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Circular rates

Scan #4437 - 10c (4) + $1 Admirals - Waterloo County - Kitchener , Ont - Fe 14 1928 [ year indicia inverted ] - $60.00 Cdn - franking of $1.40 pays for the household delivery of 279 circular [ 1/2c each ] by the letter carrier - Photo

Scan #6514 - 1c Admiral printed matter rate - Vancouver , BC - May 15 1918 - $27.50 Cdn - Illustrated Advertising "Oscar Brown & Co - wholesale fruit and produce" - Photo

Scan #9429 - 1c KGV scroll circular rate - Winnipeg , Man - Sep 22 1936 - $10.00 Cdn - 1c franking pays the printed matter letter rate to the USA - H/S "Unclaimed" , "Return to Writer Unclaimed" - Photo

Scan #9525 - 1c KGV medallion pays the 1c circular rate - Toronto roller cancel - $10.00 Cdn - unusual label for Victoria & Melbourne Australia Centenary , 1934-35 - Photo

Scan #9530 - 1c KGV medallion coil [#205] - York County - Toronto , Ont - 1c franking pays the 1c circular rate - $12.50 Cdn - CC illustrated "Doan Coal company - Coal , Coke , Fuel Oil" - Photo

Scan #9705 - 1c KGVI war [ coil #263 ] - York County - Toronto , Ont - Dec 7 1947 - $5.50 Cdn - 1c franking pays the circular letter rate - Photo

Scan #9810 - 5c + 20c Admirals - Waterloo County - Kitchener , Ont roller number 3 - $22.50 Cdn - franking of $0.25 pays for the household delivery of 50 circulars [ 1/2c each ] by the letter carrier - Photo

Scan #9811 - 50c(2) Admirals - Waterloo County - Kitchener , Ont - No 14 1927 - $27.50 Cdn - franking of $1.00 pays for the household delivery of 100 circulars [ 1c each ] by the letter carrier - Photo

Scan #9812 - 2c Confederation + 5c(2) Laurier registered - Halton County - Kilbride , Ont - De 20 1927 - $15.50 Cdn - B/S Ott & Toronto MC / No 1 [O 262 RF 55] 34 / De 20 / 1927 - Photo

Scan #9813 - 3c Confederation + 10c + 20c + 50c + $1 Admirals - Waterloo County - Kitchener , Ont roller number 3 - $37.50 Cdn - franking of $1.83 pays for the household delivery of 365 circulars [ 1/2c each ] by the letter carrier - Photo

Scan #9814 - 20c + 50c + $1 Admirals - Waterloo County - Kitchener , Ont roller number 1 - Fe 9 1927 - $30.00 Cdn - franking of $1.70 pays for the household delivery of 340 circulars [ 1/2c each ] by the letter carrier - Photo

Scan #9815 - 50c(2) Admirals - Waterloo County - Kitchener , Ont roller number 3 - No 24 1926 - $25.00 Cdn - franking of $1.00 pays for the household delivery of 100 circulars [ 1c each ] by the letter carrier - Photo

Scan #9816 - 5c Laurier + 50c + $1 Admirals - Waterloo County - Kitchener , Ont roller number 4 - $30.00 Cdn - franking of $1.55 pays for the household delivery of 310 circulars [ 1/2c each ] by the letter carrier - Photo

Scan #9885 - 4c + 50c + $1 Admirals + 20c(2) Baldwin & Lafontaine - Waterloo County - Kitchener , Ont CDS - Jan 25 1929 - $22.50 Cdn - franking of $1.94 pays for the household delivery of 387 circulars [ 1/2c each ] by the letter carrier - Photo

Scan #9886 - 10c + 50c + $1 Admirals - Waterloo County - Kitchener , Ont CDS - Mr 5 1928 - $12.50 Cdn - franking of $1.60 pays for the household delivery of 320 circulars [ 1/2c each ] by the letter carrier - Photo

Scan #9887 - 5c + 20c Admirals - Waterloo County - Kitchener , Ont roller cancel #3 - $17.50 Cdn - franking of $0.25 pays for the household delivery of 50 circulars [ 1/2c each ] by the letter carrier - Photo

