Cdriddd Meter Stamp Newsletter

No. 26

SPRING 1990

Editor: Ross W. Irwin, PO Box 1263, Guelph, ON., N1H 6N6 Assoc Editor: Dave Cooper, Box 2372, Thunder Bay "P", ON., P7B 5E9

EDITOR'S REMARKS

Not much to remark about. Dave writes to say if I get this done before February 5 he will be able to send it out with another Nixdorf label. This is incentive enough to work toward the deadline.

The last issue was rushed and I forgot to change the issue number. The "24" should have read "25" so please change your copies so future generations will not look in vain for 25.

This issue contains a very interesting procedure for checking up on the time series of post office installations, using the Nixdorf office numer. Have a look at it and check your area. When the new Post Office Postal Code Guide comes out have a look to see if the Nixdorf offices are mixed in with the other retail postal outlets.

Also in this issue is an updated list of meters used in post offices which have the "P" and "0" in the townmark. There are a few holes left to fill yet but looks like we have a pretty complete list. Send in any information that you see will add to the list.

Wilf Whitehouse has sent me an update on Nixdorfs. I am planning on running a revised list in the next issue. If you have information on items not found on page 24-13 please write me so it can be included in the list. Check the page for the proper format to use, or send a photocopy.

The balance of the newsletter is filled with odds and ends. The Type 1 list is a bit of an embarrassment to me as it has been let go so long. It is just a long hard typing job that I put off.

Can anyone supply the missing illustrations for the Type 7.2 catalog in this issue??? Are they valid types???

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NIXDORF SAGA

Roy Trueman and Bill Barry have discovered the secret of the numbers found on Nixdorf labels. This was published in PHSC issues 58 and 59. I summarize their findings here and apply it to out Nixdorf labels.

The Post Office Computer Organization Number (PROCON) is a six digit number assigned to post offices to replace the old money order office numbers. The number is similiar to the ISBN system for book publishers. The PROCON number can be interpreted as a five digit number followed by a check digit. It appears that, if that interpretation is correct, and it seems to be, then the PROCON office numbers were assigned sequentually, with some gaps.

The check number (the last digit) is calculated thus:- Add the products of:

5 x digit 1 6 x digit 2 7 x digit 3 8 x digit 4 9 x digit 5 Divide the sum by 11. The remainder is the check digit; however,

if the remainder is 10 do not use it.

Now lets look at the PROCON number at the lower left on Nixdorf labels. I have chosen Calgary as there are quite a few installations, and we don't have examples of them all on record yet. A difference in this series than the regular series is the "0" as the first digit. Let's ignore it for now. I only include the PROCON and NIXDORF numbers here.

0590258 3000009 0592005 3000042 0592218 3000046 0590266 3000008 0592013 3000037 0592331 3000152 0590266 3000011 0592021 3000151 0592358 3000105 0590622 3000021 0592048 3000038 0592366 3000107 0591963 3000030 0592056 3000039 0592412 3000120 0591971 3000031 0592064 3000036 0592455 3000073 0591998 3000045 0592072 3000035 0592498 3000109

0592072 3000042 0592544 3000157 0592072 3000043 0592595 3000049

Checking the first one: 5 x 5= 25; 6 x 9= 54; 7 x 0= 0; 8 x 2= 16; 9 x 5=

45. Total of 25 + 54 + 0 + 16 + 45 = 140 Divide by 11 = 12 and remainder of 8, which is the check digit.

Looking at the PROCON number we may conclude that "059" is postal area identification number. The next three digits is the office number, and the final digit is a computer check number to see that an operator made no errors in typing in the number. Note we list 196 to 207 but are missing 198 and 204. Also note that probably the office number was assigned before the equipment was delivered, if indeed it was delivered in sequential numbers. I also see that three meters have been used in one office. I am sure that you can discern other trends.

P.O. POSTAGE METERS REVISTED AGAIN

Ross W. Irwin

The group of meter indicia which has a "P" and "0" in the townmark is of continuing interest. The initial article and list was in CMSG NL 16-3. Additional listings were included at 17-2 and 17-4. The work was consolidated at 18-4. I have been able to look at the records concerning this group and am producing what I hope is

the almost final word on the subject.

Apparently the first use of a postage meter in a post office,

other than for postage due, was at Toronto, Terminal A, when a Type 9 Pitney Bowes JP machine, with a Model JDP postage meter was rented February 16, 1938, for use in the Insurance and COD wickets. This

was probably meter 94046. Other Type 9 meters used at this wicket

were: 94039, 94028 and 94068.

