List of Post Offices in Canada, with the Names of the Postmasters ... 1866

by Canada. Post Office Department

TABLE—Showing the Rates of Postage on all matter transmissible by Post—not of the character of a Letter—within Canada—To Great Britain, France, Lower Provinces, and United States.

DESCRIPTION OF MATTER.	BETWEEN ANY PLACE IN CANADA.	TO GREAT BRITAIN BY CANADIAN STEAMER.	TO GREAT BRITAIN BY CUNARD STEAMER.	TO FRANCE BY CANADIAN STEAMER.	TO LOWER PROVINCES.	TO UNITED STATES.
Books	1c. per oz., payable in advance by postage st’mp	British Book Post	Cannot be sent by Cunard Packet.	French Book Post	1 cent per ounce	1 cent per ounce
Cartes de Visite	Do	Do		Do	Do	Do
Circulars—Printed	(1c. each when s’nt singly)	Do		Do	Do	Do
Handbills	1c. per oz., payable in advance by postage st’mp	Do		Do	Do	Do
Lithographed Letters & Circulars	1c. each when sent singly or 1c. per oz	Do		Do	Same as between places in Canada	Same as between plac’s in Canada subj’ct on delivery to Americ’n postage
Newspapers, Canadian.	Once a week 6½ c. a qr [19] Twice ” 13 ” Thrice ” 20 ” Daily 40 ”	At commuted rate if from office of Publication	As by Can. Str., (covering Can. post, only,) subject on delivy. to 1d stg. each	By Cunard Steamer, 7c.	To Newfoundland, 3c.
Newspapers, transient	1 cent each	1 cent each	Do	French Book Post	Do	Do
Pamphlets, Almanacs, and other annual publications	1 cent per ounce	British Book Post	Cannot be sent by Cunard Packet.	Do	1 cent per ounce	1 cent per ounce
Patterns of Merchandise for sale	Do	Do		Do	Letter Rate	Letter Rate
Periodicals	1c. per 4oz. whether pc’ge contains 1 or more nos.	2c. each No., if published in Canada, Brit. Book Post, if Foreign		Do	Same as between places in Canada	Same as between plac’s in Canada
Periodicals—Canadian, when specially devoted to Education—meaning the instruction of yo’th, Agriculture, Temperance, or any branch of science	Free	Do		Do	Do	Do
[20]Photographs in Cases	Parcel Post	British Book Post		Letter Rate	Letter Rate	Letter Rate
Do. in Albums	Do	Do		Do	Do	Do
Prices Current	1c. per oz., payable in advance by postage st’mp	2c. each, or in bulk at British Book Post	2 cents each.	Do	Do	Do
Printers’ Proof	Do	Letter rate	Cannot be sent by Cunard Packet.	French Book Post.	1c. per oz., to Newfoundland per Can. Str., 3c.	1 cent per ounce.
Printed Matter—of the same character as Circulars, Handbills, &c.	Do	British Book Post		Do	1 cent per ounce.	Do
Samples of Merchandise, (see Patterns)
School Returns—Half-yearly	Do	Do		Do	Do	Do
School Returns—by School Trustees to Supt., even although filled up in writing	1 cent each.	Do
Seeds, &c.,—samples of, (including Cuttings, Bulbs, Roots, Scions, or Grafts)	1 cent per ounce	Do		Do	Letter Rate	Do
Parliamentary Papers	Free from House of Parliament, or if sent by members during recess.	Do		Do	Same as between places in Canada	Same as between places in Canada

[19] Commuted Rate pre-payable by Subscriber or Publisher.

[20] Photographs in cases containing glass cannot be sent by post.

British Book Post.

Under 4 ounces	7	Cents.
Between 4 and 8 ounces,	12½	”
” 8oz. and 1lb	25	”
” 1lb. and 1½lbs	37½	”
” 1½ lbs. and 2lbs	50	”

French Book Post.

Under 2 ounces	5	Cents.
Between 2 and 4 ounces	10	”
” 4 and 8 ”	20	”
” 8 ounces and 1lb.	40	”

A Book Packet may contain any number of separate books, publications, works of literature and art, almanacs, maps or prints, photographs, daguerreotypes when not on glass, or in frames containing glass; any quantity of paper, vellum or parchment, (to the exclusion of letters;) and the books, maps, papers, &c., may be either written, printed, or plain, or any mixture of the three; and may be either British, Colonial or Foreign.