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1. 10 meter imprint prepaying Registration rate on Post Office Denain Form 39B 200 000 10 6 37 Acknowledgement of Receipt Postmarked with two faint strikes CDS EDMONTON SUB No 1 FE 27 41 Addressed to Mr Gordon Coltart Bow Island Alberta Registration No 760 Return handstamp Credit Foncier MAR 11 1941 The sender was Holland Canada Mortgage Company Limited a division of Credit Foncier Franco Canadien Both companies mutually shared this postage meter equipment to process their correspondence THE UNDERSIGNED ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE REGISTERED ARTICLE DESCRIBED ON THE OTHER Le soussign d ciare que l envoi mentionn d autre part SIDE WAS DULY DELIVERED ON THE lt 193 a t d ment livr ie l lt Tu Date stamp ef office of destination P ml p mbr 3 gt i gt Timbre du bureau destinataire SIGNATURE OF THE an CES Re DR EE lt a 4 Signature du destinataire A utes S OF ADORESSEE S reed lt ora Du repr sentant du destinataire 2 Lu OF THE POSTMASTER OF THE on E OF eer iM mdi Li De l agent du bureau destinataire i a gt oe i lt thould be signed by the addresses or if the regulations of the country of destination 30 provide by tha V of the Delivery ee and returned by first mail to the address shown on the other side Cet avis doit tre sign par le destinataire ou si les r glements d
2. FICIAL FREE pattern until after 1948 but in small letters The endorsement was changed when W J Turnbull replaced Sullivan as De puty Minister of the Post Office Department about 1946 l Other departments used the same townmark however the frank varied The King s Printer Commissioner of Customs Dominion Bureau of Statistics Department of Pensions and Na tional Health Department of Transport De partment of Veterans Affairs and the Civil Ser vice Commission used this type of frank The frank conformed to the general pattern of au thorizing signature title of official and the name of the department The latest date I have found is May 1951 uen EE ccc NN mm RENNES cma nn OFFICIAL FREE FREE FRANCO dies i Commissioner Commissioner cf Customs of Excise d ONAL REVENUE D xci 3 DEFUTY MINISTER NATI 7 CUSTOMS AN 9t LS KING S PRINTER IMPRIMEUR DU ROI M Cae m x DE YTY MINISTER i 947 j 7S wan rue nr OF PENSIONS areas DA TIONAL HEALTH We CEE at PUT a P LR CIONES caer RR OFFICIAL FREE 4 57 eect EX TED ad SS Satan p Rt CL OU DEPUTY MSIE te DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS DA m i o COMMISSIONER B R C M POLICE i Fs Danuty Postmaster C neral le Sobs ninistre des Postes EDSTAGE RAID ROBT BAYH i TRE AER ROST OFFICE EEATT
3. Guelph ON NIH 8E9 E mail rossir mforamp net Associate Editor and Treasurer Dave Cooper 35 South High St Thunder Bay ON P7B 3K3 NL 58 1999 EDITOR S NOTES Again what s in the mail Well I was given 40 pounds or about 4 000 metered covers recently These were from Mutual Insurance and just covered the period from Apr 13 to May 5 They get a lot of mail It was highly duplicated and badly cancelled see below as an example There were about 1 000 Paragon meters mostly from banks and financial institutions Vancouver seems to have a lot of these There were about 1 000 Pitney Bowes 1 000 000 series In other words half the bags were of these two meter types To roughly break down the balance they were F380 100 F330 175 F385 only 10 Hasler there were 25 Mail Poste and 200 others Pitney Bowes Touchmatic type 250 Pitney Bowes with long triad 250 PB 155 50 PB 020 185 PB 110 320 There were a few Friden Postalia and only 2 Neopost 1 found nothing new for my collection but will remark on a few items below It was a lot of time for little reward but always live in hope of a major find Don t we all 4 u ada Here is what the Post Office did to the above cover It is not even useful in a cancellation collection The cover was posted at Montreal and processed through 104 H3C 1S0 CODE POSTAL POSTAL CODE in two lines At Stoney Creek Hamilton it was processed with 095 L8E 2R0 POSTAL CODE CODE POS
4. ing lugs Is meter locked securaly in place Are brushes clean and properly in place Brushes should be removed periodically and washed in soap and warm water See that sealer tank is raised to highest position To raise water level loosen Does water cover brass thumb screw on bottle holder ferrule at base ol brush x ise battle for more water lower for less water Clear impressions can only be secured if printing area is smooth Metal clips or pins must not be used within the printing area Are envelope contents smooth and even under printing area am mmo Pee an FEB 23 98 14 07 FR TO 94811144 FEB 23 1998 13 57 FR CAN T S 925 428 7799 gez 420 7703 TO EDMONTON P 06 06 4 Meters lock aut cease to Is thare sufficient postage in operate when Desac nding ve Descending Register Register descends to lese than 100 units Have you unlocked machine Ia date set properly To operate machine this lever 17 is Operative Bener lever must be forward or Opera in proper position tive position Key should be turned 3 turn to the zear to unlock trigger lev ex Reverse to lack machine Dainr pick is found inside door Used to turn dater whaels in Postmark Die Must be on amp particular de nomination Will not operate when positioned between two denominations TAPE OP
5. value triad 0 000 MAIL gt gt POSTE Counter at lower left Left box includes the town prov postal code date 0000000 iU duum a lene MI ie er SPRUCE GRAVES 21 pre ge T X i Zen UG E t D RE i 4 3 Ge x pis DT n ran i b i sae 5 us RE 0fi2299 We CANADA ULLI 2 27 dps 58 3 Ascom Hasler 000 with frame Ne broken out L PnDE ED gt nil ue SE 0020 Jey Q3 M i end jee EM bm om COMPTEUR i 5 29808fC 4 VU SY CANADA PAOROIY TE T d OV gt SES 4sPR w90 Nr EN 2 AE PE CT re PE Postalia 404065 double circle townmark datemark in letters no dot after province no dot in value POSTES omitted to left of v OSUNA 011691 58 4 Postalia specimen MS 5 4 bank meter we MS 5 LE COMPTEUR POSTAL PERSONNEL POSTALA Qu Data on the new Nixdorf RPO system shows DAYTEK on the keyboard and monitor with a model number DT xxxxD The name plate is DAYTEK ELECTRONICS CORP M392596 also TESORO machines with an IBM computer under the desk Both use the same software as the labels are identical Shown below are two registers from the same RPO Notice the R C at lower right is the same 0647616 The transaction number has increased due to waiting in line for the second machine The Register number is different 6001116
6. DN 5G prev nce RETURN TO RETOURNER AU REVENUE CANADA REVENU CANADA MPOT TAXATION CENTRE CENTRE FISCAL SUDBURY CNT P3A 5C3 FIRST P were CLASS CLASSE KIA 1A2 OTTAWA 14 1 786 ONT Lit OY HEP MAIESTY S SERVICE Et CL DE SA MAJEST CAKADA POSTAGE PAI Di PORT FAY ON HER MAJESTY S SERVICE SERVICE DE SA MAJEST i dub POSTAGE PAID PORT PAY ON HER MAJESTY S SERVICE SEA SERVICE DE SA MAJEST A dex POSTAGE PAID PORT PAY INSPECTION DIVISION PAUL DEAD LETTER OFFICE 7 oviisg ROSTL QN3CEEG OB TO SPEED uP BUSIN NESS BUREAU DE RADA POST OFFICE Cane 33 100 000 18 12 45 57 12 Another Look at the Pitney Bowes Post Perfect postage meter A re cap on the Pitney Bowes Post Perfect electronic digital postage meter is timely since a few items have surfaced recently Our primary introduction to this meter is found on NL page 52 12 The meter was introduced in Western Canada and many of the examples are from that area This brief note will highlight some additional information Please let us know if you can narrow any gaps we mention am going to guess a bit Let me know if I am wrong The Post Perfect meter started with serial number 450000 After some use it appears that Pitney Bowes realized they were using a serial block of another postage meter They added a 1 to the serial block It appears th
7. MAY 31 48 J G Bisson Nil Unemployment Insurance Commission 143687 i XII 51 J G Bisson UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE COMMISSION Unemployment Insurance Commission 148904 27 MM 57 J G Bisson UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE COMMISSION __ Unemployment Insurance Commission 140075 W S Woods Nil Walter S Woods Veterans Affairs 143101 E L M Burns Nil Veterans Affairs 152419 11 64 Paul Pillet Nil Veterans Affairs 152419 7 MI 61 Lucius Lalonde Nil Veterans Affairs 140284 MAY 10 43 James Grierson Wartime Information Board OCT 8 43 AUG 14 42 James Grierson 140284 lt 9 SE 00 Y QV T 7 15400 CAA AS Acting President O H M S DP CAS C e t gt 57 5 OFFICIAL DEPARTMENT MAIL Postage stamps were used for department mail not subject to the franking privilege This applied to nearly all offices outside of Ottawa and to some mail arising in Ottawa Some de partments used specially printed envelopes however these will not be discussed here This section will deal with the use of modified post age meters for franking department official mail On December 17 1937 a design was sub mitted for use on franked mail The inspiration for the design and the rationale for it was similiar to that which had recently been adopted in the United States The imprint was made by a non metered printing head The design Irwin Typ
8. MUNGERE DES POSTER The RCMP used a different printing head Irwin Type 50 5 comprising a Pitney Bowes Model H townmark double circle 25 17 mm with OTTAWA ONTARIO The datemark is one line MDY The endorsement signature office and department is to the right Ink is red The use of a Pitney Bowes Model H printing head is rare In 1947 the Bureau of Statistics was using one Pitney Bowes Model A 5 Model F and one Model H printing heads for franking only By 1952 Federal departments at Ottawa were using 17 postage meters set at free 00 7 postage meters for regular use 3 postage meters for combined use and 12 mailing machines with a printing head About 1952 when the pattern was adopted for the House of Commons frank the printing head indicia was also changed Irwin Type 50 3 for government departments The town mark and datemark remained as before The endorsement signature was placed to the left of the townmark To the right of the townmark was 5 wavy lines with O H M S on the sec ond line and S S M on the fourth line The setting was 17 mm and the overall length of the block was 30 mm Total length was 120 mm These were used by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics and the Department of Public Printing and Statione until 1961 A major type Irwin Type 53 1 but in the same series was introduced about 1953 The townmark is a single circle 20 mm in diame ter reading OTTAWA ONTARIO The datemark is a
9. NIXDORF TYPES My local RPO installed a new register system today I could not get any startup samples The machine runs continuously so there will be no SPECIMEN meters either The lady supervising the installation said she had heard the equipment was developed by IBM Any diverse opinions Today Robert Kitchener sent me some information on the system Somehow he managed to acquire a SPECIMEN which is shown below in both official languages Note MAIL gt gt POSTE and POST gt gt MAIL Canada Post Corporation is also in French Also note the SPECIMEN has the transaction number reversed in the French type SUR tame HIR REM e uL PES 1998 e 17 pore SPECIMEN ON KiK 141 r5 CANADA 7654321 112233 1234567 Some garbled information printed out when the SPECIMEN meters were run 57 J4 d i There are so many Personal Post Office meters out it is too late to start an inventory particularly when there are hardly any varieties to be found Robert Kitchener sent me a short list and since it has some varieties I include it here See the article below for the type of maple leaf 1600621 CORNWALL ON MAIL gt gt POSTE larger than the 150 series also smaller ON 1601346 NEPEAN ON 1603088 AURORA ON 1601366 OTTAWA ON 1610009 OTTAWA ON 1500047 NEPEAN ON 1501668 OTTAWA ON 1504873 Not printed 1504437 EMBRUN ON 1502234 NORTH YORK ON 1500797 NEPEAN ON 1503985 BRAMPTON ON 1502787 CORNWALL ON 1500850 NEPEAN ON 1501156 MONTREA