As of April 17, 1942, there were 2 postage meters at the

Toronto post office and one each at Montreal, Ottawa, Saint John, New Westminster, Charlottetown and Lethbridge.. By 1947 the number

had risen to 15 and shortly after to 21 - with two Model JDP postage

meters at Toronto and Montreal, and one at Truro, Saint John and

Ottawa. Pitney Bowes Model RGF' and RFP parcel post postage meters

were at Halifax, Charlottetown, Moncton, Kingston, Brandon, Regina,

Saskatoon, Lethbridge, New Westminster and Victoria. Edmonton and

London had two of these meters.

The post office established criteria in 1949 for offices

requesting a postage meter. The criteria was 200 parcels a day over

the counter, over a two week period. In 1957 the word parcels was

changed to "bulky items". The policy to justify two machines was time saving of staff, the number of patrons, and distance.

The fall of 1952 the post office authorized 12 postage meters

for stations in Toronto, 10 of them were Pitney Bowes. The Post

Office did not rent the meter but purchased it outright. The price for a meter and machine was $725 but if over 10 were purchased the cost was $650. The post office also purchased 28 used meters and 84

new meters of the Model RG machine with Model RFF' meter. These 112

meters were sent to 68 post offices - a list is in the Weekly

Bulletin, May 4, 1952.

About 1959 the use of postage meters in post offices increased

when they were installed in all major post offices in Canada, thus eliminating the use of postage stamps for much of the parcel post.

The Post Office regulated, April 11, 1961, that parcel post

meter dies were not to be engraved with the postal or substation names - just the city. Provision was made to retain the old dies

until they were worn out. A further 30 meters were purchased in

1961. The system expanded greatly after decentralization, April 1, 1962. The post office always kept a supply of 15 - 20 meters for

spares and for Christmas at various offices.

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By 1966 postage meters were in use in 143 staff offices and 80 postal stations.

In 1969 the Post Office changed from the Model RF and RG to

the Pitney Bowes Model 5319 meter and Model 5466 machine as well as

the Friden Model 9225 meter and Model 9010 machine. The Pitney Bowes serial block began at 558550.

YEAR INSTALLED YEAR INSTALLED YEAR INSTALLED

1947 16 1956 5 1966 14 1948 5 1957 7 1967 17 1949 -7 1958 8 1968 32 1950 9 1959 ..75 1969 8 1951 45 1961 9 1952 ?9 1962 3 1953 16 1963 9 1954 7 1964 6 1955 6 1965 10

This updated list is based on a review of collections and data from Post Office records. Where the town name is followed by a province it refers to the actual townmark lettering. The date is that reported in a collection. When the town has no province it is from Post Office records and the actual townmark lettering is not known. In some instances there are probably duplicates; for example, 143469 the townmark reads MONTREAL QUEBEC however I have indicated a second reference to show the postage meter was actually located at postal station N although this does not appear in the townmark. Column 3 is the year the postage meter was actually installed at that post office.

Note: Meter 94007 is an error as this meter was used by the Steel Company of Canada.

Meters Montreal 140300, Toronto 140425, Vancouver 143947 in 1961 were at the UNDELIVERABLE MAIL OFFICE. These were just counting heads for printing. The meters were made inoperative so was just for a printing head.

INSTALLED

1948 1967 1951 1952

1952

1947 1961

1947

1965

1963 1959

1955 1959

1959 151)y,

1959 1959 1961 1952

51009 OTTAWA ONTARIO 1945 51010 OTTAWA ONTARIO 1944

94007 MONTREAL QUEBEC 1941 94028 TORONTO ONTARIO 1944 94039 TORONTO ONTARIO 1940 94040 TORONTO ONTARIO 1940 94040 MONTREAL QUEBEC 1940 94046 TORONTO ONTARIO 1938 94047 MONTREAL QUEBEC 1938 94048 OTTAWA ONTARIO 1937 94054 TORONTO ONTARIO 1952 94057 TORONTO ONTARIO 1950 94062 SAINT JOHN NEW BRUNSWICK 1951 94067 OTTAWA ONTARIO 1951 94068 TORONTO ONTARIO 1951 94075 TORONTO ONTARIO 1949 94119 TRURO NOVA SCOTIA 1948