Scan #9888 - 5c + 20c + 50c(3) Admirals - Waterloo County - Kitchener , Ont CDS - ? 16 1927 - $22.50 Cdn - franking of $1.75 pays for the household delivery of 350 circulars [ 1/2c each ] by the letter carrier - Photo

Drop/Local rates

Scan #3832 - 1c Small Queen - Middlesex county - Wardsville , Ont - Ja 29 1879 - $32.50 Cdn - drop letter - Photo

Scan #3833 - 1c Small Queen - Middlesex county - Glencoe , Ont - De 2 1889 - $17.50 Cdn - printed matter rate - Photo

Scan #4589 - 1c Numeral - Halifax , NS - Ap 3 1901 - $45.00 Cdn - CC W & C Silver carpets , clothing advertising - 1c pays the city drop letter rate - Photo

Scan #4758 - 5c (4) + 4c Wilding registered - York County - Toronto , Ont - 28 V 1959 - $6.00 Cdn - 24c pays drop letter registered rate - Photo

Scan #5018 - 1c Admiral - York County - Toronto , Ont - blank dater - $35.00 - Illustrated Advertising Smith Belting Works - franking pays the 1c printed matter rate - order form enclosure with advertising - M/S "Due 1c" - H/S " RETURNED TO" - Photo

Scan #5754 - 4c + 5c Cameo + 15c(2) Canada Goose registered, local - Vancouver , BC - V 25 1965 - $10.00 Cdn - 39c franking pays the local registered letter rate [ 35c + 4c ] - Photo

Scan #6514 - 1c Admiral printed matter rate - Vancouver , BC - May 15 1918 - $27.50 Cdn - Illustrated Advertising "Oscar Brown & Co - wholesale fruit and produce" - Photo

Scan #8767 - 2c meter #83145 - Waterloo County - Galt , Ont - Feb 6 1943 - $4.50 Cdn - CC "PW Gardiner & Sons Ltd. Manufacturers of Doors , Sash , Columns" - 2c franking pays the domestic drop rate - Photo

Scan #8946 - 10c Cartier + 2c Medallion registered - Kent County - Chatham , Ont - Jan 16 1934 - $8.00 Cdn - 12c franking pays the drop letter rate [ 2c ] + 10c registration rate - Photo

Scan #8952 - 2c KGVI Mufti - Kent County - Chatham , Ont - Jun 3 1935 - $8.00 Cdn - 2c franking pays the drop letter rate - munuscript " no such number " - H/S "Returned for better direction" & "B General Delivery / PM Jun4 1935 18 / Chatham , Ont" - Photo

Scan #8968 - 10c Admiral + 1c(2) KGV scroll registered - York County - Toronto , Ont - Au 29 1929 - $25.00 Cdn - 12c franking pays the drop letter rate [ 2c ] + 10c registration rate - H/S "Not at address" - B/S 2 different Toronto DLO cancels Sep 6 1929 & Sep 10 1929 - Photo

Scan #8971 - 3c(4) KGV pictorial registered - Kent County - Chatham , Ont - Jul 3 1936 - $10.00 Cdn - 12c franking pays the drop letter rate [ 2c ] + 10c registration rate - Photo

Scan #9528 - 2c KGV medallion postal sationery uprate with a 1c KGV medallion - Victoria , BC - Sep 27 1933 - $25.00 Cdn - 2c franking pays the drop letter rate but when it was re-directed to Revelstoke , the rate became 3c , so an additional 1c stamp was added and cancelled Victoria , BC Sp 28 , 1933 - brown toning on cover created by scanner - Photo

Scan #9531 - 1c(2) KGV medallion coil pair [#205] - York County - Toronto , Ont - May 18 , 1936 - 2c franking pays the drop letter rate - $8.50 Cdn - CC "Canadian Bitumuls Company Limited" - brown toning on cover created by scanner - Photo

Scan #9532 - 2c KGV medallion coil [#206] - Waterloo County - Kitchener , Ont - Nov 14 , 1934 - 2c franking pays the drop letter rate - $6.50 Cdn - CC Illustrated "Water Commissioners , Kitchener , Ont" - Photo

Scan #9533 - 1c(2) KGV medallion coil pair [#205] - York County - Toronto , Ont - May 18 , 1936 - 2c franking pays the drop letter rate - $8.50 Cdn - CC "Canadian Bitumuls Company Limited" - brown toning on cover created by scanner - Photo