10. Type 55 1 A strange indicia Irwin Type 55 1 was used by the Post Office Department Queen s Printer and National Film Board from late 1961 to 1974 The townmark was a small dou ble circle 20 12 mm bearing OTTAWA ON TARIO The datemark was in two lines M Y or M D Y Other date varieties exist To the left setting 12 mm was the endorse ment signature with the department in English and French Above was the standard official rectangle with OHMS to left and SSM to right Often the OHMS SSM is omitted The en dorsement rectangle is also found to the right of the townmark as well as varying in size Ink is red or blue The Post Office Department used these covers for mailing new issue notices The Post Office Department approved the Friden secondary printing head and date selec tor unit for government use on October 28 1965 The townmark Irwin Type 54 1 is a single circle 22 mm in diameter bearing OT TAWA ONT The datemark is DMY A dou ble circle 23 17 mm also exists as a town mark The return address bilingual is to the left and the standard official rectangle is often to the right In many instances only the town mark is printed although some include a postal code to the left The standard rectangle 57 8 OLD TYPE 50 2 DATE SIGNATURE OTHER DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION APR 1 1938 John Sullivan R OFFICE FREE between 2 groups of wavy lines DEC 10 1940 Edmond Cloutier R KING S PRINTERAMPRIMEUR DU ROI JUN 2
11. as OTTAWA ONT TORONTO CANADA WINDSOR ONT Prior to 1964 the office was to the left but was changed to the right The standard official rectangle is often found with this type of frank The variety of printing head indicia is large with each department having something unique Consequently it is only possible to generalize with respect to the form used in each time period The search for additional indicia is on going but with little chance of being complete L1 Francotyp Postalia Conquest Model T 1000 stand alone electronic meter which holds up to 6 meter ads TELSET resetting via a built in modem Has an internal strip tape dispenser Uses thermal mylar ribbon technology to improve the imprint design so every impression is sharp There is no ink to dry up Note there are no periods in the datemark The vertical number is a sequence event counter every time it operates it ratchets up one Impression sent in by Robert Kitchener CANADA ffl POSTES gt 0000005126 FP 4001964 57 9 PRINTING HEADS 1953 1961 There is much variety to be found in government printing heads Should we classify them as a postage meter indicia or are they a form of the postage paid in cash system I only include a generalized listing here until we decide they should be part of our catalog system 1 Pitney Bowes Printing Head Townmark as Type 1 double circle 27 x 18 Date mark MD Y Town OTTAWA ONTARIO To right 5
12. buy box BE labels for 12 78 en prices effective in October DESCRIPTION NEW SAVINGS RPOS BJB ribbons M100045 12 45 19 00 34 5 906 RPOS dot matrix ribbons M100046 3 65 5 00 27 96 RPOS receipt journal rolls 50 MIO0047 37 79 44 00 14 1 9 RPOS labels 2 000 M100048 12 78 44 00 71 96 Each box contains two rolls of 1 000 labels 2 000 labels box Keep unused label rolls in the box and out of direct sunlight to prevent fading and yellowing Labels phased in starting in October Beginning in October the RSC will fill all label orders with the new labels Please use up your current supply of labels before using the new ones as the old labels cannot be returned Most of you have ari existing inventory of labels so we have made the date for mandatory use effective January 1997 58 12 i in September 1996 Mechanical Postage Meter Replacement Questions and Answers 1 What is this initiative all about Postage meter technology dates back almost 75 years and most of the 150 000 meters in use today are still using this original technology Canada Post and the four meter suppliers are working together to promote the phasing out of mechanical meters and their replacement with electronic meters over the next few years 2 Why is Canada Post doing this New meter technology is more reliable and simplifies the payment and collection of postage and supports the Corporation s efforts in ensuring it receives full paym
13. convenient and long lasting Postage value can be set as high as 9 99 on the Model 015 3 bank meter The best part is you can add postage in 10 increments Put in 5 or 4 months supply for added convenience You ve got more options with IMS Hasler To make your mailing operation even more convenient you can add our optional envelope flap moistening tank You may find this is a real time saver even for large oversized envelopes The optional envelope catcher should be a handy accessory too It can be stored anywhere when not needed The Benefits of Metered Mail 1 Metered mail has a neat distinctive appearance which adds prestige to your business correspondence 2 Metered mail being cancelled postmarked and dated right in your own office gets preferential handling through the post office and often reaches its destination sooner than regular mail Leasing plans available through IMS Leasing Inc 3 Meter stamps don t exist until you print them providing postage economy and safety Machine locks guarantee postage control 4 Metered mail offers check book convenience No overpaying of postage no unnecessary trips to the post office 5 Metered mail gives you automatic postage accounting Built in ascending and descending registers add and subtract with each stamp value printed 6 Envelopes are meter stamped and stacked in one fast operation giving your firm convenience and time saving benef
14. mur POSTAR Mk ie e n g gt g E 026 L regee oh SL Pen ei sog or el RER M CMM Nors wee RN 5 3 RN Type 34 2 no period after B in BC RN Type 34 2 new font used in TM 750445 752224 TANADA JN 5007 2 S 150445 RN Type 34 3 town name off centre RN Type 34 3 new font used in TM 775028 775163 See RN 775153 RN 775028 EEE de ANADA f unt e READS d C MAL Le em gt a S 038 S 3 X 007 A e S e L 58 7 RN Type 34 3 font in TM different RN Type 34 3 townmark inverted 775988 775029 t E 5 Vu RH776135 S BULK EN NOMBRE RM Type 34 3 province off centre to left RN Type 34 2 750029 775275 rT pn Ad 24 xd 73 5 iQ A z S jie GL zm RN 775275 O H M S Postage Paid card for return statistical data CANADA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE ONGs MAKSTYS SERVICE SERVICE DE SA MAJEST POSTAGE PAID MINISTERE DE L AGRICULTURE DU CANADA CANADA PORT PAY Y 58 8 7830 21 023 4967 CDA A9IL 58 LINN S STAMP NEWS ti xL re Swiftly on the heels of the successful introduction of the Pitney Bowes postage meter in the United States in 1920 and Great Britain in 1922 ana Pitney Bowes Postage Meter Meter ant M Stamps By Doug Kelsey Co s corpor
15. of your postage purchase Neopost also plans to offer three types of electronic PC based postage systems Its Simply Postage product is available now lets you purchase postage from the company s Web site Once the postage is downloaded to your PC you plug a small electronic postage meter into the serial port to transfer the postage from the PC to the meter Neopost s PC Stamp product which is being tested is a small hardware secured metering device that attaches to your PC and stores the postage that you buy over the Internet Like E Stamp and Pitney Bowes products it allows you to print postage directly from your printer The third product PostagePlus is an Internet only postage printing solution similar to Stamps com s offering The other option of course is to forget about postage and send everything by e mail Nixdorf Labels Remember the many times a few years ago when you had to plead to get an RPO clerk to run off a label for your collection How times change so quickly tried to buy an 8 00 postage stamp in this city to no avail then wanted some other high value RPO clerks are instructed to issue Nixdorf labels for all high value transactions Nixdorf transactions are traceable as you know finally used my charm and managed to get stamps applied At least I left the parcel with her She said she would do so My RPO gets new accounting facilities this week April 12 Canada Post has restructured the commission it pays to po
16. single line DMY with the month in Roman numerals as used in Pitney Bowes Model R postage meters To the right is the same ad plate used above with five wavy lines and O H M S and S S M on the second and fourth lines The setting is mm The endorsement signature of the official is to the left Overall length is 95 mm Ink is red A variety Irwin Type 53 1 1 replaces ONTARIO with CANADA in the townmark Departments using this indicia were Defence Production Labour Trade amp Commerce Pa tent Office and National Revenue The period of use is 1953 to 1961 but some are found as late as 1966 The decade 1960 to 1970 saw many innova tions as departments attempted to meet the new guidelines economically The old Pitney Bowes Model A and F printing heads were reintroduced Irwin Type 50 4 to print the townmark OTTAWA ONTARIO and the datemark still in loose type A rubber stamp replaced the old ad plate The endorsement was the name of the department in English and French above which was a rectangle con taining the words CANADA POSTAGE PAID PORT PAYE The rectangle was 32 mm by 18 mm and the setting was 15 mm This was used by the Post Office Department about 1969 The Post Office Department used the Model A F mailing machine with the endorsement signature of G A Boyle to left above his of fice in English and French Setting is 6 mm overall length is 80 mm Ink was red Used from 1961 to 1963 and replaced by Irwin
17. tam A ee 3 PO M 10 meter imprint prepaying Registration rate on Post Office Department Form 39B 200 000 10 6 37 Acknowledgement of Receipt Postmarked with two strikes one faint CDS EDMONTON SUB No 1 FE 22 41 Addressed to Alex Souter MICHICHI Alberta Registration No 725 THE UNDERSIGNED ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE REGISTERED ARTICLE DESCRIBED ON THE OTHER Le soussign d clare que l envoi mentionn d autre part SIDE WAS DULY DELIVERED ON THE r 8 bene coi o A 3g a t ent livr ie e 4 E MAR Date stamp ef e tce of destination Timbra du bureau destinatatrey SIGNATURE OF THE ADDRESSEE 2 ee nn doute pd oan Signature du destinataire OF ADDRESSEE S REPRESENTATIVE m m Du repr sentant du destinataire OF THE POSTMASTER OF THE OFFICE OF DESTINATION De l agent du bureau destinataire ia advice thould be signed by the addressee or if the regulations of the count destination so provide by the yi Poan eee al the Delivery oise and returned by first mail to the address shown on the other side Cet avis doit tre sign par le destinataire ou si les r glements du pays de destination le comportent por l agent du bureau destina taire et renzoy par le premier courrier directement l ez p ditevr 2 When delivery is made to the authorized representative of the addressee both addressee s name and representative s signature must appear on this receipt Lor
