n411 Canadian Meter Stamp Newsletter EIMUNIESIMEMONFEWINNOMOMMEMMENIENERIENEIRENNISEMEMBEETEM 46. Editor: Ross Irwin, 903-24 Marilyn Dr., Guelph, ON., N1H 8E9 Associate Editor and Treasurer: Dave Cooper, 35 South High St, Thunder Bay, ON., P7B 3K3. Subscription fee:$ 7. SO per year.

No. 43 SPRING 1995

EDITOR'S NOTES Metered has a number of advantages for specialized collectors. For example, look at the large variety of rates that I have found on my personal mail received since January 1, 1995. These rates are all below $1.00. Can you add to this list, or identify the use. The first group is what they call admail. The standard rate is .268Q for letter size in lots of 1,000 for firms having a permit. For oversize mail the standard rate for , over 1,000 pieces, is 28 5 0. The other rates are where mail is sorted by computer into letter carrier walks ordered by individual addresses. These rates should all have the BULK designation. There are more rates in this series 5 .20 BULK 2 .21 BULK 5 .26 BULK 5 .27 BULK - rate probably .26 and refund for overpayment 2 .28 BULK The second group of strange rates is derived from "Incentive" mail. These rates must be obtained from Ottawa. They depend on OCR sorting and volume. The newest rates were established 17 January 1995. .34 volume 250,000 per year . 375 .384 lA .395 1.A .415 .425 •495 lA .525 lA The rates for 30 to 50 grams are: •58 5 ; .62, .63 5 , .65, .67 and .68Q There are also the standard rates: .43 lA - first class for less 30 grams .69 - over 30 grams and less than 50 grams, 1st class .88 - large envelopes, 1st class

+5 —1 RETURN POSTAGE PREPAID A RETURN POSTAGE PREPAID die was approved by the Post Office Department 10 Dec 1926. Notice of its use and approval was included in the Weekly Bulletin of 11 Dec 1926. (POD file 13-1-27) The Postal Guide stated "In order to facilitate the handling of large mailings, approval has been given to a system whereby firms when sending out letters, enquiries, etc., to the public, may enclose an addressed reply envelope having the postage prepaid thereon by means of a postage impression. As the reply postage will have been prepaid in cash, such mailings are to be date stamped at the office posting, forwarded and delivered free of charge. The system was not to be used for the prepayment of regular postage. Illustrated in the Canadian Postal Guide were two Type 1 indicia. The one on the left with RETURN POSTAGE PREPAID in the townmark is reasonably available. The one on the right with RETURN POSTAGE across the rate has not been seen.

New instructions were issued in 1929 and the Supplement to the Canadian Postal Guide for February 1930 deleted this second option. In early 1947 the Province of Quebec obtained from the Post Office a RETURN POSTAGE PREPAID die containing both English and French words. This was used on CMSG Type 8.1.2. In August 1947 a bilingual die was authorized for a Pitney Bowes HX (CMSG Type 7.2.4) for Alliance Nationale of Montreal. PORT DE RETOUR PAYE was approved for use with the Postalia on 8 Jan 1958. The text used for this postal use has been, including errors. I have omitted the usual "/" break that indicates the bottom of the die. The following "classes" are used here. 1. RETURN POSTAGE PREPAID 2. RETURN POSTAGE PREPAID - PORT DE RETOUR PAYE 3. POSTAGE PREPAID RETURN 4. PORT DE RETOUR PAYE 5. RETURN POSTAGE PORT DE RETOUR PAYE PREPAID 6. RETURN POSTAGE PAID 7. PORT PAYE - RETURN POSTAGE 43-2 Our CMSG catalogue indicates the following uses:- Class 1 1.2.2; 1.3.2; 5.1.2; 6.1.1; 7 2 3; 7.3.6; 7.4.1; 7.6.2; 8.1.1; 8.2.1; 8.3.6; 9.2.1; 9.3.1; 11 1 4; 11.2.3; 13.1.3; 14.1.1; 12.3.1; 18.1.1 rtk Class 2 7.2.4; 8.1.2 1 ,0 METER 4 conntinru Class 3 -0717n 5.1.12 inv; 7.3.7 Class 4 11.1.5; 11.2.1; 13.1.4; 14.1.2; 18.1.2 Class 5 11.1.6; 11.2.2 Class 6 12 Class 7 11.1.42; It appears to me this list must be incomplete. What can you add? The newer meters such as Hasler tend to place RETURN POSTAGE PREPAID in the postal ad rather than the town mark.

PITNEY-BOWES TYPE 11 4-DIGIT SERIAL NUMBERS Pitney Bowes introduced their new series of Model RF/RT postage meters in June 1940. The earliest date of record is AUG 20'40. The serial block for this CMSG Type 11 postage meter began at 140000. The Unemployment Insurance Commission legislation came into effect July 1, 1941. Firms were permitted to use a modified postage meter to frank the UIC premiums in the employee book. By the end of 1941 there were over 400 UIC insurance meters in use. The serial block assigned to this meter series began at 141000. Due to some oversight in the Pitney Bowes factory, when the postage meter sales was at 140999 they continued with 141000, not realizing they had impinged on the UIC serial block, indeed there were 1624 meters placed in service before it was noticed. Material and labour was in short supply so to rectify the problem technicians examined each of the new postage meters had filed the "14" removed from the die. This is the reason for the 4-digit serial number in the Type 11 series. A very collectable item. 4.3 -3 Pitney Bowes stated that the actual serial numbers placed in service were from 1004 to 1614. My search through old covers found a low of 1005 and then more or less complete to 1353. Above 1353 I Only found 1396, 1614, 1624 and 1634. Have you a lower starting serial number or any of the missing numbers? This is a pretty short series. r ss.S.Ab

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At Leland's initiative I have restarted the inventory series. Note that I am doing the easy ones first. If you have items not included, or earlier or later usage, please let me know.