140189 NORTH BATTLEFORD 140189 VANCOUVER S 140201 TORONTO ADELAIDE 140209 TIMMINS ONTARIO 1953 140209 POSTAL SIN, P MONTREAL P.O. 1966 140256 NIAGARA FALLS ONTARIO 1959 140256 HALIFAX N.S. 140261 LETHBRIDGE ALBERTA 140263 CHARLOTTETOWN P.E.I. 1948 140264 VICTORIA B.C. 1959 140264 VANCOUVER 140265 NEV WESTMINbla J.C. 140266 NORTH BATTLEFORD SASK. 1965 140266 KINGSTON 140294 NEW WESTMINSTER B.C. 140484 MEW WESTMINSTER 140499 NEM WESTMINSTER B.C. 1947 160654 VANCOUVER B.C. 1957

143003 TROIS RIVIERE 143030 WILLOWDALE 143075 ST JOHNS 143076 CALGARY 147k78 11ONT1iER 143080 DAUPHIN 143081 HAMMON F

!77',7..VEA TORONTO A

143084 KIMBERL=Y 143085 MONTREALPOINT ANN 143108 FORT ST JOHN 143110 LLOYDMINSTER SASK. 1963

143306 MONTREAL STN G 143306 MONTREAL QUEBEC 1960 143306 DON MILLS 143367 WINDSOR ONTARIO 1967 143369 REGINA STA A 143370 NEW GLASGOW NOVA SCOTIA 143370 MONCTON 143370 LONDON ONTARIO 1958 143391 KITCHENER 143398 KITCHENER ONTARIO 143413 MONTREAL QUEBEC 1959 143413 HALIFAX N.S. 1971 143413 MONTREAL STN B 143426 ST.JOHN'S NFLD. 1960 143426 TORONTO ONTARIO 1975 143427 SUDBURY ONTARIO 143469 MONTREAL QUEBEC 1961 143469 MONTREAL STN N 143493 CHARLOTTETOWN P.E.I. 1960 143495 MONTREAL 0 143495 MONTREAL QUEBEC 1956 143495 ST.LAURENT MONTREAL P.O. 1961 143506 FORT WILLIAM 143507 ESTEVAN 143507 VANCOUVER A 143515 KENORA 143517 DOWNSVIEW 143518 WINNIPEG 143519 WINNIPEG 143520 TORONTO B 143523 CALGARY 143524 TORONTO F 143527 OTTAWA EASTVIEN 143527 YORKTON 143529 MONTREAL QUEBEC 143535 PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE MAN. 1963 143545 MONTREAL 143550 MONTREAL 143560 BRANDON MANITOBA 1974 143581 KITCHENER ONTARIO 1960 143590 LETHBRIDGE ALBERTA 1959 143603 MONTREAL QUEBEC 143613 SARNIA ONTARIO 143613 WILLOWDALE ONTARIO 1972 143638 WINDSOR 143654 VANCOUVER C 143654 VICTORIA B.C. 1962 143662 YARHOUTL 143662 HAMILTON ONTARIO 1954 143669 FOOI FRANCES 143670 LONDON ,A767: STATION T TORONTO ONT. 1961 143676 KITCHENER ONTARIO 1964 143676 ST THOMAS 143677 EDMONTON ALTA. 1956 143684 HALIFAX NOVA SCOTIA

1947 1947 1962

1947

1947

1947

1947

1947 1948

1947 1947 1953 1955 1955

1964

1959 1959 1959 1959 1961 1959 1961 1963 1948

1952 1953 1953

1950

1948

1964 1952

1949 1947 1959

1947 1948

LISTING OF P.O. POSTAGE METERS

SERIAL

TOWNMARK AND DATE

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143684 POSTAL STN. D OTTAWA ONT. 1962 143692 BRANDON 143868 REXDALE

144087 LINDSAY ONTARIO 144220 FORT WILLIAM ONTARIO 1956 144229 PRINCE ALBERT SASK. 1963 144229 FORT WILLIAM 144229 YORKTON SASK. 1972 144231 PORT ARTHUR 144595 LACHINE 144777 NEW GLASGOW N.S. 1965 144777 SYDNEY 144777 HALIFAX N.S. 1971 144777 CORNWALL ONTARIO 1952 144814 GUELPH ONTARIO 1968 144814 SASKATOON SASK. 1963 144842 WEYBURN 144843 PRINCE RUPERT 144872 WOODSTOCK 144872 ORILLIA ONTARIO 1961