18. were 4001 to 4305 it is not known if all the num bers were used T Eaton Co was granted the first Canadian license to use meters Sept 29 1923 11 ins hand drawn essays submitted for ap months after Canadian post office authorization of me imprint for the May 1923 postage Canadian postal officials capable of imprinting only tered mail A likely reason for the delay in inaugurating Canadian metered mail is that Pitney Bowes could not man ufacture the machines fast enough to meet the burgeon ing demand The United Sates was in the midst of a major changeover of postage meter machines as directed by the U S postmaster general Also at the same time post age meter machines were being exported to Great Brit ain to fulfill the new market demand in that country This was an intense time for the young meter manufac turing company and demand for its machines was explod ing the first Canadian meter Type essays Article by Doug Kelsey column in Linn s Stamp News May 20 1996 58 9 Post Perfect Specimen 1995 PB Paragon meter 200497 inte Bee Note the poor registration quc a of the 4 and 6 on the 20th ARR and 21st Note the higher 7 and lower 3 on the 21st S EN qp enum 3 MAIL Se POSTE E ey Mi i E RS E RUST oo SF 10 2 9S 204 Aa VW o 00 x 3 aai ca NADA BERTA S AC Neopost STE
19. 08 ink Roller Brackel Assembly with 4 Ke plate roller 59853 eaning Brush for Dies 468402 Sealer Brush 53506 Machines Cover 59665 Ink Pint Spoul Can 78028 Seales Boitle 9700 Pad Form 3602 A Statement of Malling 68100 Ink Roller 75500 Hose Water Baule to Sealer Tank FOR SERVICE AND SUPPLIES WRITE OR PHONE PITNEY BOWES Inc Telephone PITNEY BOWES Inc Sale Distributore PITNEY BOWES MAILING EQUIPMENT Home Office k Faotery Stamford Conn 8 Form 130 5 47 2560 Printed in U 5 04 FEB 23 98 14 06 FR TO 94811144 P 05 FEB 23 1998 12 56 FR CAN T S 925 420 7709 985 429 7703 TO EDMONTON FP BS 26 05 Improper inker adjustment plunger too tight will cause thig Check items below for correction Does crank handle turn hard Adjusting screw should be adjusted and locked so that the spring plunger moves per ceptibly as the die passes the ink roller Is inker adjusting screw adjusted properly Plunger pin is 10 be placed in one of three grooves in bottom ef inker bracket Be certain hook is fastened tight ly on inker stud Is inker pin in proper position Water is supplied automatical ly from bottle Bottle should always be filled belore water is exhausted Check water supply Do not let bottle run dry Knurled thumb screw should be turned in until meter is pressed firmly againsi hold
20. 4811144 F 03706 ting Instructions Model H TO INSTRUCTIONS SECTION Lock Meler s ee 3 Lockout Under 100 unil amp haan 7 8 Printing Mechaniam Registration of Mater Counters 1 or 26 Units as indicatecl Removing Meter from Machine seme nmm ns Setling Capackty 999 999 Unis e Slogan or Meter Ad Maximum Sizo 11 x 15 18 es Stamp Only Knob EE MACHINE Feeding sso Removing Sealer Brushes Sealing sese 6 9 10 11 STAMP ONLY KNOB Used only in printing multi ples 10 secure required postage amount To print multi ples pull out Knob on all but the last stamp lo eliminate posimark date and slogan Fush Knob back in for last stamp postmark etc In printing multiples on tape each strip musi have a postmark if more than one strip is used _IMPRINTING After the S lecior Knob has been set as desired place the righi hand on the Crank Handle presa down the Thumb Lever and turn the crank a com plete revolution It will be jound impossible to turn the crank unless fhe Locking Lever has been thrown fully 1o Operative position It will be found impossible to push down the Thumb Lever if the meter has locked out be low 100 or is locked with the operator s key MULTI DENOMINATION IMPRINTING When select ing the different denominations to be used in making up the required amount of postage it will be f
21. 5 1945 W J Turnbull R FREE FRANCO E M Mackenzie DEPUTY MINISTER BUREAU OF STATISTICS AUG 26 1940 John Sullivan R FREE FRANCO between 2 lines JUN 17 1941 H D Rielly R Commission of Customs 14 V 1962 W H Willind L Deputy Postmaster General Le Sous minister des Poste E W Mackenzie R Name only OCT 31 1944 T Sim R DEPUTY MINISTER NATIONAL REVENUE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE 14 Vl 1961 G A Boyle L Deputy Postmaster General French MAR 20 1958 Edmond Cloutier R QUEEN S PRINTER French O H M S S S M on right MAY 2 1938 V J Smart L OFFICIAL FREE between 4 wavy lines JUN 20 1942 H W Rielly amp L Sim L Commissioner of Customs amp Commissioner of Excise FEB 16 1942 P E Wodehouse L DEPUTY MINISTER DEPARTMENT OF PENSIONS AND NATIONAL HEALT FEB 24 1940 J Patenaude R KING S PRINTER IMPRIMEUR DU ROI SEP 26 1951 William Coghill L Name only As above but with O H M S S S M and lines on right BEB 6 1945 W J Woods R DEPUTY MINISTER DEPARTMENT OFNETERANS AFFAIRS JAN 31 42 S F Wood R COMMISSIONER R C M POLICE I M was replaced in 1972 with the envelope style rectangle The Pitney Bowes Model 5300 series print ing head and mailing machine was used for franking department mail from 1960 to 1982 The indicia Irwin Type 56 1 consists of a townmark with no outer circle The chief use of this franking device was by the Department of National Revenue and many towns exist such
22. 9 _ 143482 MAY2 1 MW Mackenzie Nil 143543 NOV 11 SO__ M W Mackenzie Nil Canadian Commercial corporation 143459 FEB 11 52 Laval Fortier Nil Citizenship amp Immigration 140192 91 59 A D Drury Nil Civil Service Commissiobn 143682 JAN 27 50 C Bland Nil Charles St Bland Civil Service Commission 143682 JAN 18 50 C Bland Charles H Bland Civil Service Commission 144749 25 51 C Bland Nil Civil Service Commission 143543 nov 22 50 M W Mackenzie Nil DBS 148411 3 VIN 58 222722 DBS 153527 19 XII 60 James A Roberts Nil DM Trade amp Commerce DBS 144772 28 51 W E Duffett Nil DBS Dominion Statistician 146103 24 Xi 54 D A Golden Defence Production 146103 474 55 D A Golden Nil Defence Production 146103 24 54 J Brophy Nil Defence Production 146127 10 61 Marc Boyle Nil Dominion Observatory 143090 FEB 1 50 A D Drury Nil Exteral Affairs 1180 APR 2 47 L B Pearson Nil External Affairs f 40075 OCT 28 50 A D Drury Nil External Affairs passport 7 o2 140889 20 X 53 Kenneth W Taylor Finance 140889 17 Xil 52 jew Taylor W C Clark Finance 140102 AUG 10 48 R in a circle Finance Chief Treasury Officer 145503 121V 57 G R Clark George Fisheries 145503 13 IV 54 Tsion Bates Fisheries 145327 25 51 Edmond Clout
23. BRIGETTE PQ GOR 3K0 STE BRIGT UE 3 MAIL POSTE FS JARDINS MERE 130 920 Ve DE L AVANT t3 v A3 tw 371040 002783 CANADA PB meter 1005108 showing a partial restrike of the value How did this occur 16 TV 799 A METER ON ATEN VE vi Ait gt WS 9002 JUR NEED Mayor 201006 58 10 v Eh gt a a an a a aan Pome 7 Vi commune le 651118 LE Op 4U00 SL ALAA RAS c eo B268 CANADA Outlets with a Point of Sale System Printing the new POS meter labels ES o Sometimes it appears that your RPOS label o P ky printer ts not aligning the printed portion gt 2 Q E of the new labels properly within the grey LIN border VV D av MI 00048 96 09 Fa Cy S SO WN Don t worry the printed portion of the label I5 correctly aligned The thickness of the new O T grey border causes the illusion of it being a o 5 misaligned It is okay for this to occur as long lt A as the entire printed portion is displayed on 2 the label ea bei re tum D S e m November 1996 Vol 1 N 13 Outlets with a Point of Sale System id have the benefit of new security features and improved adhesion P O S postage labels MI 00048 96 09 Remember to use up your current stock of P O S postage labels before you start using the new P O S postage labels which are available from the RSC As of January 1997 using t
24. CANADIAN METER STAMP NEWSLETTER Editor Ross Invin 903 24 Marilyn Dr Guelph ON NIH 859 E mail rossir inforamp net Associate Editor and Treasurer Dave Cooper 35 South High St Thunder Bay ON P7B 3K3 NO 57 1999 EDITOR S NOTES For the record Canada Post once more saw an opportunity to introduce new postage rates The InfoFlash to all postal outlets included 10 reasons to give customers should they complain For example Current Lettermail Rates are 4 months old What has time got to do with it The reasons are outrageous For the record postage rates effective January 1 1999 are 46 to 30 g and 134 to 50 g e mail is 92 Mail to the USA is 55 for 30 g and 804 to 50 g Note the spread is now 14 hy What s on the horizon The mechanical postage meter is about to go the way of the crank up telephone The U S Postal Service will stop refilling mechanical postage meters March 31 1999 High speed mechanical meters were phased out at the end of 1998 Electronic meters according to the postal service s Web site are far more secure therefore protecting our postage revenues All postal service meters must be rented For security reasons the postal service doesn t allow customers to buy its meters The good news is that electronic meters are easy to use and refill And starting later this year you won t even need a postage meter The postal service has authorized a number of companies to let businesse
25. ERATION METER STAMP UNIT ATTACHMENT Is selector knob in proper posi tion Be cartain that ear af knile spring is prop erly inserted in hole in knife frame Is knife spring in proper position Slide should never be olled Unit should be dry and clean Is slide sticking and gummy Rubber should be cleaned peri odically with an oilless cleaning fluid In tape cutting short feed rub ber slipping Remove tape roll cover Feed tape info track with gummed sidedownand over draw back arm as pictured tape exhaust ed ox broken gt TOTAL PAGE BG wok TOTAL PAGE 8
26. L PQ Top is POSTE gt gt MAIL A nice variety Less Pont Corporation Badd Vi canadienne des posten Date Postegs Port 1932 01 88 8 97 Toronto ON 5 230 CANADA 6001073 009489 COQUITLRN MAILS POSTE st os 1 8 is nan 060090 CANADA TORONTO ONT 00000 950608 0 596 0 00 rU 12345 6 lorem 5 1 5 46 CANADA OFFICIAL POSTAL GUIDE Franking and Free Mail Matter These privileges do not apply to packets sent by parcel post or to correspondence forwarded by air mail Letters and t other mailable Under the following regulations correspondence as hereinafter described is free of Canadian matter free of Postage postage ners Governor 158 All letters and other mailable matter addressed to or sent by the Governor General eneral of Canada or to or by his Secretary or other officer at Ottawa Publio 159 All letters and other mailable matter sent by the Publio Departments at Ottawa and HU rent franked as being of a Departmental character all correspondence addressed to the Ministers in charge of the said Departments or to their Private Secretaries or to the Deputy Heads or Secre taries of the same or to any recognized branch or division of a Public Department at Ottawa Departmental 160 Departmental Supplies Stationery etc which are sent from the Public Departments im nat to their Outside Branches or Officers and supplies sent by Contr
27. Mackenzie PRESIDENT Nat Research Council 1140187 AUG17 51__ C J Mackenzie E W Steacie PRESIDENT PRESIDENT Nat Research Council Nat Research Council x 151133 2X 61 E W Steacie PRESIDENT Nat Research Council 7 63 62 154407 B G Ballard Acting President PRESIDENT E W R Steacie Nat Research Council Nat Research Council MAR3 45 e Mitchell NAVAL SERVICE National Defence 144807 ozivso FR Miller Ni 1 1 National Defence 144807 isi EB Amstong Ni National Defence W M Pastmooey Nil National Defence 146929 2 IV 60 F R Miller Nil National Defence 154056 4 XII 62 E B Armstrong Nil National Defence 140291 NOV 13 47 W Gordon Mills Nil National Defence NAVAL 1 40126 JAN 18 44 H F Gordon AIR SERVICE 1944 47 National Defence RCAF 140126 FEB 16 42 S L DeCarteret AIR SERVICE National Defence RCAF 146908 13 XI 59 Guy Roberge Nil National Film Board 146123 10 IX 53 Laval Fortier Nil National Gallery of Canada 143450 MAR 21 57 R G Robertson Nil National Museum of Canada 146104 27 52 D Sim Nil David Sim National Revenue 153032 21 62 J G McEntyre Box Deputy Minister Taxation _ National Revenue 143450 18 62 R G Robertson Resources for Tomorrow Conference Northern Affairs amp Nat Res 143450 MAR 7 57 R G Robertson Nil Northern Affa