Scan #9751 - 2c KGVI war + 10c Parliament registered - Montreal Place D'Armes , PQ - De 15 1942 - $12.50 Cdn - 12c franking pays the 10c registration fee + 2c drop letter rate - Photo

Scan #9752 - 3c KGVI war + 10c Parliament registered - Carleton County - Ottawa , Ont - Sp 25 1943 - $17.50 Cdn - 13c franking pays the 10c registration fee + 3c drop letter rate - M/S "Refused" - H/S pointing finger "Return to Sender" - Ottawa , Canada Sp 27 1943 - Photo Scan #9755 - 1c(2) + 3c + 4c KGVI war + 4c Grain - York County - Toronto , Ont - Fe 7 1945 - $9.50 Cdn - 13c franking pays the 10c registration fee + 3c drop letter rate - Photo

Scan #9879 - 2c Small Queen - York County - Toronto , Ont - ? 1895 - $40.00 Cdn - Illustrated advertising "The Steele Briggs Seed Co. Limited , Toronto" - 2c franking pays the drop letter rate - Photo

Scan #10034 - 2c Tercentenary - St. John , NB - Au 5 1908 - $8.00 Cdn - 2c franking pays the drop letter rate [ rate changed to 1c three days later ] - Photo

Scan #10044 - 2c Tercentenary - Victoria , BC - Au 1 1908 - $10.00 Cdn - 2c franking pays the drop letter rate [ rate changed to 1c seven days later ] - Photo

Scan #10056 - 2c Tercentenary - Middlesex County - London, Ont - Jul 21 1908 [ 5 days after Tercentenaries issued ] - $20.00 Cdn - 2c franking pays the drop letter rate [ rate changed to 1c Au 8 1908 ] - CC "The Hobbs Manufacturing Co. Limited - all over coloured advertising on back - Photo

Scan #10137 - 1c Edward drop letter - Leeds County - Gananoque , Ont - Oc 16 1903 - $8.50 Cdn - Photo

Scan #10143 - 1c Edward on drop letter - Montreal , Que - Jul 7 1911 - $18.00 Cdn - re-directed to Barkmere , Que so 2c domestic rate came into effect , 1c postage due charged as a single deficiency - Photo

Multiple rates

Scan #4479 - 6c Airmail + 3c KGVI mufti - Montreal Place D'Armes , Canada - My 30 1941 - $9.00 Cdn - 9c pays the quadruple rate for 4 oz ( 3c + 2c times 3 ) - Photo

Scan #5983 - 3c(2) KGVI Postes-Postage + 20c Combine registered - Sintaluta , Sask - Fe 27 1952 - $8.00 Cdn - 26c franking pays the 20c registration rate plus 6c domestic letter rate for 2oz - B/S Winnipeg & Moose Jaw RPO [ W191 RF 80 ] - Photo

Scan #5985 - 3c(2) KGVI Postes-Postage + 20c Combine registered - Melville , Sask - Jan 31 1952 - $9.00 Cdn - 26c franking pays the 20c registration rate plus 6c domestic letter rate for 2oz - B/S MJaw & Macklin RPO / No 1 [ W89 RF 70 ] - Photo

Scan #6212 - 5c Beaver horizontal pair - Middlesex county - London , CW - Oc 24 1862 - $40.00 Cdn - franking pays the 10c double weight [ 5c per 1/2 oz ] rate - Photo

Scan #6414 - 10c Peace + 5c + 3c KGVI war , airmail special delivery - Middlesex County - London , Ont - 9 II 1949 - $13.00 Cdn - H/S "Special Delivery" - 18c franking pays 10c Special Delivery fee + 8c for double weight airmail - Special Delivery label #SD-8-28-8-48 - Photo

Scan #8645 - 3c Karsh + 5c Wilding + 20c Paper Mill registered - York County - Toronto Sub No. 16 , Ont - 21 I 1956 - $5.00 Cdn - CC R.Maresch & Son - 28c franking pays the Registration [ 20c ] + double domestic letter rate [ 5c + 3c ] - Photo

Scan #8943 - 2c Medallion + 13c Quebec Citadel registered - Perth County - St. Marys , Ont - My 12 1934 - $10.00 Cdn - 15c franking pays the double weight domestic letter rate [ 3c + 2c ] + 10c registration rate - Photo