INVENTORY OF TYPE 2 POSTAGE METER USE

NUMBER TOWNHARK EARLIEST LATEST USER

501 OTTAWA ONT. 4 VIII 26 502 OTTAWA ONT. 141 27 503 OTTAWA ONTARIO 12 III 27 505 MONTREAL QUEBEC 20 VIII 26 18 VIII 27 Northern Electric 507 MONTREAL QUEBEC 11111 27 509 MONTREAL QUEBEC 9 XII 26 12 VII 27 Henry Birks 512 MONTREAL QUEBEC 51 27 1 V 27 Laporte, Martin 513 MONTREAL QUEBEC 6 IV 27 Can Industrial Alcohol

INVENTORY OF TYPE 4 POSTAGE METER USE

NUMBER TOWNMARK EARLIEST LATEST USER

1021 TORONTO ONTARIO SEP 14'33 JAN 9'34 Bank of Commerce 1022 TORONTO ONTARIO FEB 23'34 AUG 14'36 Lever 1023 TORONTO ONTARIO NOV 16'34 FEB 1'36 Lever 1024 TORONTO ONTARIO SEP 11'34 NOV 6'36 Bank of Commerce 1025 TORONTO ONTARIO MAY 23'35 NOV 12'35 Lever

INVENTORY OF TYPE 10 POSTAGE METER USE

NUMBER TONNEAU EARLIEST LATEST USER 101 TORONTO ONTARIO SEP 21'38 NOV 10'38 Pitney Bowes Note: A trial date of Aug 29'38 is known.

-.4 PITNEY BOWES TYPE 20 POSTAGE METER INDICIA The Pitney Bowes series of postage meters which produce a Type 20 indicia is the most important collecting series with respect to numbers (about 50,000) available for collectors. The use of this indicia covers several product codes and has been the basic design used by Pitney Bowes since 1960. The basic design was approved by the Post Office Department 5 September 1957, and continues in use today, almost 40 years later. The Pitney Bowes Model 5300 Series was designed to fill the gap between the small desk model Pitney Bowes Model DM3 with its 21Q limit of postage, and their high speed Model R series of multi- denomination meters. The first meters in the series were desk- models with combined stamping and sealing. They utilized the new "ducking die" mechanism. The Pitney Bowes Models 5306 and 5307 postage meters were approved by the Post Office Department on 29 September 1959. They were not placed in service until 8 February 1960. The earliest known example is dated 15 March 1960. The two meters could be used interchangeably with either the Model 5500 hand operated mailing machine, or the Model 5400 electrically operated mailing machine. When decimal postage meters were required US meters were imported as the Model 5300 and 5700 were the same. The Model 5306 postage meter had a complete range of values from 1Q to $1.091/2. This covered the surface and air rates at the time and also produced tapes for parcel postage. Postage ads were an optional feature which included a pad style bulk postage permit printer, and two inches of ad space The entire unit weighed only 28 pounds of which the detachable meter weighed only 10 pounds. The Model 5306 was a high cost machine to manufacture and only a few were produced. It was replaced by a less expensive Model 5319 which was given a top value of $10.00.

Model 5306 Model 5307 The Pitney Bowes Model 5307 was a 4-bank meter and had the capability of printing from 1Q to $9.99. It was used on a Model 5400, low cost, electric mailing machine The dots at the right of the value were not active. This meter was primarily used on the Model 5403 desk model electric mailing machine. Machine bases were made in the UK for Canada after mid 1964. The Model 5307 was very popular. 43 - 5 The Pitney Bowes Model 5319 postage meter was a lower cost replacement for the Model 5306. It was given a postage range of 10 to $10.00. It was introduced in 1964. It was a very popular postage meter. On August 31, 1970 there were 15,496 Model 5319 and 5,934 Model 5307 postage meters in use.

The Pitney Bowes Model 5321 postage meter was approved 8 July 1968. It was a Model 5319 converted to a 31/2-bank fractional use; that is to 9.991/2. The serial block is from 557000. The highest serial seen is 557122. The Post Office had introduced a fractional rate effective 1 April 1964. A very few Model 5320, 21/2-bank postage meters were made to serve this limited use. The value range was 001/2 to 991/2. The Model 5318 postage meter was the US Model 5308, a 3-bank meter having a $10.00 lockout. Two special purpose single rate postage meters were approved 1 June 1964. The RT-13 had the single rate=-05-2---. The RT-14 had a single rate of E08m for . The serial block assigned was 606001. Pitney Bowes tested the Remote Meter Resetting System (RMRS) in 1977 and marketted it in the USA in 1979. It was introduced to selected cities in Canada in August 1980. General distribution was delayed due to the unavailability of WATTS lines; however, national distribution was complete by March 1981. First day covers are dated 2 IX'80. The original RMRS system used two postage meters. Model 5384, a 3-bank meter, had a setting capacity of $200. The initial serial number started at 600001. The serial block exceeds 607613.