28. RNI D 051383 Another contribution from Wilf Two more Ascom Hasler examples Meter 4 bank H2061669 and 5 bank H2061428 Seems strange use of 1A which indicates First Class lettermail How did they get a discount of 2 5 Fh 1A Do Pitney Bowes meter 566414 with townmark AEROPORT MIRABEL AIRPT PQ Note the French name has precedence in Quebec gt LR an op n r aa ee mn MID ain D D PANALPINA sen gj E af THE WORLDWIDE LINK BETWEEN e Ey uun zz 44 Fie 2 DZ susp dE qe es ak YOU AND YOUR CUSTOMER PQ B EM 58 2 A Conquest Model T 1000 which we have shown before Note the date line which is contrary to postal regulations but may be Y2K compliant FP4002110 19981218 0000000997 c pa adig E ma oO EX mo 4 EXT RN 775706 Postalia 402252 with single circle DM DMY CANADA at top MEDICAL ASSOCIATES 79 MAIN STREET EAST GRIMSBY ONTARIO L3M IN7 NUI chien 102282 Postalia 404507 with double circle townmark and datemark MDY MAIL gt gt POSTE at top Hiibwaiess pes BTAL LITE DES LD CA MA D A POSTAL IA 404597 i REM CL 4002838 Frankotyp Postalia FP4002877 with new CANADA POST logo at top SEEN TN CANADA eR POSTES AN POST CANADA ps 18 NA S 1209 P 0045 E 98 Wa x CANADA d A FF 4002677 Neopost postage meter N371017
29. Session of Parliament or to any such Member at Ottawa during the ten days next before the meeting of Parliament may pass free of postage provided these letters and other matter are posted at or addressed to the Senate or the House of Commons and not to the private residence in Ottawa of the Member Limitation 170 The following is a list of the Dominion Government Departments at Ottawa correspond Publio Archives Auditor General Canadian Pension Commission Chairman Chief Electoral Officer Civil Service Commission External Affairs Departinent Finance Department E Fisheries Department Franchise Commissioner Insurance Department International Joint Commission Justice Department Labour Department Mines and Resources Department National Defence Department 32 w o A a S tmente ence addressed to which on public business may be forwarded free of postage and Branches Agriculture Department National Research Council fontes ments National Revenue Department Pension Appeal Court Registrar Pensions and National Health Department Post Office Department Privy Council The Public Printing and Stationery Department Public Works Department Railway Commissioners for Canada Board o Royal Canadian Mint Secretary of State Department Soldier Settlement Director Trade and Commerce Department Transport Department War Veterans Allowance Board CANADIAN METER STAMP NEWSLETTER Editor Ross Irwin 903 24 Marilyn Dr
30. TAL in two lines It was reprocessed at Stoney Creek with 124 L8E 210 and POSTAL CODE CODE POSTAL in two lines It made quite a mess lam also amazed at the number of metered covers going through the mail with 00 postage paid J illustrate a few here It happens more than once M Pee eer are eee HED ANID Note from the Debates of the House of Commons May 18 1976 p 13651 Olympic dies available at 150 shared with Post Office and Olympics Form letter had been sent to all meter users March 17 1976 I am finally housecleaning letters I have received over the past couple of years Some of the cuts may be repeats Most are from Wilf Whitehouse whom I thank very much for sharing his finds with us Wilf Whitehouse sent the Pitney Bowes tape to me Should it be Type 20 3 or a Senate meter I vote for the Senate even though such use on a regular postage meter is unusual Note they even paid postage The Senate printing head obv riously could not be used for this mail ra e e Le 7 A SENSE Wilf also sent the item below Note it is the Ascom Hasler new design featuring MAIL gt gt POSTE with subsurvient CANADA The reduced bulk rate is 24 Note that NBRE is vertically at left With bulk rate the day of posting is not included H2052412 FURMCSPUSIE KO 2 MAILS POSTE T powders a be 0024 I 4 0045 3 HEN nee A A Ea ANADA SEAS ETE
31. actors and others to the Depart privilege ments are not regarded B8 included in the above and will be accepted for mailing only when con forming to the regulations as to dimensions and weight and when fully prepaid by means of postage stamps at the ordinary postage rates Senate and 161 All letters and other mailable matter despatched from Ottawa by the Speaker or Chief Gone x Clerk of the Senate or of the House of Commons or either of the Librarians of Parliament or the Leader of the Opposition or received for delivery at Ottawa and addressed to the Speaker or Chief Clerk of the Senate or of the House of Commons or either of the Librarians of Parliament or the Leader of the Opposition Official corre 162 Letters and other mail matter sent from Ottawa under the above exemptions will be spondence f M s A tha Beatol tanked or certified aa entitled to pass free in accordance with such regulations as may from time f potes to time be made for the guidance of the Public Departments and of the local post office Books from 163 Books belonging to the Library of Parliament may be sent from the same to any member Parliamentary of the Senate or of the House of Commons or from any such Member to the Library free of postage Library under a special clause in the Statute 164 Letters and other mailable matter except parcel post addressed to or by any Member of the Senate or of the House of Commons while at Ottawa during any
32. address Pitney Bowes may be the dominant player in the postage meter business but it will have plenty of competition when the post office rolls out PC postage later this year E Stamp Corp a Palo Alto based company plans to specialize in providing postage directly to PCS via the Web and via desktop software that works by itself or within Microsoft Word and other applications E Stamp s 57 1 Internet Postage service is expected to be available nationwide by the middle of the year If you use Word now you may already know about the envelopes and labels command on the tools menu With it you can easily print both the address and return address on a business envelope E Stamp s desktop software will add a postage icon to the Word tool bar that will let you print postage at the same time Before you can print postage however you must first go to E Stamp s Web site to pay for it and download it Santa Monica based Stamps com is now testing a software only system no extra hardware required that the company hopes to launch by the end of June Stamps com http vww stamps com will allow users to download free Windows software and within 24 hours of registering users will be able to purchase postage electronically The postage you buy is stored on Stamps com s server When you re ready to mail you must use the software to connect to the Internet before you can print envelopes or labels Pricing hasn t been finalized but will probably cost about 1096
33. and 6001117 2229 domm gt FEY LAT ECS ES FR Re 1 Hr VER 2 Canada Post Corporation Soci t canadienne des postes Canada Post Corporation Soci t canadienne des postes Date Postage Port Dat Postage Port Y r E 1998 87 88 0 45 1998 97 08 0 45 e Vancouver BC V7TICO i CANADA 6001116 002204 0647616 Vancouver BC V7TiCB CRNADA 6001117 002208 0647616 Sku iene ES Compare these Pitney Bowes meters Both use the MAIL gt gt gt POSTE at the top of the rate frame The value is 0 00 The only difference I see is meter 0227401 has no star at the end of CANADA in the lower right corner while meter 1552773 has a star The province varies some have a period and others do not 58 5 Quite awhile ago I had a list of some military meters Wilf has sent in a list of numbers for two Fleet Mail Offices FMO VICTORIA BC 817225 1973 657227 1981 819995 1982 816900 1985 581884 1987 501333 1990 817102 1978 587149 198 562329 1985 805018 1986 691041 1988 868776 1992 FMO HALIFAX NS 818113 1972 817262 1972 156343 1974 878310 1979 572735 1979 567106 1987 816923 1972 300138 1973 831061 1978 833432 1979 818310 1979 847949 1993 Wilf send me these candidates for the catalogue which I missed or did not own Francotyp Postalia Type 33 Compare FP4050053 province in full single circle with the new de
34. ate focus was di rected to the Canadian post office for the purpose of a similar conquest NY 14 Tm MAY 20 1996 I rime zm Mie ian De ata hes z The Ca adian post office gt gt oS RL Ge RP lay Me ara Ez post x XI authorized the use of postage meters on Canadian mail in October 1922 based on meter demonstrations and meter stamp design approval the previous month Figure 1 shows drawn essays Canadian postal officials for the hand approval in September 1922 They were found in the per sonal archives of Arthur Pit ney in 1992 The Pitney postage meter was demonstrated again to postal officials during May SZ submitted to PE Le me EE 5 T dum Se te ID 1 A 2 p RON V T Figure 2 Meter stamp meter demonstration to 1923 for final approval after requested modifications were made to the Pitney Bowes device Postal officials grant ed their final approval in July 1923 Figure 2 depicts the printed portion of a cover from that demonstration The indicium a proof is dated May 1 1923 and is imprinted in brown ink The design is similar to that of the 42 value of the 1922 essays shown in Figure 1 As in the United States the inaugural postage meters introduced in Canada were one denomination Known values are 12 2 36 44 5 64 12 and 134 Meter numbers assigned to stamps
35. catalogues is on page 51 3 to 51 14 This is how it is at the moment except for the recent material to which a number has not been assigned The Editor needs some new text Is anyone working on a listing or other material we can use The next issue will be another collection of miscellaneous items Fall and Winter is the time for writing 59 1 Page l Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Display FROM TRASH TO TREASURE PITNEY BOWES MODEL H MAILING MACHINE amp METER INDEX Frame 1 Index Introduction Meter Imprint Description Meter Stamp Earliest Recorded Date of Use Acknowledgement of Receipt 1941 Meter Stamp Acknowledgement of Receipt 1941 Slogan Postmark and Meter Stamp 1944 Postmark and Meter Stamp 1948 Slogan Postmark and Meter Stamp 1954 Slogan Postmark and Meter Stamp 1955 Slogan Postmark and Meter Stamp 1956 Slogan Postmark and Meter Stamp 1957 Operating Instructions Model H Product Code 068 Mailing Machine and Meter Operating Instructions Model H Product Code 068 Mailing Machine and Meter Operating Instructions Model Product Code 068 Mailing Machine and Meter Qperating Instructions Model H Product Code 068 Mailing Machine and Meter Operating Instructions Model H Product Code 068 Mailing Machine and Meter Pitney Bowes Model H Mailing Ma
36. chine Patent 1932 Location 1 6 4 FROM TRASH TO TREASURE From Trash to Treasures is the story of a unique find intuition diligent research and luck The discovery happened by chance in Edmonton January 1998 with a whole lot of the farmer bygone days Klondike spirit Lady Luck An obsolete postage meter an old metal four drawer filing cabinet with brass handles filled with thousands of pages of correspondence covers and various attachments 1928 1970 s was rescued prior to being discarded in a commercial land fill container The intention of this exhibit is to preserve and document one example of a prominent farmer mail processing technology found extensively used by business throughout North America One of the two remaining known examples of this equipment is on display for viewing and review as an integral part of the exhibit At centre stage is the physical display of an un restared Pitney Bowes Model H Mailing Machine The focus af the exhibit includes meter imprints printed on commercial mail occurring at the offices of the original lessee Credit Foncier Franco Canadien 1941 1957 Necessary operating instructions for end users of this equipment details applications and instructions for mail processing A very special nate af thanks and acknowledgement ta Pitney Bowes Mailing Systems National Technical Support Pickering Ontaria and Edmonton Alberta for their kind assistance and support in providing historical docume
