Friday, December 31, 2010

George VI International Mail
Canada
War Period

(POST 10)

1. Letters

a) To April 30, 1939

The prepaid rate of postage for letters to Canada was 1 1/2d. for the first ounce and 1d. for each additional ounce.


Invergordon to Toronto,January 25, 1940
1 1/2d. Imperial surface letter rate



Aldershot to Regina, April 2, 1940
Regina repair label, April 18, 1940


b) From May 1, 1940

The prepaid rate of postage for letters to Canada was increased to 2 1/2d. for the first ounce and 1d. for each additional ounce.


Ardossan to Tillsonburg, November 3, 1941
British Sailors' Society (Scottish Branch) economy label
2 1/2d. Imperial surface letter rate



London to Montreal, May 20, 1941
Canadian National Railways corner card




Witney Mills to Vancouver, June 23, 1941
2 1/2d. surface letter rate



London to Montreal, December 12, 1941
B.B. Vos & Son Ltd., 2 1/2d. stationery



Birmingham to Hamilton, November 17, 1942
Rotary correspondence



London to Windsor, August 20, 1943
3 1/2d. paying the 2 ounce rate (2 1/2d. for the first ounce and 1d. for the next ounce)



Huddersfield to Sherbrooke, January 3, 1945
G & J. Hirst & Sons, Limited (G. & /J.H.) perfin


Re-mailed


Golders Green to Beaconsfield, England, June 13, 1941
2 1/2d. inland letter rate

Re-mailed to Toronto, June 16, 1941
2 1/2d. postage affixed and cancelled at Beaconsfield



Dundee to Vancouver, December 3, 1940
2 1/2d. surface letter rate

Re-mailed from Vancouver to New Jersey, January 3, 1941
3 cents surface letter rate to the United States


2. Postcards

a) To April 30, 1940

The prepaid post card rate to Canada was 1d.


Aldershot to Picton, January 5, 1940
1 d. surface letter rate

A post card from a Canadian serviceman in the Hastings & Prince Edward Regiment to his dentist. According to the writer, "teeth working O.K."


b) From May 1, 1940

The prepaid post card rate to Canada was increased to 2d.



Harrow to Toronto, May 4, 1940
2d. post card rate
Shortpaid 1/2d. and taxed 10 centimes by British post office
The Canadian tax was 2 cents



Chisledown to Listowel, December 28, 1940
2d. post card rate



Peterborough to Swastika, May 21, 1942
Octagonal censor handstamp



Peterborough to Kingston, Februaary 21, 1944
2d. post card rate


3. Registration

The registration fee was 3d. to be prepaid in addition to the postage.


London to Halifax, June 26, 1942
2 1/2d. surface letter rate + 3d. registration fee



Burntwood to Leamington, November 13, 1943
2 1/2d. surface letter rate + 3d. registration fee


4. Express Delivery

Express delivery service to Canada was not available.


5. Air Mail Service

Air mail service was available to Canada on payment of special postage rates.

North Atlantic Air Service

The rate was 1/3d. for each 1/2 ounce.



Nottingham to Kincardine, April 8, 1940
1/3d. air mail rate
S. Bourne & Co. Limited (S B / C) perfin



Glasgow to M/V Montrolite, c/o Imperial Oil Co., Toronto, May 12, 1940
1/3d. air mail rate

Returned By Censor
"POSTAGE REFUNDED" handstamp applied across the stamps

On February 4, 1942, the M/V Montrolite was torpedoed by U109, northeast of Bermuda. Montrolite had been travelling alone from Venezuela and was carrying a cargo of crude oil. There were twenty survivors and twenty-eight killed. A freighter rescued the survivors and landed them at Halifax on February 20, 1942.



Wolverhampton to New Toronto, March 27, 1941
"Atlantic Air Service"
Goodyear Tyre & Rubber Co. (G/T/C) perfin



Letter mailed from West Mount, Quebec, to London, August 20, 1940
30 cents air mail rate to Great Britain
The envelope was re-used for reply and mailed on August 27, 1940
1/3d. air mail letter rate to Canada



London to Toronto, December 2, 1943
2/6d. paying the 1 ounce rate + 3d. registration fee
Sent by the Canadian Red Cross Society:






Notting Hill to Hamilton, December 2, 1944
1/3d. air mail rate + 3d. registration fee


6. Printed Papers

The prepaid rate was 1/2d. for every 2 ounces.



London Foreign Section undated cancellation to Toronto
1/2d. printed papers rate
Montreal Customs Duty Free cancellation, December 10, 1941






London to Norwich, November 1939
1/2d. printed papers rate
W & G Foyle Ltd. stationery


Norwich receiver November 17, 1939



Denham Studios, Uxbridge to Toronto, December 18, 1940
1/2 d. printed papers rate - overpaid 1/2d.

The inland printed papers rate was increased to 1d. for each two ounces on May 1, 1940. The foreign rates, however, remained at 1/2d.