145202 QUEBEC QUEBEC 1959 145202 KITCHENER ONTARIO 1972 145202 QUEBEC CITY - terminal 145235 MEDICINE HAT ALBERTA 1956 145236 MONTREAL QUEBEC 1962 145236 QUEBEC QUEBEC 145241 NEW WESTMINSTER B.C. 1954 145243 NORTH BAY 145247 VANCOUVER B.C. 1956 145248 PRINCE ALBERT SASK. 1952 145248 WINNIPEG MANITOBA 145249 LONDON ONTARIO 1959 145257 VERNON B.C. 1952 145347 VANCOUVER 145355 VANCOUVER B.C. 1957 145359 VANCOUVER 145366 KELOWNA B.C. 1963 145367 RIMOUSKI 145371 ST.THOMAS ONTARIO 1971 145371 LONDON C 145379 GUELPH ONTARIO 1958 145382 VANCOUVER B.C. 1951 145382 DAWSON CREEK B.C. 1965 145393 TRURO NOVA SCOTIA 145408 TORONTO ONTARIO 1964 145408 TORONTO A 145434 OTTAWA ONTARIO 1956 145441 YARMOUTH N.S. 1962

146129 SOUTH EDMONTON 146133 NELSON B.C. 1962 146134 ROSEMONT MONTREAL P.O. 1962 146134 MONTREAL QUEBEC 1960 146137 CHARLOTTETOWN

1961 1947 1964

1949

1963

1950

1950

1947 1964 1959 1966 1953

1950

1950 1950

1950 1953 1950

1950

2/10/1947 1952 1950

1950 1953 1963

1962 1951 1950

1951 1961 1961 1951 1952

1947

1952

1952

146137 OUTREMONT MONTREAL P.O. 1983 146138 NELSON 1952 146139 VANCOUVER B.C. 1956 1952 146139 OUTREMONT MONTREAL P.O. 146139 VANCOUVER D 1952 146139 POSTAL STATION A VANCOUVER B.C. 146140 MONTREAL QUEBEC 1962 1952 146140 QUEBEC QUEBEC 1963 146140 LETHBRID6E ALBERTA 146140 MONTREAL L 1952 146141 WESTON 1952 146141 TORONTO ONTARIO 1956 146143 SOUTH BURNABY VAN. B.C. 1962 1952 146144 MONTREAL QUEBEC 1958 146144 NOTRE-DAME-DE-GRACE MONTREAL P.O. 1952 146144 PEMBROKE ONTARIO 1964 146145 NEW GLASGOW NOVA SCOTIA 1952 146145 CALGARY 0 1967 146145 EDMONTON 1961 146146 SAULT STE MARIE ONTARIO 1956 1952 146148 TORONTO ONTARIO 1952 146148 WINDSOR ONTARIO 1974 146149 TORONTO N 1952 146149 WINDSOR ONTARIO 1976 146189 POSTAL STATION 'A' VANCOUVER B.C. 146261 ROCK ISLAND QUEBEC 1963 146280 PRESTON ONTARIO 1962 146331 KITCHENER ONTARIO 146362 SASKATOON 1952 146401 EDMONTON ALTA. 1956 1947 146401 REGINA SASK. 1974 146402 TORONTO ONTARIO 1953 1952 146402 TORONTO J 1952 146403 TORONTO F 1952 146403 TORONTO ONTARIO 1953 1952 146404 DRUMMONDVILLE 1952 146405 TORONTO C 1952 146405 DOWNSVIEW ONTARIO 1968 146406 TORONTO K 1952 146406 TORONTO ONTARIO 1953 1952 146407 PENTICTON B.C. 1955 1952 146409 KAMLOOPS B.C. 1955 146410 GLACE BAY N.S. 1960 1952 146411 CRANBROOK B.C. 146411 HAMILTON ONTARIO 1966 146411 TORONTO H 1952 146412 VERDUN MONTREAL P.G. 1962 1952 146412 MONTREAL QUEBEC 1959 146413 NANAIMO B.C. 1954 1952 146413 MONTREAL QUEBEC 146414 CALGARY B 1966 146414 CRANBROOK B.C. 1953 1952 146414 CALGARY ALBERTA 1967 146415 TORONTO ONTARIO 1952 1952 146415 TORONTO E 1952 146415 LINDSAY ONTARIO 1965