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Model 5384 Model 5385

4 3 — 6 The second postage meter, a 4-bank non-decimal meter, Model 5385, had a resetting capacity of $2,000. The initial serial number was 630001. This serial block now exceeds 631564. These meters are one part of a complete mailing system which weighs, computes the appropriate postage, meters, seals and stacks the envelopes. Instead of taking the postage meter to the post office for resetting the meter operator, using a touch tone telephone, calls a data centre on the WATTS line. The postage meter serial number as well as the current ascending and decending dial readings are transmitted using the telephone buttons. The bank operator responds with a random number code. The code is used to set five red numbers and five white numbers which are located on the postage meter. These are punched using a special key. A knob is turned to dial the amount of postage to be purchased - either $200, or $2,000 or multiples of lesser amounts, depending on the meter. Pitney Bowes Product Code 5397 is a non-decimal, non- fractional postage meter having a top value of $99.99. The serial block assigned to this meter was from 500000 to 509999. The highest serial seen is 501550.

Pitney Bowes Product Code 0649 was a 31/2-bank decimal postage meter with a top value of $9•99 9 for decimal use in mailing houses. The serial block assigned to this meter was 520000 to 520999. The highest serial number seen is 520334.

BASIC TYPE 20 INDICIA The indicia is 22 mm by 55 mm overall. It has a postmark ad setting of 15mm and with the postmark ad the overall length is 101 mm. The townmark is single circle 20 mm in diameter. Early postage meters have the province abbreviated with a period following. The datemark is similar to the Model R series, single line with DMY, the month is in Roman numerals with serifs. Tapes are used with this series. Maple leaves are at the top left and right of the townmark. In the centre, below a maple leaf are the words METER/COMPTEUR at left of PB and a six-digit serial number below between the townmark and frank. Imitation perforations, 8, on top and sides; CANADA above and Crown below with POSTES and POSTAGE vertically at the 43 7 sides. The serial numerals have two forms. The original form used a wide "5", and open "4", a round top "3" and curved tail "9". Newer serial numbers were restyled with a narrow "5", a closed "4" and a flat top "3". The first open "4" starts with meter 542780. The form of the rate is the only distinguishing major variety in the Type 20 series. A "triad" is the term that describes the 3 horizontal lines ".=-" placed before the rate value. Type 20.1 uses a form with a short triad, a period and two figures of value, A colon with dots 2 mm apart follows the value. For fractional rates the colon is replaced by "1/2". The colon was non functional on some Model 5306 postage meters. Meter serial numbers using this form begin at 540000 and 557000. The triad does not print when values exceed $1.00. Type 20.2 uses a form with a long triad, a period and two figures of value. (Models 5319, 5384) Meter serial numbers using this form begin at 542500 and goes to about 582000, and 600000. When values are over $1.00 a one-half triad is shown. At $10.00 the balance of the triad disappears. Note, the same serial number exists in both Type 20.1 and Type 20.2 where a postage meter has been reconditioned. Types 20.1 and 20.2 are mixed in the range 542500 to 549263. In 1968 about 220 postage meters were reconditioned. The indicia was converted from Type 20.1 to Type 20.2. Example numbers where both types exist are 544575, 544786 and 544478. Type 20.3 (Model 5397, 5385) uses a form with a short triad, a dollar value, a period and two figures of value. Meter serial numbers using this form begin at 500000 and 630000. Type 20.4 (Model 0649) uses a form with a short triad, a period and two figures of value followed by a short triad. For decimal rates the last triad is replaced with a small superscript numeral. Meter serial numbers using this form begin at 520000. SERIAL BLOCKS 500000 - highest seen is 501550 - Type 20.3 520000 - 520999 highest seen is 520334 - Type 20.4 540002 - 542499 Type 20.1 542500 - 557118 highest seen is 581434 - Mixed Type 20.1 and 20.2 550001 - 557001 - highest seen is 557122 - Type 20.1 600001 - highest seen is 607613 - Type 20.2 630001 - highest seen is 631564 - Type 20.3

43-8 Postal ads with vertical postage notices are BLK RATE and THIRD- CLASS

Reset your postage meter by phone!

post office_ And no more waiting in line to have With Pitney Bowes new Remote Meter Resetting O System, the Post Office is only a phone call away. the meter reset The RMRS System more than One toll-free call allows you to reset your postage pays for itself in the costly man-hours it saves you. meter in just 90 Whether you mail a few letters a day, or a few seconds, without ever hundred. find out how the RMRS System can put leaving your office the Post Office at your fingertips. Which means never being with- Call us for a demonstration. out postage. No Toll tree 1-800-268-7801 more worries about fin B.C.112-800-2684800 missing important mailing deadlines. z Fewertripstothe F. Pitney Bowes

kov.150 .. Nnevego.no.Cananau..15afenare Seumanandhwrolmm OkARSAaRemstem mageMmem. ...FgemmA. Circle Reply Can) No. 236