Leslie Howard

Thursday, December 30, 2010

George VI International Mail
Canada
Pre-War Rates and Fees

(POST 9)

1. Letters

The prepaid rate of postage for letters to Canada was 1 1/2d. for the first ounce and 1d. for each additional ounce.


London to Carleton Place, December 17, 1937
1 1/2d. surface letter rate

Imperial News Can. Ltd. (Canada) perfin

I N
C



2. Postcards

The prepaid rate to Canada was 1d.


Flint to Listowel, July 29, 1939
1d. surface post card rate


3. Registration

The registration fee was 3d. to be prepaid in addition to the postage.



London to Halifax, June 1, 1938
4 1/2d. paying the 1 1/2d. letter rate + 3 d. registration fee



London to S. John, New Brunswick, December 15, 1937
4 1/2d. paying the 1 1/2d. letter rate + 3 d. registration fee



Oldburry, Birmingham to Toronto, March 3, 1938
4 1/2d. paying the 1 1/2d. letter rate + 3 d. registration fee


4. Express Delivery

Express delivery service to Canada was not available.


5. Letter Mails By Air

Air mail service was available to Canada on payment of special postage rates.

a) By Sea then by Air

Prior to April, 1939 the letter rate for service by sea then air from New York was 5 1/2d. From April 15, 1939, the fee was 5d. by sea to the U.S. or Canada and then by air.



Edinburgh to Haney, November 7, 1938
By sea to New York then by air
The rate for this service has been reported to have been 5 1/2d. for each 1/2 ounce. If so this letter was shortpaid 1/2d.



London to Toronto, June 16, 1939
5d. sea then air rate


b) By Sea to Rimouski then by air to Montreal (Seasonal service)

From 1935 to 1938, a sea-air service from Glasgow or Southampton by CPR steamer was provided at a rate of 2d. per 1/2 ounce. Mail from the steamer was removed at Rimouski and flown to Montreal.

1938 Sailings (April 9- November 3, 1938)


Huntington to Belleville, April 7, 1938
2d. CPR Sea-Air rate

Per SS Duchess of Bedford
Sailing from Glasgow
April 9, 1938



Plymouth to "Ontario", August 17, 1938
2d. CPR Sea-Air rate

Sent to Toronto and redirected to Hamilton, August 29, 1938


c) North Atlantic Service

The first transatlantic airmail service was provided by Pan-American airways on June 30, 1939. Imperial Airways began its transatlantic service on August 5, 1939. The air mail rate to Canada was 1/3d. for each 1/2 ounce.



London to Sarnia, July 11, 1939
Pan-American transatlantic service
1/3d. per 1/2 ounce rate


Montreal receiver, July 14, 1939




Selkirk to Waterloo, August 10, 1939
1/3d. North Atlantic Air Service letter rate
Montreal transit, August 12, 1939


6. Printed Papers

The prepaid rate was 1/2d. for every 2 ounces.



Birmingham to Toronto, September 27, 1937
1/2d. printed papers rate


Shell Advertising


London to Kingston, August 21, 1937
1/2d. printed papers rate



The caption reads:
Glimpse of crowd seeking place to view coronation procession


Despatch by Night Mails


Any printed paper prepaid 1/2d. only and intended for despatch on the day of posting was to be posted not later than 4:30 p.m. in London, or not later as announced at local post offices in the provinces. Printed paper intended for despatch by night mails was 1d. if posted after the specified time.


Carlisle to Westmount, December 20, 1937
8:00 p.m. machine cancellation
1d. paying the night mails fee

Wednesday, December 29, 2010

George VI International
Europe
Post-War "All-Up" Service

(POST 8)

"All-Up" service to most European countries was re-introduced on July 1, 1948. Mail was sent by the quickest route, air or surface.





PART I : To October 4 1950


Austria


Guildford to Shruns, September 1, 1950
3d. "All-Up" letter rate


Bulgaria


London to Sofia, July 29, 1948
(Early "All-Up" cover)


Denmark


Brighton to Charlottenlund, January 20, 1949



Walham Green to Copenhagen, July 11, 1949
3d. "All-Up" letter rate + 6d. Express delivery fee


France


Slough to Etretat, August 23, 1948
Shortpaid 1/2d. and British charge 8 gold centimes due
French tax 6 francs
Dues cancelled August 25, 1948

Dues Analysis:




Germany

All-up service was introduced on June 1, 1949.


London to Nurnberg, August 8, 1949
3d. "All-Up" letter rate



Camberwell to Muhlhaussen (Russian Zone), July 27, 1949
3d. "All-Up" letter rate + 4d. registration fee
(Shortpaid 1/2d.)




Leeds to Munster, May 18, 1950
7d. paying 3d. letter rate + 4d. registration fee


Italy


Bangor to Naples, February 19, 1950
3d. "All-Up" rate
Shortpaid 1/2d.
Italian tax 14 Lire


Netherlands


Essex to Amsterdam, August 25, 1948
Shortpaid 1/2d.
Dutch taxation 7 cents

Dues Analysis




Norway


Poplar to Norway, March 7 1950
3d. "All-Up" letter rate
Shortpaid 1/2 d.
Norwegian tax 14 ore


S.S. Suecia envelope
The Suecia was a Swedish LLoyd ship that provided service from London to Gotheberg, Sweden.