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146415 ALMA 1967 146839 GALT ONTARIO 146416 TRAIL B.C. 1954 1952 146896 GUELPH ONTARIO 1954 2/2/1953

146418 MONTREAL QUEBEC 1956 1952 146899 GALT ONTARIO 1962 1952

146418 REGINA SASK. 146901 CHATHAM ONTARIO 1964 1952

146418 MONTREAL R 1952 146902 TORONTO 1953 146419 CORNER BROOK 1952 146902 EDMONTON A 1966 146419 CORNER BROOK NFLD. 1958 146902 OSHAWA ONTARIO 1965 146420 TORONTO ONTARIO 146905 PEMBROKE ONTARIO 1952 146420 ISLINGTON ONTARIO 146906 VANCOUVER F 1961

146421 MONTREAL OUTREMONT 1952 146911 MOUNT ROYAL MONTREAL P.Q. 1473 146421 VANCOUVER B.C. 1952 146914 TORONTO N 1963

146421 VANCOUVER 0 1952 146917 TORONTO ONTARIO 1962 146422 NORTH VANCOUVER B.C. 1954 1952 146917 KAMLOOPS B.C. 146423 TORONTO R 1952 146917 BELLEVILLE ONTARIO 1955 1952

146423 TORONTO ONTARIO 1962 1952 146921 NORANDA 1952

146424 VANCOUVER B.C. 146921 QUEBEC QUEBEC 1967 146426 OUTREMONT MONTREAL P.O. 1964 146924 POINTE CLAIR DORVAL 1967

146426 MONTREAL QUEBEC 1957 146924 FREDERICTON N.B. 1964 1954

146427 SUDBURY ONTARIO 1962 146928 GRANBY QUEBEC 1957 1952

146427 MONTREAL QUEBEC 1968 146930 WINDSOR ONTARIO 1953 1952

146427 SUDBURY 1952 146933 NIAGARA FALLS ONT. 1965

146428 DELORIMIER MONTREAL P.O. 1964 1952 146933 TORONTO ONTARIO 1959 1952

146428 MONTREAL QUEBEC 1967 146933 TORONTO A 1952

146429 ISLINGTON ONTARIO 1968 146935 KITCHENER ONTARIO 1956 1952

146429 CALGARY ALBERTA 1958 146936 ST.CATHARINES ONTARIO 1953 1952

146429 MONTREAL QUEBEC 1959 1952 146937 ISLINGTON ONTARIO 1961 1953

146429 MONTREAL C 1952 146938 ANTAGONISM 1966

146430 TORONTO L 1952 146938 PRESTON ONTARIO 1963 1952

146430 TORONTO ONTARIO 1959 1952 146943 SWIFT CURRENT SASK. 1964 1952

146431 PORT ARTHUR 1952 146944 PEMBROKE ONTARIO 1960 1952

146433 ST.JOHN'S NFLD. 1954 1952 146944 MONTREAL QUEBEC

146436 VANCOUVER L 1952 146436 VANCOUVER B.C. 1952 147220 DRYDEN 1963

146437 VICrORA P.C. 1358 1952 14740? XAMLOOPS 1952

146437 VANCOUVER E,L, 1963 147413 EDMONTON ALTA. 1964

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146438 VANCOUVER B.C. 1954 1952 147532 FLIN FLON MANITOBA 1962 147545 MONTREAL QUEBEC 1962

146438 VANCOUVER K 1952 147545 SUDBURY ONTARIO 1964

146439 CALGARY ALBERTA 1958 1952 147549 REGINA BASK, 1959 1955

146440 VANCOUVER 9 1952 147549 MONTREAL F 1967

1 86840 VANCOUVER E.C. 1957 1952 147549 REGINA A 1955

146441 MONTREAL QUEBEC 1955 1952 147550 TORONTO ONTARIO 1965

146 8 41 ST.THOMAS ONTARIO 1979 147550 TORONTO STA. F ONT. 1970

1 8 6441 TORONTO ONTARIO 147550 GALT ONTARIO 1972

146441 MONTREAL T 1952 147552 REGINA SASK. 1959

1 86442 BRANDON 1952 147560 BARRIE ONTARIO 1953

.I7MCUTH N.S. 1959 1952 147565 REGINA SASK. 1972 1955

16143 POFT' I 1966 147565 REGINA A 1955

1 1 68 83 EHARLO,IiTOWN F.E.I. 1964 147566 VANCOUVER RICHMOND 1963

It'd444 'r - ILLE QUEBEC 1957 147568 HAMILTON ONTARIO 1962 ' 0!53 147568 OSHAWA ONTARIO 1957 1953

1q)16 1-,) 0 1966 147569 IRONIC ONTARIO 146662 EAMIL1JE 1952 147570 DAWSON CREEK B.B. 1958 146684 HALIFAX NORTH POSTAL 1952 147576 HAMILTON B 1953 146830 WINDSOR ONTARIO 147577 SIMCOE ONTARIO 1954 1953 146833 TORONTO ONTARIO 147580 SAINT JOHN N.B. 1956 1953