Scan #8963 - 2c KGV scroll booklet pane single - Kent County - Chatham , Ont - Ap 23 1929 - $3.50 Cdn - 2c franking pays the drop letter rate - Photo

Scan #9361 - 10c Cartier + 5c Edward VIII registered - York County - Richmond Hill , Ont - Sp 1 1932 - $18.00 Cdn - 15c franking pays the double weight letter rate [ 5c ] + 10c registration rate - Photo

Scan #9368 - 5c Edward VIII - Winnipeg , Man - Nov 18 1932 - $22.50 Cdn - 5c franking pays the double weight domestic letter rate [ 3c + 2c ] - CC "George Weston Limited" - Illustrated "cookie" ad on back - Photo

Scan #9374 - 5c Edward VIII - Wellington County - Guelph , Ont - Sep 6 1932 - $20.00 Cdn - 5c franking pays the double weight domestic letter rate [ 3c + 2c ] - Photo

Scan #9418 - 4c KGV scroll - York County - Toronto , Ont - Sep 12 1930 - $32.50 Cdn - 4c franking pays the double domestic letter rate - unusual stamp on cover - Photo

Scan #9444 - 4c KGV scroll [ front only ]with "BofM" perfin - Winnipeg , Man - Jan 28 1930 - $22.50 Cdn - CC "Bank of Montreal" - 4c franking pays the double domestic letter rate - Photo

Scan #9449 - 2c KGV scroll + 12c Quebec bridge registered - Montreal , PQ - Sp 17 1929 - $9.50 Cdn - 14c franking pays the double domestic letter rate [ 2 times 2c ] + 10c registration rate - Photo

Scan #9452 - 4c KGV scroll with "Sun Life" perfin - York County - Toronto , Ont - Fe 7 1930 - $60.00 Cdn - CC "Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada" - 4c franking pays the double domestic letter rate - Photo

Scan #9486 - 20c KGV Harvesting Wheat + 5c(5) Airmail special delivery airmail to USA - York County - Toronto , Ont - Jun 30 1930 - $75.00 Cdn - 45c franking pays the special delivery rate [ 20c ] + triple rate airmail [ 5c + 10c X 2 ] to USA - CC "National Cash Register Co. of Canada Limited" - Photo

Scan #9587 - 5c KGV medallion - Waterloo County - Galt , Ont - Sep 21 1934 - $15.00 Cdn - 5c franking pays the double domestic letter rate - Photo

Scan #9588 - 5c KGV medallion - Montreal PQ , Sta B - Mar 8 1933 - $10.00 Cdn - 5c franking pays the double domestic letter rate - Photo

Scan #9591 - 5c KGV medallion - Kent County - Chatham , Ont duplex cancel [ Don-327 ] - AM Jun 6 1935 - $15.00 Cdn - 5c franking pays the double domestic letter rate - Photo

Scan #9593 - 5c KGV medallion - Tor & Ott CPR RPO / No. 3 [ O-390 Rf 110 ] - Fe 24 1935 - $17.50 Cdn - 5c franking short pays the triple 7c domestic letter rate by 2c - H/S "4 Cents Due" - - Photo

Scan #9594 - 2c + 3c(2) KGV medallion - Moncton Station , NB - Fe 7 1934 - $12.50 Cdn - 8c franking overpays the triple 7c domestic letter rate - Photo

Scan #9603 - 13c KGV Quebec Citadel registered to England - Lachute , PQ - Sp 7 1934 - $20.00 Cdn - registration H/S "Lachute , PQ" - B/S "Montreal PQ , British Mail Branch" - 13c franking pays the 10c registration rate + the 3c British Empire letter rate to England - Photo

Scan #9653 - 3c(2) + 1c(2) KGVI war - Trois Rivieres , PQ - Ap 27 1943 - $13.00 Cdn - 8c franking pays the triple Domestic letter rate [ 4c + 2c + 2c ] - Photo

Scan #9654 - 3c KGVI war + 4c Grain elevator - Trois Rivieres , PQ - Mr 17 1943 - $17.50 Cdn - 7c franking pays the triple Domestic letter rate [ 3c + 2c + 2c ] - Photo

Scan #9656 - 3c(2) KGVI war - Trois Rivieres , PQ - May 5 1943 - $7.50 Cdn - 6c franking pays the double Domestic letter rate [ 4c + 2c ] - Photo