37. circle DRAYTON VALLEY JAN 19 55 ALTA c w with DRAYTON VALLEY violet straightline handstamp RETURNED TO 1954 CANADA Christmas Seal EDMONTON 10263 JASPER AVE A Dans v D Leas oy Lf jp 14 E zh i pre e i RA a Es ie N AT SE 1 Reverse photocopied handstamp datestamps reduced 20 FROM TRASH TO TREASURE PITNEY BOWES MODEL H MAILING MACHINE amp METER Slogan Postmark and Meter Stamp 1955 FES CE 2 E4221 SMETER COMPTEURS m ee cR NL M QE F d bir Wr Pe iid p 3106 eS CALGARY lbperte e A Slogan Help the RED CROSS with stylized cross Postmarked EDMONTON JUN 7 55 ALBERTA Meter Stamp 5t prepaying Canadian first class domestic letter rate 2x s P O violet Pointing Hand re directional handstamp JUN 13 1955 UNCLAIMED manuscript in pencil R 2 x 2 and initialled MS der Ue uS 2 N CDS as y 2 x un MEL x x id tu v VS YA N UN A Mog HAV dadsvr E9ZOL NOLNOWGSA FROM TRASH TO TREASURE ITNEY BOWES MODEL H MAILING MACHINE amp METER PITNEY BOWES MODEL H MAILING MACHINE amp MEIER Slogan Postmark and Meter Stamp 1956 Mr Art N Thorson WIARLLERED Alberta Slogan Help the REO CROSS with stylized cross Postmarked EDMONTON JUL 13 56 ALBERTA Meter Stamp 5t prepaying Canadian first class domestic letter rate Received CDS WINNIFRED JUL 15 56 ALBERTA WINNIFRED strai
38. d be between the impression bracket and the stripper plate 10 insure cor rect moistening Each letter should be inserted until the front edge is on the first mark on the impression bracket Bulky envelopes should be inserted slighily farther so that the first stamp will print on the filled portion of the envelope Matter io approximately ya in thickness may be sealed and imprinied Thicker envelopes may be im printed if sealed first by passing the envelope through the machine by hand to moisten the flap then reinsort ing for imprinting affer the flap has been folded down Care should be taken to feel for paper clips or other un evenness and io jog the enclosures so as lo present Bs even a surface as possible To handle extremely heavy or bulky matter it will be found most practical fo print the postage on tho envelopes before enclosures are in rected If this is impossible a label or slicker may be printed and uffixed Pads af such labels approved by ihe Post Office Department or a Meter Package Stamp Unit may be obtained from our naarest Office 5 DENOMINATION SELECTOR After the letter is in sorted turn the Selector so that the desired denomina sion is direcily below the arrow Push the Selecior in fully before turning it 11 may be turned in either direc tion but will spring out as each denominafion passes the arrow 8 FR CAN T S 925 429 7729 985 420 7783 TO EDMONTON INDEX EXUELLENCE Ra TO 9
39. der are two holes in either of which the threaded handle may be screwed 20 and used as a handle while inserting and removing the slogan holder First back the screw out of the drum as iar as possible This screw has a siop an the lower end 10 prevent its being removed Then slide the slot in Ihe right end of the holder under the screw head far enough to allow the left end 1o fall into its seat in the drum with the covered slot over ihe pin Slide the holder to the left against the shoulder in the drum and tighten ihe screw TO INSTALL SLUG Sec 562 P L amp R 1 Par 5 Sec 571 P L amp R 2 The Section Slug is installed through dater door When installed the engraving of the Section Slug will print between the postmark and stamp on the envelope un The threaded handle should be screwed into the hole onthe right side of the slug Hold the handle in a vertical position with the engraving of the die to the lett Insert the slug in the dater door opening just to the left at the postmark circle The step cui at the lower end of the slug should bottom in the recess Swing the handle to the oxireme right The apring ball on either end of slug will snap info sockets locking the slug into position The handle should be unscrewed and placed into the place provided on the inside of the inker door dua oa coe It DESCRIPTION e errem Pari No Part No Puri No 60410 Daie Pick 68033 Slogan Assembly campiete wilh 682
40. e 50 2 selected con sists of a townmark bearing the only city where franking was permitted OTTAWA ONTARIO and the date of mailing To the right of the townmark was a design which usu ally included the words FREE and FRANCO the government department or source of the mail and the authorizing signature The de signs tended to vary with departments but fol lowed the original design in substance The imprint was made using a Pitney Bowes auxil liary printing attachment on their Models A B and F mailing machines The device was strictly for printing and counting the mail mat ter The mailing machines sealed the en velopes This form of printing head was used until 1951 KING S PRINTER IMPRIMEUR DU ROI 52 6 The first indicia in my collection is dated April 1 1938 and was used by Canada Post Office to mail notices to collectors The over all length is 80 mm The townmark is a double circle 27 18 mm and reads OTTAWA ONT a few with ONTARIO The date mark is made in two lines from loose type usually MD Y with occasionally the time The endorsement signature of John Sullivan is to the right Above Canada Post Office used OFFICIAL FREE between two wavy lines above the endorsement Setting is 5 mm Shortly after it was pointed out the Post Office had broken their own language guidelines and the frank was changed to FREE FRANCO between two horizontal lines The Department of Transport continued to use the original OF
41. ent for services provided 3 What is meant by an electronic meter There are two types of meters that use electronic technology rather than mechanical technology These are electronic remote refill meters and electronic counter refill meters Electronic remote refill meters offer customers the convenience of refilling their postage meter by telephone from their place of business using the suppliers electronic postage setting system Electronic counter fill meters use electronic technology and are refilled at the counter 4 What is meant by Electronic Postage Setting System EPSS Electronic Postage Setting Systems or EPSS refers to all of the electronic meter setting systems used by the four meter suppliers in Canada to remotely refill meters by telephone previously referred to as RMRS remote meter resetting system 5 When does the phasing out of mechanical meters take place Electronic postage meters have been introduced in the marketplace over the past several years however no specific time frame for the phasing out of mechanical meters has been determined Canada Post and the four meter suppliers are working together on the gradual phasing out of the mechanical postage meters and their replacement with electronic postage meters 6 Does the customer have to change to new meter technology right away While customers are under no obligation to change to electronic meters immediately they are encouraged to explore the
42. enue at 103 Street Edmonton Alberta The first and last date of use of the Pitney Bowes Model H Mailing Machine and Meter are unknown imprinted from the offices at Credit Foncier Franco Canadien Only eight postage imprint examples from the Model survive on commercial mail found contained in the filing cabinet FROM TRASH TO TREASURE PITNEY BOWES MODEL H MAILING MACHINE amp METER Meter Imprint Description Description Hand driven equipment seals meter stamps postmarks and records postage inone operation The meter had a setting capacity of 999 999 Units cen AD o yS eus o 842321 ME TER COMETEUR 05 Imprint example consists of three componentes enlarged 20 noted from left to right a slogan b postmark circle amp date c stamp a SLOGAN OR RETURN ADDRESS An advertising slogan or return address may be printed at the same time as the post mark circle A multitude of slogans were available for imprinting This example depicts Help the RED CROSS The slogan slug or return address slug was moveable and operator activated during set up for mail processing Maximum image size 1 1 2 x 15 16 b POSTMARK CIRCLE amp DATE Only the date line in the centre of the postmark hub was not fixed Inner and outer circles encompassing pastmark designation are fixed as in this example EDMONTON ALBERTA Pastmark circle and date operator activated c STAMP The motif design was permanently fixed Varyin
43. er format Sue Sheffield of Edmonton found an abandoned Pitney Bowes Model H postage meter which became the focus of the exhibit The machine had been used by Credit Foncier Franco Canadien Edmonton After sorting through 25 000 letter in filing cabinets Suc located sufficient material to put the exhibit together The machine plate reads Model H Machine No 107773 which is different than the postage serial number It is a Model HT which printed 10 values The postage meter was returned to Pitney Bowes and is not part of the machine The exhibit begins on the next page Pitney Bowes Model HT postage meter serial number 84321 was a 10 value meter approved 20 Jan 1933 The usual values printed with this meter was 1 2 3 4 5 7 10 15 20 and 1 00 for a financial mstitution NEED YOUR HELP AND ADVISE We have almost come to the end of our recording of postage meter types Where do we go from here It was originally our intent to print a catalogue My view of such a catalogue is a front section similar to the Irwin catalogue covering general descriptions The actual catalogue may include a descriptive page and then a listing For example type 18 has a one page description page 42 10 and a 5 page listing pages 42 11 to 42 15 Currently we have made our catalogue more or less on a time line It would save space and be more logical to make the listing on a company basis It would show the development of such meters An index of meter types now
44. ersonnel with ongoing information to assist them in answering customer enquiries 10 Will it cost the customer more to switch to an electronic system The cost of the electronic system will be determined by the options selected by the customer Customers are encouraged to explore their options with the meter suppliers 11 What CPC labour impacts are anticipated as a result of customers switching from mechanical meters to electronic remote refill meters The replacement of mechanical meters has been occurring over the last twenty years The phasing in of new technology is gradual There are no significant labour impacts anticipated Any time that may become available as a result of customers choosing electronic remote refill meters will allow counter personnel to better serve the many needs of our customers 12 Will customers who already have electronic meters receive the same letter as those customers who have mechanical meters The one letter will be sent to all meter customers to inform them of the replacement of mechanical meters 58 14 FUHM DUU D 12 02 The IMS Hasler Model 101 Postage Meter Mailing Machine Superior Equipment The IMS Model 101 is engineered for a fast manual operation The mailing machine base swiftly and automatically ejects your mail the instant the meter stamp is printed Pressure sensitive meter tapes can be used for parcels or bulky envelopes And our disposable ink cartridge is clean