43-9 CMSG METER CATALOG

Type Remarksemarks

4., -- _,„ . NN OP " 1 GID :L. 0' 20.1 ro P 22 V/2'60 Basic type 7: 0 ab iNFIE4ur ? ' 0 4 : 44 Ct..- .retinr0 E ' G TA 64;0017 El

r - - - - c I ),--CEN .: ,

20.1.1 24 D('62 CITY PROVINCE SPECIMEN 5 -0 wrin E--- . 0 : tfl %4 630000 .-.I

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20.1.2 1.. RETURN POSTAGE PREPAID c n f,.. \ 1 k2 N'sE p a Y5.2..2 ,t„.t.,_,,, __.__

r „(2, 01, ' C r:;_n 4 P o 27 1 '66 0 20.1. province abbr, with dot g S 1.--- 0 5 : ! ,.. 1 I Ni i i -• 2 ON n 541556 14

n '/C.,:---- r R 0 tyn % \ - ' le 20.1.4 ti 31 1 Province abbr, no dot Z3)0' 1 --n ] 1 "----

ty,le1"--- , 0 ua-z-^,i ,Ccrcii)::CIA:44-1I

l) 20.1.5 -. iv 67 ' DATEMARK: No day

L11 RE .7 11 \ . : C. - -3 - - - 11 ---1'° Ji n

0G0 '-`4-t-- t-r-d N b 4 iti/ , cA A 7.4 i) 14. dr-.7.Zi - ct'/P -( J s- n 20.1.6 L1 ' ,] DATEMARK: Blank N.s.

43- (0 CMSG METER CATALOG

Type I ndicia R•marks

. --„ D s s. 14.NAb a:n 4 /4v - °^P - o 2 0 . 1 . 7 31 113 1 Serial: Open 4 — A 0 - a HE INB 7..;..a 2 iv rAck` aig;ii, s

...„,-, C ps.N -zi.b ,] ==.- 20.1. P 14 V '65 0 Fractional rate n 1, =1 — 0 L np ri oPil, -- '2 c; -91\I I. . 542703 , 5_ _ c_i

r-=-_,--,-,--,

..s.,•\ lug' 6;9 -C--- n •••., G t -‘ 4 cc ti,-;).<,,Nkz (s I .-.==.- , =4/0 r o n c - l X '66 — m g _ Military use n c . = 0. ,... ET powp ri ,- u 0 . ;., N.) .1-01(m-.J E • cii) • 5U95: f.2 sk.:.1

43.41 CMSG METER CATALOG

Type Indic's. R•marks

4 Y-. CNI'alefiti4 c..) 2. P === P 1 Basic type 20.2 /0 X '69 0 06 -9, G ER:S%nniiR ;-11

a 1-‘-1 l A aA G4A--i -cif '--- 20.2.1 -6 X '70 cR CITY PROVINCE SPECIMEN „t ,t. -----z-----. 0 0 % v t c4an i

)14A5). -bsk alz— '17 r• P 20.2.2 u., a, RETURN POSTAGE PREPAID c= r, ci ------T-E —. 0 6 Pftes . 555459

LI q C ' %) (JD } et s 2 0 8 4 iF 20.2.3 oa 13 X ' 2 --j ?i,i Province abbr, with dot ---i-t.2- 2 0 •o N 1 ' 5673DI [s.-=_____'_r:-j

1c t - 1. 0MN'' " .- ()IN N/1 0 ,1 ' /3 ` 118\'{-/I.,C. ;) , , P 20.2.4 -I X: 89 Province abbr, no dot n 'Cl 9 z--:. . ci u 0 41 stt.t4i.41-; •-;zi

------/ -ROTF:t=jZ.--CFC?'1‘;;44-'4 :C .7 Q 7le- rc 1 1\-,i? c --9--- =. . tn v ca U 77 )c DATEMARK: No day 20.2.5 — ' s t n 2 i :in q r—tt. i U -4) UNI• ii

QS s r lAn.tliasliPStVC- 1113. i 20.2.6 At- BAUMANN: Blank --a.' "Mt - • E it T - - G % CI 1 ' tratS

4_3. 1z CMSG METER CATALOG

Type Inflate R•marks CI .--,-. rto '(_9-.-:,..;-,7A ix G.5-2 4 '1 20.2.7 /—c r , 44 )' 1 13 I '75 i ks k7. -- Serial: Open 4 08 \ 0 D n ,..._. _. / ..".,.' , - ::::-. 15

.G2LZ. 20. 2 . 8 . No dot before value i pCP7i z _ c, -, mITERR .1 u P a Bla ? .2 d

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0 20.2.9 •(.3 r I • 7);,, 0 13 li '13 I (r) =',...1 Sub-post office 1 =r. • 5.- 1 t.' atirC

_ . ' p,..7.-2---. -<-. - t , 0 . r:'.: - ' i; ',LW .4 p 20.2.10 ' 7:: , p = . ...I 4. ' 1 2:. POSTAGE DUE use :51. -8VU'6J II v.! ------' a! , Fg 4' O t i tz r. . ii _ _...... _, p., H i 1: :;\ ).NAb 20.2.11 C a 4 i 731' 1 p r 14., 26 >a '76 z so i ERROR: Town name 2 c) F I • 44,TZtE ii. ---:-----• ° It 570932 L.... E

, f ..) r G.;i- 4 20.2.12 4::::‘ " QUALITY CONTROL TEST - SPECIMEN acc i I IV '137 X 1 '''""'"'''' P 2 es,ot e sErezing 1!..------0 0 l' l'ES-C cinst6,(n

es S 7' ....:1 ZI c'N.:(14.1b4 _rC.# 20.2.13

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43. CMSG METER CATALOG

Type Indicla C:

20.2.14 '7/ rgwrgfklg. Mr T :011nM 227 5

C. CR`

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4 1 . WI- r! MSG METER CATALOG

Type Indian' Remarks

11 11 p C N 't - ,- - I ,- 1 , ; ; "l b 13 t \j- . o\ :;,- I SI C:D 4 1 + _3 IX 82 D 11 Basic type 20.3 _ li 3 3 \ \Nr , vm 1. 1 ii --- - °Al), I- N 63004 (15, _1

< N :.)., 4-/t1 BR/0 14.-,_,' , c: ?... ,4* . 20.3.1 C 4 1 ! ..1 "--a — ' 3 bars at left %) :4 w8t I — , 1 7E-.) 1 I A ,) cl.