Scan #9657 - 5c KGVI war - Trois Rivieres , PQ - Jan 29 1943 - $7.50 Cdn - 5c franking pays the double Domestic letter rate [ 3c + 2c ] - Photo

Scan #9748 - 1c(4) KGVI war issue booklet block of 4 #249b + 4c(2) KGVI war + 4c(2) KGVI postes/postage omitted registered - Nelson , BC - Ap 29 1950 - $25.00 Cdn - 20c franking pays the 10c registration + 4 times the domestic letter rate [ 4c + 2c + 2c + 2c ] - unusual - Photo

Scan #9754 - 1c(2) + 3c(2) KGVI war - York County - Thornhill , Ont duplex - Jun 14 1947 - $17.50 Cdn - 8c franking pays the triple domestic letter rate [ 4c + 2c + 2c ] - H/S "Return to Sender" - Toronto , Ont Jun 16 1947 - Photo

Scan #10132 - 2c(2) Edward - Simcoe County - Barrie , Ont - No 22 1911 - $19.50 Cdn - 4c franking pays the double domestic rate - Photo

Scan #10135 - 2c Edward on pre-printed envelope " Per Sample Post , Seeds , 2c stamp here" - Simcoe County - Tottenham , Ont - De 6 1906 - $35.00 Cdn - 2c franking pays the third class rate - Photo

Scan #10139 - 1c Edward franking a wrapper to the USA - $17.50 Cdn - 1c franking pays the newspaper rate - Photo

Printed Matter

Scan #5459 - 3c QEII Centennial - Grey County - Ravena , Ont - 31 Jan 1969 - $10.00 Cdn - franking pays the 3c printed matter rate - Reader's Digest advertising - Photo

Scan #5460 - 3c QEII Centennial - Rainy River district - Devlin , Ont - Fe 27 1969 - $10.00 Cdn - franking pays the 3c printed matter rate - Reader's Digest advertising - Photo

Scan #5819 - 1c Jubilee printed matter rate - Carleton County - Ottawa , Ont - Ju 22 1897 [ 3rd day of issue ] - $25.00 Cdn - Squared circle cancel - Photo

Scan #6076 - 1c Edward - Peterborough County - Peterborough , Ont - Dec 18 1907 - $25.00 Cdn - printed matter rate - Illustrated advertising for G. Walter Green - Photo

Scan #8780 - 1c KGVI Mufti - St. Roch de L'Achigan , PQ - 30 Jan 1943 - $3.50 Cdn - CC "JO Forest & Cie" - 1c franking pays the domestic printed matter rate - Photo

Scan #8957 - 1c QV Leaf precancel addressed to Chatham , Ont - B/S is Chatham , Ont Ap 30 1898 - backflap is not sealed - 1c franking pays the printed matter rate - $20.00 Cdn - Photo

Scan #8960 - 1c Princess Elizabeth on FDC - York County - Toronto , Ont - May 4 1935 - $4.50 Cdn - backflap is not sealed - 1c franking pays the printed matter rate - Photo

Scan #9783 - 1c Numeral - York County - Toronto , Ont - $9.50 Cdn - B/S Knowlton , Que - Au 19 1899 - CC "GF & J Galt Indian & Ceylon Teas" - 1c franking pays the printed matter letter rate - Photo

Scan #9807 - 1c Admiral precancel [ Peterboro , Ontario ] on envelope paying printed matter rate to Montreal , Que - Peterborough County - Petergorough , Ont - cancelled Montreal , Que May 4 1926 - redirected within Montreal - M/S "Return to the Canadian Florist , Peterborough , Ontario" - CC "The Canadian Florist , Peterborough Ontario" - $25.00 Cdn - B/S Montreal , Que May 18 1926 - Photo

Scan #9877 - 1c Numeral - Wentworth County - Hamilton , Ont "A" flag cancel [ 8-1 ] - Feb 6 1901 - $7.50 Cdn - 1c franking pays the printed matter rate - Photo

Others

Scan #4986 - 1c + 4c(bisected) KGV Medallion - Montreal , PQ - Jun 30 1934 - $27.50 Cdn - franking pays the 3c domestic letter rate - bisected stamp is unusual - Photo

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