45. etter Packages of Canada Limited 50 Riviera Drive Markham Ontario Canada L3R 206 Telephone 416 475 3722 Telex 06 936800 Has anyone else tried to crash the coloured stamp lobby and received an award You have to be good Can we get some sample pages to print A J Quattrocchi 69 Harvey St Perth Ont K7H 1X1 Gael d Mr David Cooper C 35 S High St Thunder Bay On P7B 3K3 gt i Dear David Just a little note to let you know that at the Royal convention two weeks ago at Fredericton NB that I had entered three frames of Metered Markings of Canada and received a Bronze for my efforts This must have been a little different task for the judges as I dont imagine too many of them are familiar with a meter collection All the information and write up on the pages was done by hand printing as that was the way I had started it and this was carried out through the whole collection I picked out pages that best described each type of meter that I have from the first to the last types I have double that amount of pages in two binders and I was just testing the waters to see how a meter collection would do 1 had fully intended of attending the convention and had booked my hotel in February and planned driving to Frederic ton but two weeks before I had to cancel and mail my exhibit to the chairman I would liked to have sat in on the judges critique to find out what should be done to improve my col lection Per
46. fficiently inked i 16 CLEANING THE DIES To clean the dies remove the inker assembly end with the special brush provided for ihe purpose clean the denomination dies through 1119 jnker door Turning the Selector will bring each die Into an accessible position and if the Selector is slopped with the pointer between denomination indicators the full face of each die will be opposite the opening The past mark circle and date wheels can be cleaned with ihe same brush through ihe dater door in the normal siop position te 17 SEALING The upper moistener brush is hinged to the impression bracket plate wiih the bristles resting on those of the lower moistener brush which is set in a clamp also hinged to the impression bracket plate Tha sealer tank ia held in position on a square atud by a knurled nui The stud passes through a vertical siot in the base of the machine Loosening the knurled nut al 18 ae E a iows ihe tank 10 drop away from the brushes Operating position is with the stud at the extreme upper end of the slot and it ie necessary 10 raise the back end of the tank to this position after it has been lowered before tight ening ine knurled nut Water is fed inic the sealer tank from the sealer bottle reservoir mounted on the back of the machine Proper level of water in the sealer tank should be above ihe brass base of the brush ar about inch from the top edge of the tank To regulate the level loosen the cla
47. g denaminations of postage can be pre set by registration of meter counters postage le or 1 2t Units Multi denominational imprints could be selected and imprinted to make up carrect postage rates with ar without slogan or postmark circle and date Imprints may be added to correct postage omissions The number 84521 identified the user allocation Stamp imprint example 0S prepaying Canadian internal domestic letter rate FROM TRASH TO TREASURE PITNEY BOWES MODEL H MAILING MACHINE amp METER Stamp Imprint Earliest Reported Date Registration Acknowledgement of Receipt The earliest reported date of the postage meter imprinter postmarked from the offices at the Credit Foncier Franco Canadien February 22 1941 POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF RECEIPT ADMINISTRATION DES POSTES AVIS DE R CEPTION CANADA r Terese eth romplr pe lobwes Torigine Zo be filled in by sender who will j lt REGISTERED ARTICLE gay d Envoi recomma A remplir par l erp diteur qui doit nde inscrire ci dessone gon adresse com plate ENTERED AT THE OFFICE ory e ras RA POR as Enregistr au bureau de poste Ae oem 3x EE RETURN ro ADDRESSED TO NTS sascnensonentacasenatenencee Adress STREET AND NUMBER Michichi Alta PLACE OF ORIGIN OF REGISTERED ARTICLE Lieu d origine de l objet recommand oder CANADA 39B 200 000 10 6 37 1 im PRINTED CHARACTERS R 0 0 2 n gros caract res
48. ghtline handstamp RETURNED TO gt M LR D in Mr SAV Badsvn 9ZDL NOLNOWGA FROM TRASH TO TREASURE PITNEY BOWES MODEL H MAILING MACHINE amp METER Slogan Postmark and Meter Stamp 1957 Mr Art N Thorson gt A f Be ES WEYNTERED lberta P UN L 3 2 IN s Niine F Ze 3 707 Foy 1 1 af Ew Dye on EM Vi Slogan Help the RED CROSS with stylized cross Postmarked EDMONTON FEB 27757 ALBERTA Meter Stamp 5t prepaying Canadian first class domestic letter rate Received CDS WINNIFRED MR 1 57 ALBERTA manuscript Removed re directed to Bow Island EDMONTON 10263 JASPER AVE A e S3 A Reverse photocopied and reduced 20 WINNIFRED straightline handstamp RETURNED TO DESCRIPTION Mada H equipment seals meter stamps postmarks end records postage in ono operation Thr nmu nmsnt ii rnmnrisad nf twn unitr crlha mnrhia hore ran ond D AL omg ha matar hs spinling and rocensing mornanism B matar ean ramevad hom Ihe modice for tromiportation to the Post Office for elting where is then fockeo nad sented against unauthorized oparation rosrage is purcnused m lump sum for any amount up 999 99 and may ba mad in nny of the tan riennminntinm selectoble by the dial Any number of meter stamps of the same ar diffarant denominations Be DOCT MODE may be pinced one place of mail to make vp the req
49. haps next year I can enter it at ORAPEX or the BNAPS show in Chicago At ORAPEX this year I entered one frame of Canadian Unusual Markings and took a Bronze also for this effort One of the members of the Perth Stamp club took the exhibit down and mounted it for me and sat in on the judges critique which he told me was quite interesting I was able to go to the show on the Sunday and then claim my exhibit at the end of the show I thought perhaps some of the members of the study group would be intersted in this information and perhaps be brave enough to try to exhibit some of their collections at some future stamp show Yours sincerely A J QUATTROCCHI jJ L Qn dee up ota um So At Le 58 16 CANADIAN METER STAMP NEWSLETTER Editor Ross Irwin 903 24 Marilyn Dr Guelph ON N1H 8E9 d Associate Editor and Treasurer Dave Cooper 35 South High St Thunder Bay ON P7B 3K3 NO 59 1999 EDITOR S NOTES From time to time meter collectors inflicts their hobby on unsuspecting old fashioned intolerant stamp collectors It is instructive to see how such collections can be developed to catch the eye of judges This issue is dedicated to such a project If any member has developed a prize winning display please send us a copy of the pages so we can all learn what to do The exhibit shown here won a Silver Bronze Edmonton National show I have edited out a couple of pages of the 16 page exhibit to fit our Newslett
50. he new labels will be mandatory These labels November 1996 Vol 1 N 14 Gs nai Paye AGRE ARO Soci te aene des posies MAIL POSTE Il TAI TOS Canada Post Corporation Soci t canadienne des postes NATIONAL PHILATELIC CENTRE CENTRE NATIONAL DE PHILAT LIE d E POSTES 75 ST NINIAN ST 75 RUE ST NINIAN ANTIGONISH NS B2G 2R8 ANTIGONISH NS B2G 2R8 7 T CANADA CANADA Canada Post revalued cover The On Postal Service has been changed to Lettermail with their customer number 58 11 p 1 1 29 INro SFlasii To All Postal Outlets ivith a Point of Sale System New P 0 S postage labels cost less and offer improved features We ve heard what you ve been saying and we ve taken note The new design and reduced cost of the P O S postage labels will benefit both CPC ard otir partners New label features Next time you order P O S postage labels from the RSC you ll notice several improvements Designed iwith yout comments in mind the new P O S postage labels have new security features and improved adhesion These features will prevent unauthorized duplication and reuse As well the item number MI00048 is on the label to make reordering easier Great new price for franchises Canad Post went shopping for better prices on the P O S postage label and other products Now we are passing these savings on to you For example you will save approximately 71 when yeu
51. ier KING S PRINTER French between 2 lines King s Printer 143447 MAR 27 52 A MacNamara Deputy Minister of Labour Labour 143447 DEC 15 49 A Macnamara Deputy Minister of Labour Labour 143447 JUL 11 50 A MacNamara Deputy Minister of Labour Labour 144815 4ix 53 A H Brown Nil Labour 144815 26 I S2 A MacNamara Deputy Minister of Labour Labour 143450 FEB 4 50 H L Keenleyside Nil 143450 NOV 28 49 H L Keenleyside Mines amp Resources Mines amp Resources 154718 18 ix 63 R B Bryce OFFICIAL POSTAL FRANK French 143459 APR 14 49 H L Keenleyside Nit Mines amp Resources 144764 23 VI 50 Marc Boyer Nil Mines amp Tech Surveys 144764 12 IV 52 Marc Boyer Nil Mines amp Tech Surveys 152949 9 60 K Taylor 7 in circle Mint Royal Canadian Mint Royal Canadian 140039 22 XII 60 G D W Cameron Joseph D Willard Nat Health amp Welfare 140585 DEC 9 53 140585 JUL 8 53 G D W Cameron George F Davidson George F Davidson DM Nat Welfare Nat Health amp Welfare G D W Cameron Nat Health amp Welfare 140585 OCT 27 48 G D W Cameron George F Davidson Nat Health amp Welfare 140585 JUN 7 47 eorge F Davidson G D W Cameron DM Nat Health Nat Health amp Welfare G 140187 NOV 9 53 C J
52. ilted 1o the right with the holes at the bottom of the right side in line with the two lugs then slide the meter 10 the right until the lugs enter the holes and let it assume a javel position If anything prevents this either the Thumb Scraw has not been screwed out sufficiently or the gear in the machine which drives the impression roller is not meshing with the gear In the meter slight movement of the impression roller with the hand will correct the latter When the meter is placed squarely on the machine screw in the Thumb Screw until the meter is pressed firmly against the holding lugs Then move the Locking Lever to Operative position REMOVING THE METER FROM THE MACHINE Move the Locking Lever to Removable position screw Thumb Screw out sufficiently far to clear botlom of meter slide the meter clear of lugs and lift off of the base LOCK Two keys are furnished for the lock in the meter housing just back of the crank bearing This lock is to prevent operation of the machine by unauthorized indl viduals and il is of course necessary to unlock this be fore operating the machine 4 FEEDING Mail to be handled should be placed in a pile u the left of machine in line with the Impression Toller Bracket Mail should be stacked so that the ad drass is facing the operator Insart the mail from ihe left and make certain the top side of the envelope is against the rear guide The envelope flap shoul
53. ir options with their meter supplier with a view to replacing their mechanical postage meters with electronic ones 58 13 T Why should the customer switch to electronic meters Some electronic meters are refilled by telephone using the suppliers Electronic Postage Setting System This provides customers with the convenience of refilling their meters from their business location which can result in a cost savings to the customer and provide improved efficiencies in their business activities 8 Will Canada Post continue to fill mechanical meters There has been some confusion regarding the message being sent to customers by supplier representatives The suppliers have been notified that customers are under no obligation to change to electronic remote refill meters For now there will be no changes with respect to the refilling of meters at counters The customer will continue to access meter refilling as they have done in the past 9 How will Canada Post be communicating this initiative Canada Post has prepared a letter that will be sent to all meter customers in late March 96 informing them of the electronic postage meter technology In addition a letter will be sent to Canadian associations such as NAMMU National Association of Major Mail Users CDMA Canadian Direct Marketing Association and the Retail Council of Canada its internal communications Canada Post will also provide its Customer Service Sales and Retail p