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t N A Ci - b 15 1 : ;,r, A c.,4 fa -I I) ) RETURN POSTAGE PREPAID L:1 -• t>i2 7 1 10 -. :4 20.3.2 2 :a g v\) c _____ ce,‘. , , -- b 3 05;1 l S * tit ' ' I 0;kt, ^i s: laiftglapl T3 . 41 L 9 •• 500262 g-i- L,,_-_,. -- -.:_-_—"7_ •

,______. .P••,.. g is,NAL) 0 4, C a 0 9' i• ___ 4 I— Province abbr, with dot 20.3.3 -2 V '86 2- mu'Pra'bri-er z 0 .3 41

0 i i 20.3.4 9 v , -ri tl kr in c Postal code in Townmark tEizu.n...-...I . c.0;444. gt-___ - . 4., '' ' .5_,Dizi 2 , ?----; -,--.- r-t •-• ftia-„,_ 4 - ' . - 7 .. t A---- ••• - -, . ', ,,e'---.a.,-;, t fr: . — 1 7 A Military use 20.3.5 Ira

32. S `___ cr,÷- LapS.

- `13./C CMSG METER CATALOG NONSSag aiiim Type Indleis R•marks

20.4 Basic type

. • .4 21' E202751-

20.4.1 Province abbr, with dot - .2 7 AT 11,1 n Hri*. 523195

20.4.2 DANMARK: No day

20.4.3

43.14 Canadian Meter Stamp Newsletter munitamontionssumussounsonsoonsussonsiossom visiossmossommossass Editor: Ross Irwin, 903-24 Marilyn Dr., Guelph, ON., N1H 8E9 Associate Editor and Treasurer: Dave Cooper, 35 South High St, Thunder Bay, ON., P7B 3K3. Subscription fee:57 . 5 0 per year.

No. 44 SUMMER 1995

EDITOR'S NOTES

The next Newsletter will have Type 21 - the Friden group of postage meters as a theme. It will take me awhile to get things in one place to write it up. If you have unique items in the Friden lime please send in a photocopy.

This issue has no theme. It strictly deals with items that members have sent in over the years and I am just getting around to use. Some are quite poor due to bad photocopies or very light impressions. I will describe the main features for inclusion. There are some very nice (meaning I wish I owned it) items shown here.

The first item I picked up for 10C im a dealers box at the Kitchener Stamp Show. It is an 18C rate. I didn't realize it existed. The Ottawa Citizen PATTERN DEPARTMENT aESS AVE. SCARBOROUGH, ONT. M1P 4P7 .18 'I;

RETURN POSTAGE GUARANTEED 4 i 04 • CDIVi METEP- • ()NI 21,, Norbert sent me a Nixdorf (N3-104) from near North York city hall. They refused to give a sample so the purchased cover went through the mail. It has the North York RPO hand cancel and the 052 Toronto South Central Letter Processing Plant impression showing it went through the system twice. Somedays we get such treatment. Why?

44.1 Take advantage of it through Canada Post Which Stores Qualify? Corporation's new Thad Franchising Only well-managed retail businesses Program. should apply. Applicants are assessed on A program that offers the public more such criteria as store location, hours, park- conveniently located post offices and ing facilities, the interior space available for extended hours of service. A program that the franchise, the store's general appear- In case you have offers you excellent new retail oppor- ance and more. Your credit worthiness is tunities. And a program that will sweep an important factor, too. a lot of money Canada's retail postal service right into Each Franchise Territory Is Defined for which you do the future. Each franchise has specific boundaries. New Profit Opportunities In addition to the master franchise store, not have a plan. Postal products are always in demand subsidiary locations can be operated within Canada Post will Everyone needs them. So day after day, the franchise area. stamps, parcels, registered letters, electronic Right now, franchise locations are being offer you a good mail and Priority Post courier service will studied in communities all across Canada. franchise. be excellent profit opportunities for you. Customer needs, population density and

The attractive brochure can be The opportunity to run picked up at your local postal franchise right in your RPO. I have You'll also profit from the sale of traffic patterns are among the factors that reduced it here specialty items such as first edition stamps will determine exactly where they will be. so you can read and stamp collecting accessories. A host You Get Comprehensive Support of attractive postal novelties and gift items Thorough training and ongoing support what goodies will catch customers' eyes too. are available_ they will offer More Customer Traffic Special product, sales and marketing to you. A postal franchise will draw more people promotions and a Promotional Planning into your store The simple fact is, as a Calendar will be provided to support your traffic buildey franchising's potential is sales effort throughout the ye-at enormous. Merchandising And Presentation Thousands of post office customers All of your products will be attractively will come to you. And that will have a presented and easy to buy. positive impact on sales throughout Most postal items wine pre-packaged, your store. so customers will be able to serve them-

selitrple=es more, stamps will be both Better Postal Service For All and available elsewhere in Franchising takes the two best qualities your store - near the cash registers for of private retail business - convenience example.) and selling expertise - and combines Ma result, line-ups will be reduced or them with the products and services of eliminated and postal transactions will Canada Post Corporation. take much less time The result is a modem retail postal ser- Unique, Attractive Design vice that will benefit Canadians from In designing the franchise, we kept two CO2.5t to coast ideas firmly in mind. The first was to create That, in a nutshell, is the whole idea a work area that could easily he integrated into any store. The second was to plan for the most efficient use of space. a store.