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147583 RED DEER ALBERTA 147584 MONTREAL M 147584 MONTREAL QUEBEC 1967 147586 HAMILTON ONTARIO 1954 147588 MONTREAL PLACE VICTORIA 147588 FLIN FLON MANITOBA 1963 147753 VANCOUVER B.C. 1963 147753 VANCOUVER A 147754 MONTREAL QUEBEC 1964 147772 MONTREAL QUEBEC 1983 147772 MONTREAL E 147776 EDMONTON ALTA. 1969 147788 FLIN FLOW

148086 CAMROSE ALBERTA 1968 148087 LINDSAY ONTARIO 1958 148087 PETERBOROUGH ONTARIO 1969 148089 TORONTO 0 CONNOR 148089 MONTREAL COTE ST LUC 148089 TORONTO ONTARIO 1962 148097 LINDSAY 148282 SNOWDON MONTREAL P.Q. 148282 QUEBEC QUEBEC 148282 CHICOUTIMI 148314 STRATFORD ONTARIO 1979 148314 SNOWDON MONTREAL P.O. 1968 148423 TORONTO ONTARIO 1963 148423 HAMILTON ONTARIO 1958 148424 TORONTO ONTARIO 1956 148424 TORONTO B 148440 CALGARY A 148440 OAKVILLE ONTARIO 1965 148441 PRINCE GEORGE B.C. 1962 148442 MOOSE JAW SASK. 1963 148678 WHITEHORSE 148678 FREDERICTON NEW BRUNSWICK 148900 KIRKLAND LAKE 148912 AMHERST 148989 TORONTO ONTARIO 149201 TORONTO A 149993 WINNIPEG

151115 MONTREAL QUEBEC 1958 151115 MOUNT ROYAL MONTREAL P.O. 1969 151116 MONTREAL H 151116 EDMONTON E 151116 MONTREAL QUEBEC 1965 151120 HALIFAX N.S. 1969 151121 HALIFAX 151121 SNOWDON MONTREAL P.O. 151387 VANCOUVER A 151387 VANCOUVER B.C. 1962 151393 WEST VANCOUVER 151400 VANCOUVER NORTH BURNABY 151400 VANCOUVER B.C. 151408 VANCOUVER E

1953 1964 1964

1967

1957 1957

1956 1956

1954

1955

1954 1967 1954

15/2/1954

1964

1955 1955 1959 1966 1954 1954 1954 1965

1962 1963

1953 1967

1956 1956 1966 1956 1956 1956

1957 1957 1957 1957

1957

151424 DUNCAN

1959 151967 SHERBROOKE P.Q. 1958

1958 151970 TORONTO U

1959 151970 TORONTO ONTARIO 1965

1959 151972 YOUVILLE MONTREAL P.O. 1971

1958 151974 STATION I TORONTO ONT. 151974 PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE MANITOBA 151974 WINNIPEG MANITOBA 1963

1958 151976 SNOWDON MONTREAL P.O. 1961

1957 151979 TORONTO 6

1958 151979 TORONTO ONTARIO 1964

1958 151981 TORONTO ONTARIO 1962

1958 151981 TORONTO D

1958 151982 SCARBOROUGH ONTARIO 1961

1959 151986 GRANDE PRAIRIE ALBERTA 1960

1958 151987 TORONTO W

1959 151987 SHERBROOKE P.O. 151987 TORONTO ONTARIO 1967

1959 151990 PETERBOROUGH ONTARIO 1961

23/8/1947 151990 KITCHENER ONTARIO 1969 151997 OTTAWA ONTARIO 1970

1958 151997 OTTAWA C

1958

152400 CORNWALL ONTARIO 1960 152400 ST.LAURENT MONTREAL P.O. 1969 152401 POSTAL STA. 8 MONTREAL P.O. 1964 152401 MOUNT ROYAL MONTREAL P.O. 1973 152407 POSTAL STN.E OTTAWA ONT. 1970 1959 152410 POSTAL STATION B OTTAWA ONT. 1963 1959 152412 LONDON ONTARIO 1964 152417 BRANTFORD ONTARIO 1965 1959 152418 BANFF ALBERTA 1977 1959 152424 DUNCAN B.C. 1975