54. irs amp Nat Res 143450 OCT 1955 IRG Robertson Nil Northern Affairs amp Nat Res 144698 25 IV 50 E P Murphy Nil Public Works 144858 20 V 58 H A Young Nil Public Works 145327 26 11 54 Edmond Cloutier QUEEN S PRINTER PRINTED MATTER Queen s Printer French 145327 23 52 Edmond Cloutier QUEEN S PRINTER French between 2 lines Queen s Printer 147769 24 IV 61 Roger Duhamel QUEEN S PRINTER French Queen s Printer pisi 147769 18 60 No name The Queen s Printer French in script Queen s Printer 146132 261 58 COMMISSIONER R C M P R C M P 146132 131 60 C W Harvison COMMISIONER R C M POLICE R C M P HSSISE a Vi S4 C Stein Under Secretary of State Charles Secretary of State 143543 MAY 25 51 W E Duffett Nii Trade amp Commerce W E Duffett Nil Trade amp Commerce C Stein Ji Trade Marks Office C W Rump Nil Transport J R Baldwin Ni Transport J C Lessard Nil Transport 146133 141152 nr ho IV 61 143398 MAY 18 54 143398 JAN 23 57 143398 NOV 11 49 147765 exeo J R Baldwin Er Transport 148904 31 Vill 60 Laval Fortier Unemployment Insurance Commission French Unemployment Insurance Comm 143388 JUN 21 50 J G Bisson UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE COMMISSION __ Unemployment Insurance Commission 143388 MAR26 49 J G Bisson Nil Unemployment Insurance Commission 143388
55. is happened between 451126 and 1 451184 So we have it narrowed to 58 meters Can you do better This meter has closed maple leaves The known high is 1453456 cr Happ Thanksgiving A second serial block for meters having closed maple leaves has a low serial of 1600002 and a high of 1614021 Why did this series begin as it appears all numbers in the 145 series was not used 3 WESTON 50 4 280914 ggj 3111612702 HPLC A NA DA A meter with a modified design of 3 unfilled maple leaves has a serial block with know low of 1500011 The known high is 1505631 Sun gt NN O0 There is a meter having serial number 603535 from St Albert AB This is unusual It also has 3 filled maple leaves There are differences in town and province font size These are the only variations noted to date 57 13 LETTERMAIL IMPRINTS First the postage stamps disappeared from mail and now the postage meters are going the same way Maybe I included these data before but the Universal Postal Union shows the decline in postage meter use in Canada 1990 162 832 199 158 490 1992 155 921 1993 154 356 An example is below A first class letter from the Bank of nova Scotia with a Guelph corner card but actually mailed from Toronto shows what appears to be a rubber stamp indicia of the new CANADA POST format The datemark is 99 04 09 The font is a bit too small for a Paragon base ge 468
56. its NH Low cost 4th class parcel post packages get 1st class delivery with metered mail The meter tape is postmarked cancelled and dated 8 Metered mail uses optional postmark advertising Miniature traveling billboards promote your company or favorite cause wherever your mail goes 9 Metered mail users receive free postal consulting Timely postal rate information or complete professional mailroom design is yours for the asking With metered mail you have a miniature post office right in your own office Modern metered mail The best way to mail a business letter or parcel post package Distributed By 58 15 Its no wonder more and more people are switching to IMS Hasler Mailing Systems Because IMS offers superior equipment better service unbeatable operating economies and significant price advantages For a demonstration or more information call your IMS Hasler sales representative Be sure to ask about the IMS Hasler leasing plans available through IMS Leasing Inc Machine Specifications Length 95A with moistening tank add 4 amp with envelope receiving tray add 12 Depth 1312 Height 672 Weight Base 8 Ibs 1 oz Meter 7 Ibs 12 0z Electrical 115 Volts 50 Watts 60 Hertz Postage Meter Model 133 Meter 101 Base Maximum Stamp 9 99 Meter Envelope Specifications Thickness Ys Size any Flap Depth any IMS INTERNATIONAL MAILING SYSTEMS A division of B
57. mp screw on the botile reservoir raise the bolila for higher level end lower for less water Once adjusted properly level is maintained automatically Envelope flaps pass between the two brushes and ihe gum is moistened by the upper brush The envelopes should be pressed together as they are removed from the stacker to complete the sealing Sealer brushes should be removed regularly and washed in soap and warm water to clean TO REMOVE THE SEALER BRUSHES Take the meter off the base then slide the upper brush endwise from its clamp and lift the lower brush from its clamp When re placing the brushes care should be taken io seat boih properly in their clamps but not fo use su ficieni pres sure on the iower clamp to bend i ouf of position The sealer bottle should always be removed from the holder before removing the brushes or lowering the tank to avoid flooding the tank SLOGAN OR RETURN ADDRESS An advertising slo gan or a return address may be printed at the same time as the postmark circle The slogan holder is attached to the printing drum as follows Remove the plaie from the top of the printing drum housing by sliding it as far to the right as possible and then lifting up on the left end The position for the slogan slug on the printing drum is directly below this opening when the crank is in siop position The printing drum is shaped and fitted with a screw to receive the holder Near the tight end of the slogan hol
58. n Ihe impression roller bracket 15 INRING Ink is supplied in a spout can and 11 is necos sary 10 shake well before using The ink roller should be thoroughly saturated by removing the inker from the machine end rolling it in a pan or on a piece of paper on which ink has been poured Excess ink on the surface of the roller may be removed by rolling it an a piece of dry paper 14 TO REMOVE THE INKER ASSEMBLY First pull out the spring plunger and fip it up so that when released the inside end resis against the strui a the bottom of the housing immediately under the ink roller holder Then push back the small catch on the ink roller bracket which holds the inker assembly on the swivel post Swing the bottom of the holder back so that the roller clears the printing drum housing and slide it out When tho inker assembly is put back care should always be taken to lock it in position with the catch and to return the end of the spring plunger Jo iis seat near he bottom of the ink roliar holder ND 15 INKER ADJUSTMENT The thumb screw limits the forward motion of the ink roller against the die and should be adjusted and locked so that the spring plunger just perceptibly moves outward as the die passes the ink olier Too heavy an engagement between the die and the ink roller will wear out the ink roller rapidly and may cause smudgy printing on thick or bulky pieces Too light an engagement will of course result in the dies being insu
59. nking privilege The meter rate was set at 00 as no postage was payable on such mail The meters were actually used as a counting head The use of postage meters for this purpose ceased effective 31 Dec 1963 Other forms of franked mail were used but in 1968 a Task Force presented their report A Blueprint for Change As a result they recommended a review of mailing arrangements for departments and a need for change to assure adequate compensation for the Post Office Department The Post Office Act was amended to eliminate the franking mail privilege enjoyed by departments since Confederation It continued for Members of Parliament and Senators This came into effect April 1 1972 All Federal Departments were to use postage stamps postage meters and other normal methods of payment The signatures in the ad plate are frequently difficult to read however a list is given below for those of which am aware Please add to this list METER DATE SIGNATURE OTHER POSTAL MARKS DEPARTMENT 144215 4 XIL 63 S C Barry Resources for Tomorrow Conference Agriculture 145425 2 XII 55 J G Taggart Nil Agriculture 29 11 60 S C Ba Nil griculture 145000 20157 6 Taggart IN lAgricuture 143643 FEB 17 51 143345 i7 IV 58 HO OEC ene 7717707 eee ee Ue wawmms a e ea Wire are Ret tice 143666 T WA Wilms INE Comme Pet fice 147765 VI 63 WA Williams Dep Postmaster General French 152407 13 vm 5
60. ntation and illustrated user s manual Pitney Bowes Model H Product Code 068 Mailing Machine amp Meter The first Canadian patent for the Model H mailing machine was granted to Canadian Postage Meters amp Machines Ltd Toronto Ontario manufactured by Pitney Bowes Postage Meter Co Stamford Conn U S A in 1919 under the trade mark METERED MAIL This equipment served the ever growing needs and demands of the business community in North America for prompt mail processing In house commercial mail was quickly and efficiently processed while simultaneously controlling and monitoring postage expenses The metered mail process led to the demise of the labour intensive application of manually affixing postage stamp s The Model H would require twelve new patents following it s introduction to keep pace with technological advancements The version displayed with metered imprint examples in this exhibit was patented in 1932 In 1949 a meter stamp adhesive tape was available as an attachment During the mid to late 1960 s this machine was withdrawn and recalled from the market place and scrapped now obsolete Pitney Bowes retain one Model H with the postage meter attached in their museum According to Pitney Bowes they have no customers presently using this equipment Credit Foncier Franco Canadien This lending institution was established in 1880 Their office in Edmonton was located in the Credit Foncier Building Jasper Av
61. ope to Credit Foncier In reply to your letter asking for a satisfactory payment which I am unable to make due ta a poor crap the last two years this one practically a total failure FROM TRASH TO TREASURE PITNEY BOWES MODEL H MAILING MACHINE amp METER Postmark and Meter Stamp 1948 IF UNDELIVERED RETURN TO 10265 JASPER AVENUE EDMONTON ALBERTA as N gt lt lt Mr Bene Tue mme 9302 2256 8708 P y gs 2 M Pg HUN Qe i T Eder Alberta Model H Postmarked EDMONTON DEC 30 48 c w meter stamp imprint pre paying 3 Canadian domestic letter rate Post Office Large re directional Pointing Hand RETURN TO CED 31 1948 UNCLAIMED Edmonton Alta Return to 10263 JASPER AVENUE EDMONTON ALBERTA Credit Foncier Franco Canadien Manuscript in blue pen Left 23 note error in post office handstamp date should read DEC FROM TRASH TO TREASURE nl ee PITNEY BOWES MODEL H MAILING MACHINE amp METER Slogan Pastmark and Meter Stamp 1954 Mp Donald Clasp lu mo 9 Alber Ae zl d Dm i 4 4 Il Slogan Help the RED CROSS with stylized cross Postmarked EDMONTON DEC 3 54 ALBERTA Meter Stamp 5t prepaying Canadian first class domestic letter rate Received CDS ELLSCOTT PM DEC 6 34 ALBERTA ELLSCOTT violet straightline handstamp RETURNED TO Edmonton Credit Foncier re directed cover to Drayton Valley Received broken circle DRAYTON VALLEY DEC 26 34 ALBERTA Returned broken
