Tuesday, May 6, 2014

Postal Rates Effective March 31, 2014

 On March 31, 2014, domestic U.S.A., and international letter rates were increased.


A. Domestic

Canada Post introduced a three-tier pricing structure for domestic lettermail up to 30g and up to 50g:
  • Stamps in bookets/coils/panes
  • Meter or Postal Indicia
  • Single Stamps 
 


1. Standard 

a) 1st Weight step : up to 30g 

i) Stamps in booklets/coils/panes : $0.85
  
63 cent stamps issued December 11, 2013 uprated with 22 cent Monarch Butterfly definitive


  Hay River to Kanata, March 31, 2014
First day of $0.85 rate
22 cent makeup rate stamp + 63 cent Canada Flag definitive stamp


Creston to Kanata, March 31, 2014
First day of $0.85 rate
22 cent makeup rate stamp + 63 cent Queen Elizabeth II definitive stamp


Invermay, Sask.,  to Kanata, March 31, 2014
First day of $0.85 rate
22 cent makeup rate stamp + 63 cent Baby Wildlife definitive stamp


  Permanent Stamps ($0.85) issued March 31, 2014
 
 Booklet : 85 cents
March 31, 2014
 


 Ashton to Kanata, March 31, 2014
First day of $0.85 rate and UNESCO booklet issue first day


 Coil : 85 cents
March 31, 2014


 Toronto to Brampton, April 30, 2014
Baby Wildlife permanent coil stamp paying the $0.85 rate


ii) Meter or Postal Indicia : $0.75




Milton to Brampton, April 17, 2014
75 cents lettermail meter rate 

iii) Single Stamp(s) : $1.00


Merrickville to Kanata, March 31, 2014
First day of $1.00 rate


Postal labels were also used to indicate payment of the $1.00 single stamp rate:


Islington to Kanata, April 8, 2014
$1.00 letter rate



b) 2nd Weight Step : over 30g up to 50g

The 2nd weight step standard letter rate was increased from $1.10 to $1.20 (stamps) and $1.10 (meter or postal indicia)

 
i)Stamps : $1.20   
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ii)Meter or Postal Indicia : $1.15

Toronto to Brampton, May 2, 2014
$1.15 meter 30 -50g standard lettermail rate


2.  Domestic Non-Standard and Oversize

The first weight step for 100g was increased from $1.34 to $1.80 (stamps) and $1.60 (meter or postal indicia rate)



B. U.S.A. Letter-post

The 30g. letter rate to the United States was increased from $1.10 to $1.20.


C. International Letter-post

The 30g. international letter rate was increased from $1.85 to $2.50.



Saskatoon to Andorra, May 3, 2014
$2.50 international letter rate



$2.50 coil stamp