENT 4x UPU RATE TO ARGENTINA + 5 CENT SQ CENT CENT 5x UPU RATE TO SWEDEN + 5 CENT x 5 SQ + 5 RLS CENT RATE TO PORTUGAL 2 x SQ + 8 RLS (overpaid 3 ) 45 CENT RATE TO NEW SOUTH WALES x 10 SQ + 2 SQ + 3 SQ +5 RLS $1.01 RATE TO COLOMBIA W + 50 W + 10 SQ +½ SQ +5 RLS SPECIAL NON LETTER RATES Stamped Covers Stampless RATE* XF VF F AVG 2 CENT CIRCULAR RATES 2 to Trinidad

21 2 x 1 Y to British Guiana to British Guiana (paid at old rate?) CIRCULAR RATE 5 to France to France DOUBLE CIRCULAR RATE to France x 5 to France

United States 30 Stationery Plimpton Issues / Source Material and Usages

History United States 30 Stationery Plimpton Issues 1874-1903 / Source Material and s High value stationery was progressively introduced by the US Post Office starting in 1861 and culminating with issuance