Looks like letter rate might be going up.....

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What will the price of a single stamp purchased at the counter be though?

 

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@femmefan1946 wrote:

What will the price of a single stamp purchased at the counter be though?

 


I saw $1.15 for the new at counter single stamp

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@regs43 wrote:

@femmefan1946 wrote:

What will the price of a single stamp purchased at the counter be though?

 


I saw $1.15 for the new at counter single stamp


For anyone interested in a trip down postage memory lane. Not sure of some of the original eBay sellers from day 1 were around for the first prices? Maybe?? 😄😆😁

 

I don't know much about history but boy the cost of sending a letter has gone up over time. Anyone remember when it was 10 cents forever? I sooo miss Light Packet Air to everywhere it went!!! 

 

A few variations of the history postage in Canada:

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https://www.historymuseum.ca/cmc/exhibitions/cpm/chrono/chs1951e.html

 

and from eBay circa 2006

https://community.ebay.ca/t5/Archive-1/WARNING-CANADA-POST-IS-AT-IT-AGAIN-WITH-PRICE-GOUGING-A-MUST/...

 

-Lotz

 

 

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marnotom!
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@lotzofuniquegoodies, are you trying to create the ultimate zombie thread?  😄

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Interestingly the aol post from 2006 came up not too far down the search!! 🤣 Much less scarier than Back to the Future...The broadway musical...Coming soon!!!

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No mention in the announcement if oversize and USA/International will go up, too?
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All mail services are getting the same treatment. For example, regular U.S. 30g letterpost is going to 1.40 and International to 2.92

 

The new rate tables are provided in the last Gazette.

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Here's the correct proposed changes taken from the February 10th 2024 Canada Gazette Part 1:

 

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And a change to "paragraph 1(1)(a) of Schedule VII" is also planned (the amount is given, but not the service).

 

I looked it up. This means the Registered Mail fee will increase from $9.75 to $10.50

 

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@lotzofuniquegoodies wrote:

@regs43 wrote:

@femmefan1946 wrote:

What will the price of a single stamp purchased at the counter be though?

 


I saw $1.15 for the new at counter single stamp


For anyone interested in a trip down postage memory lane. Not sure of some of the original eBay sellers from day 1 were around for the first prices? Maybe?? 😄😆😁

 

I don't know much about history but boy the cost of sending a letter has gone up over time. Anyone remember when it was 10 cents forever? I sooo miss Light Packet Air to everywhere it went!!! 

 

https://www.historymuseum.ca/cmc/exhibitions/cpm/chrono/chs1951e.html

 

and from eBay circa 2006

https://community.ebay.ca/t5/Archive-1/WARNING-CANADA-POST-IS-AT-IT-AGAIN-WITH-PRICE-GOUGING-A-MUST/...

 

-Lotz

 

 


The good ol' days of Ebay.

Anything I sold then (or bought) was never close to lettermail size.

 

I don't think a boxed Transformers Jetfire would fit into a small envelope or a bubble mailer. 🤔

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