The result is an attractive, unique component design that can easily be adapted to any store. We included mo- dern point of sale technology that enables behind the new Retail Postal Franchising your employees to handle each customer Program. quickly. We also planned the entire layout It is an excellent opportunity to so your employees will find everything improve our retail service, as well as an dose at hand. excellent retail opportunity for you. You'll find the franchise offers you To find out more, write ample room and no wasted space. You'll Director of Franchising, Sir Alexander be pleased with the return per square foot Campbell Building, Confederation it delivers. Heights, Ottawa, Ontario, KlA OB1 4 4 2 PITNEY-BOWES PARAGON MAIL SYSTEM INVENTORY

SERIAL TOWN

000000 CITY-VILLE 200430 ST JOHNS NF 200000 DON MILLS ONT 200466 TORONTO ON 200008 ETOBICOICE ONT 200470 PETERBOROUGH ONT 200010 HALIFAX NS 200491 TORONTO ON 200021 VANCOUVER BC 200523 SASKATOON SASK 200030 WATERLOO ONT 200565 GORE BAY ON 200032 HALIFAX NS 200636 VANCOUVER BC 200035 MISSISSAUGA ONT 200637 HALIFAX NS 200040 WESTON ONT 200639 MONCTON NB 200041 HALIFAX NS 200648 HAMILTON ONT 200042 VANCOUVER BC 200685 CALGARY ALTA 200047 SASKATOON SASK 200774 TORONTO ON 200052 WOLFVILLE NS 200053 FREDERICTON NB Who has more for this list? Parieularly any varieties. Note the 200059 DON MILLS ONT "ON" on 200466. 200067 DON MILLS ONT 200070 VANCOUVER BC 200073 PRINCE RUPERT BC 200075 MONTREAL P.Q. 200076 OTTAWA ONT 200079 HALIFAX NS 200082 TORONTO ONT 200085 VICTORIA BC 200086 VANCOUVER BC 200089 VANCOUVER BC 200092 MISMSSAUGA ONT 200108 VANCOUVER BC 200113 OTTAWA ONT • Mailing machines 200117 KAMLOOPS BC 200120 VICTORIA BC Offices use swift high technology to 200124 VANCOUVER BC generate information. If they choose to . 200131 TORONTO ON transmit documents by mail, they-are 200132 VANCOUVER BC using sluggish old technology that, at 200138 MONTREAL PC) the end; relies on shoe leather to -get 2130146 TORONTO ONT the message to its destination. Bring- 200151 THUNDER BAY ONT ing new methods to this old industry, 200159 OTTAWA ONT Pitney Bowes Inc. of Stamford, 200162 OTTAWA ONT Conn., dominates and leads the 200163 ALMA PQ mailing technology market. 200170 OTTAWA ONT • Its fastest machine, the Paragon 200174 KINGSTON oNT -Mail Processor, can measure, 200183 TORONTO ONT weigh, and apply postage to 90 en- 200196 OTTAWA ONT . velopes a minute. If the envelopes 200200 THUNDER BAY ONT are all the same size, it will do 225 200222 IREGINA SASK t, a minute.- 200224 INUVIIC NT Paragons can be bought from 200227 MISSISSAUGA ONT $18,000 to $30,000 plus tax, the 200228 CALGARY ALTA • price depending on software and 200260 WATERLOO ONT accessories. At the other end of 200266 OTTAWA ONT the 'market, PB's smallest ma- 200273 OTTAWA ONT chines lease for $15.50 a month 200284 KAMLOOPS BC plus tax. Tell them the cheque is In 200316 VANCOUVER BC the mail. ' 200326 WINNIPEG MAN 200327 VICTORIA BC 200337 OAKVILLE ONT 200372 VANCOUVER BC 200375 HALIFAX NS 200380 TORONTO ON

4 4 . 3 Leland Brown sent me information that I can use over the next several issues including an inventory of Type 5, Type 6 and Type 12 meters. Leland also included the following items.

Toronto Air Mail Facility - TORONTO AMF in townmark. Meter RN775661 dated 17 XI 81

p,n A 0,711 7,,,Ct4T o I KUEHNE & NAGEL INT'L LTD. er—N44, 1";---1= P.O. BOX 95 e). i 17 XI 8: t , 7 I TORONTO AMF, ONTARIO ij L5P 1A2 rc L 0 N 1 • ! .rr RN 775EELj

Two Hasler meters (H2003171 LONDON ONT, 15.111.90, and 112004419 WINNIPEG MB, 25.VI.91) showing the RPO number vertically to left of the townmark. These read 405108 and 530700. What was the use for these meters?