153030 WILLOWDALE ONTARIO 196B 153073 TORONTO ONTARIO 1960 153074 MONTREAL QUEBEC 1961 153075 ST.JOHN'S NFLD. 1963 153078 VICTORIA MONTREAL P.Q. 1966 153079 COURTENAY B.C. 1966

1959 153080 DAUPHIN MANITOBA 1962 153081 STATION C HAMILTON ONT. 1972 153082 STRATFORD ONTARIO 1970 153084 KIMBERLEY B.C. 153085 PLACE D'ARMES MONTREAL P.O. 1962 153241 YOUVILLE MONTREAL P.Q. 1980 153343 TORONTO ONTARIO 1954 153506 MONTREAL QUEBEC 1966 153507 DELORIMIER MONTREAL P.O. 1968 153508 FORT WILLIAM ONTARIO 1961 153510 WINNIPEG MANITOBA 1962 153517 DOWNSVIEW ONTARIO 1960 153518 WINNIPEG MANITOBA 1962 153520 TORONTO STA. B ONT. 1961 153521 TILLSONBURG

1961 153522 ST.THOMAS ONTARIO 1965

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153523 CALGARY ALBERTA 1967 153524 TORONTO STA. F ONT. 1965 POSTGRAPH METER 153525 ST HYACINTHE 1963 153775 SAULT-STE-MARIE ONTARIO Ross W. Irwin

154060 POSTAL STN. E OTTAWA ONT. 154551 MONTREAL QUEBEC 1962

A Postgraph Model C postage meter was manufactured in Los Angeles and New York.

154654 QUEBEC The company was represented in Canada by 154654 WINNIPEG 1967 Postgraph Co., Vancouver. The Model C 154655 ST.LAURENT MONTREAL P.O. 154656 TORONTO

1963 postage meter was tested by the post office, and approved for use in Canada, May

154657 LONDON 28, 1930. The Canadian distributor did not 154657 MONTREAL NORD ma continue in business and none were sold. 154658 REGINA I presume the depression was the reason. 154659 CALGARY 154736 BARRIE ONTARIO 1965 154736 LA TUQUE 1967 154864 QUEBEC QUEBEC 1963

155090 RICHMOND HILL 1965 155091 BURLINGTON 1965 155092 LABRADOR CITY 1965 155094 BRAMPTON 1965 155104 ETOBICOKE 1965 155105 SUDBURY 1965 155108 OTTAWA J 1965 155109 CASTELGAR 1965 155112 ST JEROME 1966 155114 ROXBORO 1966 155116 JOLIETTE 1966 155117 HALIFAX 1966 155201 ST.CATHARINES ONT. 1980 155310 CORNER BROOK 155311 TORONTO TO 1967 55312 WATERLOO 1967 .5313 SI AToiN 8 1967

155314 ROUYN 1967 155315 VICTORIA A 1967 155396 RROCKVILLE 1967 155317 OTTAWA F 1966 155318 SEPT ISLES 1966 15:7319 POSTAL STN. E OTTAWA ONT. 1973 155319 HULL 1966 155320 ST JOHN 1967 155601 MONTREAL QUEBEC 1968 15561? POSTAL STN. E OTTAWA ONT 1978 J734 BRANTEW ONTARIO 1976

156225 PLACE D'ARMES MONTREAL P.O. 1980 156747 NE4 =1:5 EE h

DUCRIM:2 ANTREAL P.O. 1960

158277 MONTREAL QUEBEC 158694 SAULT-STE-MARIE ONTARIO 1978

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CMSG METER CATALOG

Type indiala Remarks

7.2.7

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7.2.8

CMSG METER CATALOG

Type Indicla Remarks

7.2.14 rosrcGe

Datemark letters and numbers smaller and wider than 7.1

7.2.15

C., ^OSTES 4

New style numbers and letters

7.2.16 Type 11 datemark sans serif RN

7.2.17 '-'1.X 53 . Larger style datemark than 7.2.5

7.2.18 11'46 Month missing in datemark

7.2.19 See 7 . 2 . 1 Province abbreviated

7.2.20

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OHMER FARE REGISTER PARCEL POST METER

OHMER FARE POSTAGE REGISTER

Ross W. Irwin

The Ohmer Fare Register Parcel Post meter performed a similiar function as the National Cash Register postage register in recording

postage; however, it also indicated the number of parcels in a lot. The first label bore the postage and the other labels just bore the parcel number, up to 20. At this time parcel post represented 40% of the total mail carried, that is, 70 million pieces.

