List of Post Offices in Canada, with the Names of the Postmasters ... 1872

by Canada. Post Office Department

Description of Matter.	Between any place in Canada and to Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland.	To Great Britain, Mail Steam Packets sailing from Quebec or Portland and Halifax.	To Great Britain by Cunard and other Steamers sailing from New York.	To France by Mail Steam Packets sailing from Quebec, &c.	To United States.
Books	1 cent per oz.	Canadian Pkt. Book Post (a)	Cunard Pkt Book Post (b)	French Book Post (c)	1 ct. per oz., subject on delivery to U.S. postage
Cartes de visite	do	do	do	do	do
Circulars—Printed	1 cent each when sent singly, or 1 cent per oz.	do	do	do	do
Handbills	1 cent per oz	do	do	do	do
Lithographed Letters and Circulars	1 cent each when sent singly, or 1 cent per oz.	do	do	do	do
Newspapers, Canadian	Once a week 5 cts. per quarter [13] Twice ” 10 ” Thrice ” 15 ” Daily ” 30 ”	At commuted rate, if prepaid from office of publication	As by Can. Str., with 2 cents additional on each paper	do	2 cents each.
Newspapers, transient	2 cents each	2 cents each	4 cents each	do	do
Pamphlets and occasional Publications	1 cent per oz.	Canadian Pkt. Book Post (a)	Cunard Pkt Book Post (b)	do	1 ct. per oz. as above
“Parcel Post” Packages	Parcels cannot be sent by post beyond the Dominion of Canada. For rates, see margin (d)
Patterns of Merchandize for sale	1 cent per oz	Canadian Pkt. Book Post (a)	Cunard Pkt Book Post (b)	French Book Post (c)	Cannot be sent.
Periodicals	1 cent per 4 oz., whether package contains one or more Nos.	2 cents each No. if published in Canada; Canadian Pkt. Book Post, if foreign	do	do	Same as between places in Canada, subject on delivery to U.S. postage.
[14] Photographs in Cases	Parcel Post (b)	Canadian Pkt. Book Post (a)	do	do
” on card, see Cartes de visite
” Albums	do	do	do	do	do
Prices Current	1 cent per oz.	2 cents each, or in bulk at Canadian Packet Book Post (a)	4 cents each	do	do
Book and Newspaper Manuscript, Printers’ Proof, Maps, &c.	do	Canadian Pkt. Book Post (a)	Cunard Pkt Book Post (b)	do	1 cent per oz., as above.
Printed Matter—of the same character as Circulars, Handbills, &c.	do	do	do	do	do
Sample of Merchandize—See Patterns.
School Returns—Half-yearly	do	do	do	do	do
School Returns—by School Trustees to Superintendent, even although filled up in writing	1 cent each or 1 cent per oz.	do	do	do	do
Seeds, &c.,—samples of (including Cuttings, Bulbs, Roots, Scions, or Grafts)	1 cent per oz.	do	do	do	do
Parliamentary Papers	Free	do	do	do	do
Petitions and Addresses to Provincial Legislatures, Votes and Proceedings, and other papers, printed by order of said Legislatures	Free to and from places where Session is held

[13] Commuted Rate prepayable by Subscriber or Publisher.

[14] Photographs in cases containing glass cannot be sent by Post.

(a)—CANADIAN PACKET BOOK POST.

Not exceeding 1 oz.	2	cents.
1 to 2 ozs.	4	”
2 to 4 ozs.	6	”
4 to 8 ozs.	12	”
8 to 12 ozs.	18	”
12 ozs. to 1 lb.	24	”
and so on.

(b)—CUNARD PACKET BOOK POST.

Not exceeding 1 oz.	4	cents.
1 to 2 ozs.	6	”
2 to 4 ozs.	8	”
4 to 8 ozs.	16	”
8 to 12 ozs.	24	”
12 ozs. to 1 lb.	32	”
and so on.

(c)—FRENCH BOOK POST.

Not exceeding 2 ozs.	4	cents.
2 to 4 ozs.	8	”
4 to 8 ozs.	16	”
8 to 12 ozs.	24	”
8 ozs. to 1 lb.	32	”
and so on.

A Book Packet may contain any number of separate books, publications, works of literature and art, maps or prints, photographs, daguereotypes, 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.