62. ound mos practical to start with ihe highest denomination which can be used and successively use the next highes de nominations possible within the balance As eac de nomination is printed it should be mentally addec and prior to printing ihe last stamp the Stamp Only Knob should be pushed in so as to obtain the postmark circle TO REPLACE INK ROLLER Remove the inker assem bly irom the housing as described in paragraph 14 To remove the ink roller from the holder turn the knurled knob counter clockwise until the threaded end is iree Then slide the shaft through the roller aid drop it out of the holder DATER To gain access to the date type open the door Take the date pick from its position on the inside of the Inker Door and with it move the date wheels to their re quired positions Care should be taken fo see that each wheel is in proper alignment and that where a blank Is required the one deep cut blank on each wheel is se lected The other blanks will print up All blanks should be used when the date is not to be shown in the post mark CORRECTING POSTAGE OMISSION If ithe operation has bean completed and jt is found that the matter dose not beat the full amount of postage required imprints may be added preferably to the lef of the postmark cir cle This cnn be done by advancing the envelopes in the machine to a point where the osimark circle is just ta the right of the printing point The Knoh should be p
63. s print their own postage using a standard personal computer and printer Pitney Bowes which has been in the postage meter business since 1920 offers a full range of electronic postage meters including the Personal Post Office designed for small businesses and home offices The electronic meter can be refilled automatically by phone You don t have to hook it up to a PC for a refill the device has its own internal modem that it uses to add postage to the meter The Stamford Conn based company offers a free 90 day trial period If you return it within 90 days you pay only for postage Neopost offers a meter that you take to the post office to refill Or you can rent a meter from a company that you can reset by phone Unlike the more automated Pitney Bowes meter it requires you to make a voice call to get a code that you enter into the meter If you re willing to be on the leading edge of technology you soon can forgo leasing a postage meter and use your PC to print postage The postal service has authorized several companies to offer systems that let you download postage and print it using standard computer printers Pitney Bowes is one of those companies The company is now testing its ClickStamp program that will allow users to purchase postage over the Internet and print envelopes and labels with a digital signature called an Information Based Indicia or IBI The IBI can be printed directly on the envelope in the same pass as the recipient s
64. sign with CANADA POST and new logo at top Prov ince abbreviated no periods Note the serial number FP4050184 Can we narrow this down to determine when the design changed Also note in these designs that the dollar digit and the dot 1s lower then the cents numbers NAIL IOSTI 1 cS i pecan apad oS H E Ay Te 15 XI 98 C QUEBE eee GS i cour 11 xii 58 BC Another example of the new Neopost small postage meter What is the postal code V4N 3P7 Is it the mailers address SURREV BE Yan 37 02 xii JE HASTATI Friden Type 25 1 meter number 380076 Bulk lt e svt es BUK e N EM ROBE cane L3 e eu n e gt 1 ai 450 lip 71073 CANADA rate so dash used for day in DM Na LANAUA L POSTAGE cuires G Ea 5 LA gt l LS id 0 2 L 2 ype red COMETEUA 8 820075 58 6 Roneo Neopost Type 34 1 townmark single circle Roneo Neopost Type 34 2 no TM 700076 750181 jg xe Y SET fe CN P 2 s o i57 g 72 3 1 l G as me 5 X RN Type 34 2 province in full 750125 RN Type 34 2 broken inner circle 750776 a2 Y nr A Wu C zem PR 3511 RN Type 342 TM AMF 751984 RN Type 34 2 townmark inverted 751789 P Se T E 5 mo WE 2 es NN AD oe on FRA ON DOD ual LRQ as Eei Q gt
65. sque la remise eat faite au repr sentant autoris du destinatatre le nom du destinataire et la signature de son repr sentant doivent para tre aur ce re u Reverse Acknowledgement of Receipt photocopy reduction 20 Signed by addressee postmarked broken circle MICHICHI FE 28 41 ALTA initialled by postmaster Credit Foncier receiving handstamp MAR S 1941 FROM TRASH TO TREASURE PITNEY BOWES MODEL H MAILING MACHINE amp METER Stamp Imprint Registration Acknowledgement of Receipt ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF RECEIPT AVIS DE R CEPTION Date gampr of office of origin imbre meas d d origine POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT ADMINISTRATION DES POSTES CANADA This side to be filled in by office of origin recto est remplir par le bureau d origine REGISTERED ARTICLE Envoi recommand To be filled in by sender who will indicate below bis full address A remplir por Pe diteur qui doit 7 inscrire ci dessous adresse com pl te ENTERED AT THE OFFICE erre MAR 2 ANA 3 pas Enregistr au bureau de poste s 32 S ORNA m E DER dop CANADA MORTGAGE COMPANY Mr Gordon aopressen o Ir Gardon a20953 Iasper wi NR Rue et num ro GS Edmonton Alberta PLACE OF ORIGIN OF REGISTERED ARTICLE Lieu d origine de l objet recommand CANADA 1 IN PRINTED CHARACTERS En gros caract res Coltart fry BOWE standy Alberta 20 000 10 6 87 gt
66. stal franchises Commission on stamps dropped December 1 1998 from 17 596 to 596 for the 3 500 franchise outlets that sell postal services out of privately owned outlets in pharmacies corner stores or malls To make up some of the loss Canada Post is increasing commissions on postal boxes and other items However stamps made up 7096 of the revenue Urban outlets sold stamps at a discount to so called stamp shops that just sell stamps but don t offer other postal services Rural franchises have not lost their discount Postal franchises were never meant to be money makers for stores but rather a vehicle to attract customers to their existing business Exotic Locations I thought it appropriate to list a few websites that deal with postage meters Please add to this list if you have discovered something of value Pitney Bowes www pitneybowes com Ascom Hasler www postagemeter com Neopost www neopost ca Francotyp Postalia www fp usa com Buy Smart www buysmart com pm pmtips html Canada Post www canadapost com eSramp www estamp com MSS hetp icgroup net skaplan mss LX e GOVERNMENT POSTAGE METERS USED FOR FRANKING PRIVILEGE Pitney Bowes introduced their Model R series of postage meters about 1940 and the government of Canada acquired a number for departmental use Some meters were equipped with an ad plate having the signature of the person usually the Deputy Minister who was authorized to send mail at zero cost under a legislated fra
67. u pays de destination le comportent por l agent du bureau destina taire et renvoy par le premier courrier directement l exp diteur When delivery is made to the authorised representative of the addressee both addreasee s name and representative s signature must appear on this receipt Lorsque la remise es faite au repr sentant auloris du destinetaire le nom du destinataire et la signature de son repr sentant doivent paraitre sur ce regu Reverse Acknowledgement of Receipt photocopy reduction 20 Signed by addressee postmarked COS LETHBRIDGE 11 MR 10 41 ALBERTA signed by letter carrier 5 Radford returned MAR 11 1941 FROM TRASH TO TREASURE PITNEY BOWES MODEL H MAILING MACHINE amp METER Slogan Postmark and Meter Stamp d 2 En 4 77 ps priu fy a lt E Lib cem cir c E etn mil mil men B LL nie emmener iF UNDELIVERED RETURN TO 10263 JASPER AVENUE PEE ALBERTA Wy kr G B Spooner LOMOND Alberta Slogan imprint You SERVE by SAVING Buy WAR SAVINGS STAMPS stylized Maple Leaf Postmark Model H EDMONTON AUG 1 44 ALBERTA with meter stamp imprint prepaying 4 postage Canadian domestic letter rate imprinted with post office machine slogan cancel PAY NO MORE THAN SELLING PRICES three lines in boxed rectangle c w 7 horizontal lined obliterator dated EDMONTON AUG 1 SPM 1944 ALBERTA Addressee manuscript reply on reverse and returned the envel
68. uired amount of postage Reghtars ki the mine the credit Aninare nf nmtinn on iad and cumulative total of postage used The equipment will handie onvoiapor e any lsagth Br helylt out up to in thickness Bulky or uneven enclosures moy be printed haine tha APA Irsrrlas bi APUL guoneed lum innhhed by the Bost Ofion may be B eJ 36 belk envekspes or parcel Machine secupior space 1215 x 91A x 121A high H CPE 068 Mailing Machine and Meter Received FEB 2 23 98 2 04PM gt HE MAXA 23 98 14 03 FR Opera FER 23 1998 12 55 4 SPECIFICATIONS AND METER SECTION Advertising Catalogs par 5 Sec 67 P L amp RB 20 Dulk Maitings Sec 582 PBR sss et 20 Ciy Siate or Postmark die sse wu Cleaning the Dies e rem 2502 148 Correcting Posimark Omission KE RE E Correcting Postage Omission il Date of Mailing n a tots 10 Denomination Seiection 5 Inking us cR oom 1 inkar Adjustment 15 Inkar Removal 14 3 Inker Replacement RES Inatall Meier on Machine ne 33 1 1 ATTACHING METER TO MACHINE First see that the Locking Lever is in the position marked Remov able also that the Thumb Screw is screwed well ont Place the meter on the machine in a position slighily t
69. ulied out for this operation so as not 10 repeat the ostraark which is unnecessary If only one imprint has been placed on the mail and an additional imprint is required this can be added by placing the envelope in the ma chine so that its front edge is advanced to the second mark on the iraprezsion roller bracket This will place the second stamp batwaen the first stamp and the post mark circle FEB 23 98 14 05 FR TO 94811144 FEB 23 1998 13 55 FR CAN T S 925 420 7705 995 428 7709 TO EDMONTON P 84 86 12 CORRECTING POSTMARK OMISSION gt Ifthe amount of postage required has been fully printed but the post mark has been omitted in error this can be secured as follows Remove the piece on which the postmark has been omitied and insert a second piece selecting one which will require more than one stamp Notwithstand ing this push the Stamp Only Knob in before starting operation as though one stamp only were needed Watch the operation carefully and stop the crank as soon as ihe printing of the siamp has been completed and before ihe postmark has printed Then remove the sacond piece by depressing the impression roller bracket by hand and insert the first piece in such a position that tha postmark will prini in its proper place as the revolution of the crank is completed The balance of posiage can then be placed on the sacond piece by starting that piece in the machine in the advance position indicated by the second mark o
70. wavy lines with O H M S on line 2 and S S M on line 4 To left the signature of the Deputy Minister of the department Overall 118 mm Dominion Bureau of Statistics 1954 1957 Dept Of Public Printing and Stationery 1957 1961 Queen s Printer 2 Period of use May 1953 1966 Pitney Bowes Printing Head Townmark single circle 20 with OTTAWA ONTARIO Date mark DMY month in RN To right 5 wavy lines with O H M S on line 2 and S S M on line 4 To left the signature of the Deputy Minister ofthe department Overall 90 mm Variety has CANADA instead of ONTARIO Variety has large rectangle to left Dept of Labour 1954 1966 Dept of Defence Production 1953 1961 Dept of Trade amp Commerce 1954 1962 Dept of National Revenue 1954 1955 Patent Office 1954 1957 57 o 3 1969 Type 1 TM but at right a rectangle with CANADA POSTAGE PAID PORT PAYE Variety has POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT below CANADA OSTAGE PAID 208 BAYS POST OFFICE MUNGKAB DS POSIEZ 4 1970 1971 Friden townmark with OTTAWA ONT and DM DMY with Department name at left on a preprinted cover with rectangle CANADA POSTAGE PAID PORT PAYE RETURN TO 2 CANADA POSTAGE PAID PUBLIC ARCHIVES LIDRARY PORT PAY OTTAA OTTAWA KIA ON3 Kia ON4 l p RE V E weak Deputy Postmaster Gonaral te Sous ministre des Postes qe D ga Bi DISTRICT DIRECTOR A ALT POSTMASTER VOST POST OFFICE TORONTO

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