N AD A -•n•n-n

s 3- , Af Fr 7tt 0 METER

Proof that Type 8 starts at 54000, not 54001 as previously reported. This is meter 54000 used for Family Allowance payments at Winnipeg in September 1954.

auva yommsmT or CAMARA District Treasury. office Department or National &Mill and Welfare ' FAMILY ALLOWANCES = M4 s CANADA FEDERAL OLD AGE 'PENSIONS :fr E• S- 54000 el 1 TO POSTMASTER: METEP—COMPTEUP . DO NOT READDRESS.

Double circle townmarks in Type 12 are scarce. This one is from Ottawa, used Oct 16'47. Meter 40074

44.4 Shown here is a Type 5 RETURN POSTAGE / PREPAID using a smaller type font. Below is the same townmark but inverted. This is meter 40119 used in 1932. A very early use.

THE BRITISH AMERICAN OIL CO. LIMITED N At Point of Ilt(ilitSe 1 •Piai

This Type 3.1, 44 rate is another rare item. Note it pays the airmail rate of 6C in 1930. The meter number is 1424 and was used at Winnipeg. The 2C rate is Type 3.3. w.

Type 11.1 with postmark ad reading POSTAGE DUE / DEPOT 1 / CALGARY. There is no townmark. The datemark reads:- -2 IV'80. Serial number 143590.

Friden meter 333456 showing a datemark (19.1V.93) but no townmark. CA NA DA G

19. IV. 93 0 4 3 17.4

:Z7P._€C, !PIEU:1 cat 4 5 6 <7 44.5 And finally something really new. It appears to be a Pitney Bowes 1000000 series postage meter with the same rate frame and town and datemark. Note that below the maple leaf it reads "Postage paid" and "Blk". Within the rate frame are the postage indicators of "Blk" and "Nbre" with 3 dashes below each one. At the botton is a number - 01227114 - 95. Has anyone any clue as to what it is? Is it a meter or printed stamp?

„Patt•-"' 411u111.J4.04. At At AM. P t1)11:::11iW714`k:jt.:rfs N A a Cl ( \-,( a 4 • ftubeos" p OM OHM A • •-• E Blk 30 xe'94 amuse es 5 - g Blk 0)221114-93-- 9N1-

The following is a Canadian Meter Town Checklist which I inherited and is dated 1949. Just running it here for the record.

CANADIAN 1tETERtnIgIaT_ Alberta &silk, Mova Scotia gary Cal 51020 Amherst 40176. Edmonton 54008 mfurtigonieh 84421 lati/bridge 83870 -Halifax 54028 Medicine Het 14313 Kentville 1148 Raymond 83241 Liverpool 140226 ' Sedgewick 84543 Sydney • 40190 • Trenton • 83970 Truro - 46015

ambErtiet ia Kelowna 140524 N.P.G. 1113 (Navy E.B.)140231 %Nelson 140901 Ontario New Westminster i 83983 Acton 46091 Powell River • 83987 Agincourt 84267 Trail 140583 XAjam 140214 Vancouver 54019 Allendale 82724 - Vernon 40226 Bahama 81011 Victoria 54023 Belleville 82765 Mission City 1331 Brampton 82800 Brantford 82406 Brocrville 40169 Burlington 82668 Cardinal 82761 Chatham 82494 Manitoba Cobourg 40025 Brandon 1182 Copper Cliff 83811 Mineite 84190 Cornweil 82512 Portage La Prairie 40018 Dundee 83465 Bt. Beni/Bee 82453 Dunnville 82547 Wanness. 94066 Essex 1034 Winnipeg 04003 Fergus 82465 Fort Erie 83907 Fort Erie North 4070 Fort William 82909 Frankford 84034 Galt 40228 New Brunswick Ganasoque 82251 Bathurst 83759 Georgetcom 140228 Edmundston 40046 Gravenhurat 83006 Feirville 40268 Grimsby 47202 Fredarictom 40229 Guelph 82656 t Moncton t 4264 Hamilton 51023 ' Port Elgin 84794 Hespler 83844 Saukville 47000 Humberstons 82881 Saint John 40079 Ingersoll 46156 'Woodstock 83304 IrOquois 82771 Kingston 83769 litchener • 46040 Leamington 83701 Lindsay 182693 London 54066

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44.7 INVENTORY OF TYPE 11 MAIL-O-MAT USE

"No doubt you are aware there has been a change in the style of meter serial numbers in Type 11. I have not been able to pin down at exactly where the change took place; however, the last number in the old style of serial number I have is 160294, while the lowest number in the new style is 160402. The new style numbers are similar to those in Type 18. Can anyone narrow the gap for this change in type font?"

Type 18 serial numbers reported include 156000 and 156086.

Below is a e .00 free frank in meter 556454. The meter is from the Gouvernment du Quebec, Cabinet du Premier Ministre. I thought free franking was only available in Ottawa while the legislature was in session. Is this an authorized use? GOUVERNEMENT DU QUEBEC R b CABINET DU r 0 " -9\ cr a Si LI p PREMIER MINISTRE -9 ›a '62 L., 1 HOTEL DU GOUVERNEMENT /1c51:21a 0 QUEBEC 5 5 4 °

Just to show that the 542000 series has a $10.00 value, not $9.99. The difference is the indicia below is from a Model 5319.

Dave Cooper sent in quite a few examples of Type 20. Here is a tape showing the new machine cut ends (non-serrated) that was introduced in early 1980.