Poland

All-up service to Poland was not introduced until January 10, 1953.


Stockton-on-Tees to Warsaw, March 28, 1949
The air mail letter rate was 4 1/2d. for the first ounce

Shortpaid 1 1/2d.
British charge : 21 gold centimes (3d. (double deficiency) x 7 gold centimes/1d.)
Polish Tax : 32 zlotys


Sweden



Epping to Gothenburg, May 3, 1949
7d. paying 3d. "All-Up" letter rate + 4d. registration fee



Bovington to Malmo, July 4, 1949
9d. paying the 3d. "All-Up" letter rate + 6d. Express delivery fee



London to Borlange, July 31, 1950
Registered 2 ounce letter from the Latvian Legation London
9d. paying 5d. postage rate (3d. first ounce + 2d. next ounce) + registration fee


Switzerland


Willesden to Geneva, July 11, 1949
3d. "All-Up" letter rate
7d. paying the 3d. letter rate + 4d. registration fee



Cambridge to Zurich, January 10, 1949
3d. "All-Up" letter rate
Shortpaid 1/2d.
British tax : 7 gold centimes
Swiss charge : 15 Swiss centimes

Dues Analysis






London to Berne, February 16, 1949
From The Railway Executive, Eastern & Northeastern Regions
Perfin : L N / E

6d. paying 3d. postage rate + 3d. registration fee (to April 30, 1949)


PART II: From October 5, 1950

The "All-Up" rates to Europe increased on October 5, 1950:



Letter Rate : 4d. for the first ounce
Post Card Rate: 2 1/2d.


Austria


Bedford to Solden, August 29, 1951
4d. "All-Up" letter rate
20 groshen Postlagernd fee (Poste Restante)



Bromley to Vienna, October 4, 1950
Shortpaid 1d.
Austrian due: 85 groshen


Belgium


Glasgow to St. Nicolas-Waes, December 26, 1952
10d. paying 4d. letter rate + 6d. express delivery fee



Dover to Ostende, November 8, 1952
2 1/2d. "All-Up" post card rate


Czecholovakia


Lincoln to Pardubice, February 25, 1951
4d. "All-Up" letter rate
Currency control tape and handstamp Marh 30, 1951
Not admitted by Czechoslovakian currency control office


To be sent back, not complying to our exchange rules


Not admitted label


Denmark


Coventry to Odense, December 17, 1950
4d "All-Up" letter rate



Dewsbury to Aarhus, December 15, 1950
Shortpaid 2d.


Danish tax 50 ore



50 ore machine due
December 19, 1950



Glasgow to Odense, June 30, 1951
Shortpaid 1d.
British Tax : 10 gold centimes
Danish charge : 25 ore


Instructional handstamp on back of envelope



Glasgow Taxe


25 ore due


Machine due, July 3, 1951



London to Kalundorg, MArch 26, 1952
4d. "All-Up" letter rate
Shortpaid 1d.
British Tax : 10 gold centimes
Danish charge : 25 ore

Dues Analysis




France



Woolacombe to Marseilles, December 1950
4d. "All-Up" letter rate
Shortpaid 2d. and taxed 25 francs



London to Paris, February 2, 1951
Shortpaid 1d.
British tax : 10 gold centimes
French due : 12 francs




Chester to British Embassy, Paris, November 7, 1951
4d. "All-Up" letter rate
Shortpaid, refused and returned







Sender charged 3d.


Germany


A re-used envelope
Reading to Traunstein, February 1, 1951
4d. U.P.U. surface letter rate


Netherlands


Taunton to Amsterdam, March 13, 1952
4d. "All-Up" letter rate
Shortpaid 1 1/2d.
British tax: 15 gold centimes
Netherlands due: 15 cents





London to Amsterdam, December 6, 1950
6 1/2d. two ounce letter rate (4d. first ounce + 2 1/2d. next ounce)

Martins Bank Limited perfin (MB)



Paddington to Haarlem, November 8, 1952
2 1/2d.  "All-Up" post card rate
Haarlem Transorma ident "CH"


Sweden


Paddington to Stockholm, September 1, 1952
POSTAGE ON LETTERS EUROPE 4D slogan



Dundee to Uppsala, April 10 1952
Shortpaid 1 1/2d.

Dues Analysis





Eastbourne to Stockholm, July 29, 1952
2 1/2d. "All-Up" post card rate


Switzerland


Wallasey to Verbier, July 2, 1953
4d. "All-Up" letter rate



Hampstead to Berne, July 14, 1951
2 1/2d. "All-Up" post card rate


Yugoslavia


Dunball to Belgrade, December 21, 1950
8d. paying 4d. letter rate + 4d. registration fee