44.8 Cover posted at CFPO 5000 in Lahr, Germany, to Toronto. The meter was applied at the main Post Office in Belleville which houses CFPO 5000. I don't know about the Registration. -

STOF-..P..0; 0 0 --1

Below are some indicia with incorrect spelling in the townmark. PORTAGE LA PRAWRIE; VAL-D(') OR; BRUDERH(IE)M; GRANDE PRAIR(I)E; CHETWY(DN) z --- u 4:14;:mtf:::3;.1-47; frE LA NJ,...p..tiAb ) r_,/,..\--,0:.-Ch:;t-C.'...p,..7.v.i: . • r4.71 -I, .....::_- :Fn. ;Mr) ‘: c P -6 IQ '80 1....::. r ; at8 M 60 vai 0 7 T I 3 2 • ••n - 1- ME. urn o- A .1 Er ::-_—----_,... I 1 ...?0 9 '.' . • B C,77:',3 5 e ate - ie ., 1 :M - 578515° L-S, "CHETWYtiD ELEMENTARY & : •...-ISECoN DART 50:1,001. : Q.

• u irt - • e - 4 . .i ';164rAhn rnitt vr. E T ,:".:33" ' 5761321s. - - ,,,,,==.1fistar=acla•Li Below are some town names which are off centre - EGANVILLE, STONEY CREEK. The "A" has been removed from IROQUOIS FALLS A

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44.9 Looks like this die for WILLIAMSTOWN has been recut higher?

, 8 N.0

A number of postal directives of interest. IMPORTANT; URGENT; RETURN POSTAGE GUARANTEED; COURRIER; HOUSEHOLDER RATE; BULK MAIL (Note the postal code warning) Postmark ad inverted.

IMPORi1ANT .04 - ' 1:1 4762 ' " .!..1E1EP-COMPTEUA

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ToriFs Des trwois Sons Adrest:e

Householder Rao j METEM tcratnaru ISO IS 7

44.10 vjAILF-0-\\ CANADA 13ULIC MAIL, -T0015E 5 METER 0 .__COMPTEuR 1.12eporen,

DA LI NDSEY CHI EF EXEC GUELPH DC — LIME LIMITED WELLIAGTCA STREET W —CUELPH _13NT 1.15C 31(5 115.---011 ‘1• I ON-#401/4\- g1/4 e0 4°4 ' tbk eeo% stli‘c*Cw:daide'4:La tC)rt co`3 vosIP' \-eSttre‘IN

RETURN TO „.... ill IE BOX 430 s ETERFIR E 10!) HAMILTON, CANADt CO Inasi-...., s C. 1 44401 1--...... ,-,--....-..)

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4 4 A cover posted at Paris, France, using a Havas Model C.0762 meter and addressed to the Isles de St.Pierre & Miquelon, just off Newfoundland. The receiving handstamp is dated 15-3-1949.

CI-I E PkAmY-

SEO. rue 51 Renard • ET FUe Grape —PART P-ARRis 1 ,-14;51t—I 0 N

Monsieur . Eugbne LEDRET, DE -LUXE STORL, P.O.Box 66, SAIi1T—PIERRE — Iles de St.Piere & Miquelon

Reduced in size, registered cover shows the postage rate of 3C in the lower left and the registration charge of 10C in the upper right. The handstamp is the Toronto Adelaide St P.O.

RETURN TO LOCAL RATION TNIARO AT rOlerr OF *LULING 6 PM ' N'

44.12 Here are examples from the same meter in Guelph. Note the year in the datemark. Only the last one is correct.

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t . -..s3t•-i-i-, _Nr.1-. ;',.; C. _I 7: ' - 1, ltc\ 7- '3 0 WI j c . j tc:FTUXBDI — i 875384 ? 1

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44.13 A scarce item. This impression posted at Kilmar, Quebec, is datestamped on the ROYAL TRAIN which used handstamp #42I on MONT.CAL. & OTT. It is dated 26 FE / 51.

Imp Oil Ltd 56 Chruch St Traffic Dept Toronto On t

GENTLEMEN: Please send us the following Approved Booklet Vending Machines:

QTY MODEL 200-27B COURIER @ $59.95 EACH QTY MODEL 200-26B AGENT @ $59.95 EACH QTY MODEL 200-25A AIDE @ $49.95 EACH

(please check V below)

l To sell E 5-50 stamps [1 5-40 and 5-10 stamps Free standing fl LII Wall attachable Counter attachable NAME ...... (please print) ADDRESS......

CITY ...... PROV...... 44.14 Readers Digest and Time have produced a great many collectable items. This is a bulk mail piece using PB meter 156013 and paying a rate of *021/2. Inside is a standard Business Reply Card.

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44.15 BUSINESS REPLY CARD No postage Necessary if mailed in Canada.

PITNEY-BOWES OF CANADA, LTD.

181 King Street West

Toronto 1, Ontario

sycz requestforinfonnation onT)SIS NEW LOW-COST AUPLIARY FOLDING MACHINE PLEASE send us complete operating and cost information on the new Model FM Folding Machine, •without any obligation on our part. [Please check for correctness of your name and address. If individual's name does not appear helow,please fill it in on this line.)

(PLEASE PRINT OR TYPO

!Jenkins & Sons Ltd., 125 Wellington N., HAMILTON. Ont.

or.okro CANADA*;

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MPITUR PO TA n i P.Vr•-of. • I W fR3130060 POSIES

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