The indicia for three parcels would look like:

3 089 3 00 090

3 .00 091

Ohmer Fare Register Co., Dayton, OH, arraned through their Canadian agent, Canadian Ohmer Ltd., Fleury St. Montreal, to demonstrate their register for the Post Office inspection service on

July 15, 1930.

It appears that the register was approved for use in the Post Office Department as of March 13, 1931, and for general use in the Weekly Bulletin of February 27, 1932. The company did not follow up on the approval, presumably due to the downturn in business in the depression. In the meantime, National Cash Register introduced their Model 1900 register which also had provision for providing for parcels in lots. A specimen of the Ohmer Fare Register indicia is shown below.

13

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Shown below is an indicia from an electrically operated Pitney Bowes RMRS Model 6911 Postage meter intended for small volume mailers. The four-bank meter provides for fractional postage to a maximum of $9.999. There is also provision for gummed tape for parcels and bulky envelopes. Note that the townmark looks smaller but is the same 20 mm as the old style. The rate frame has the same general appearance but has been redesigned. Looks like the serial block starts at 1100001. So, it is nice to have something new to look for.

Recyling old postage meters!! Top is Type 11.1 - prov. in full, date MDY, closed 4 in serial number. Centre - Date MDY, prov abbreviated, open 4 in serial number Bottom - As for centre, except prov in full.

This got through the mail. Someone actually cut out a 10c and lc meter and town circle. The ad was added and all glued to a piece of cloth. The post office delivered the mail!!!!

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Here is an unlisted Type 11.1 with the date reading YDY. The mcith is in unserifed Roman numerals. Meter number. 140023 was used by La Paquet Co. {:tee, Quebec, Quebec, Notice, I have shown a piece dated in 1941 and cover ded. in February 1948, I have another piece dated MAR 17'51 so the change in the date die was made in. that interval, Also note that the company cho.aged in 192 from 140023 to 146463 which has the serifed date, This is certainly a, v.aIid variety which will prove to be quite scarce.

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Canada Meter Stamp Newsletter

No. 27

SUMMER 1990

Editor: Ross W. Irwin, PO Box 1263, Guelph, ON., N1H 6N6 Assoc Editor: Dave Cooper, Box 2373, Thunder Bay "P", ON., P7B 5E9

EDITOR'S REMARKS

This issue contains a couple of innovations which we hope to include in future issues. One of these is one or two pages of postmark advertising. In this issue it will take a patriotic note and in the next one I plan to do the Pitney Bowes company advertisements and then a page of Christmas. None of these will be all inclusive but if you have interesting ads to include send me a good copy.

The other item that will be continuing is a single page which will cover the technical description of each postage meter. The purpose is to have such a sheet to accompany our catalog once we get it done. When you look at it if there are details you think should also be included let me know.

The Nixdorfs are included in this issue. Most of the detail was supplied by Whitehouse, Cooper, Cheberiak and Rich Toop. Thanks, keep up the good work. Notice I have printed it twice. One is numerical by serial and the other is sorted by town to make it easier for you to try out the system of office numbers given on page 26-2.

This issue also contains more than the usual pages of our catalog. Note that Irwin does not own some of the items so please send a good photocopy of any missing item you may have. I also discuss at length on the next page what I think will be the system of numbers we will adopt. Let me know if you have other ideas before we actually get to using them.

Illustrated below is a cover addressed to one of the real early collectors of meter indicia in Canada, and the author of the first listing of the users of Pitney Bowes Type 1 in 1930.

THE ENGINEERING JOURNAL THE JOURNAL OF THE ENGINEERING

INSTITUTE OF CANADA

2050 MANSFIELD STREET,

MONTREAL 2, CAN. )

ss .03

Professor Roger DeLend French, Professor of Highway & Municipal Engineering, McGill University, MONTREAL 2, Quebec.

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In our catalog listing I am uneasy about the way I treat the datemark. I am just doing Type 9 for another issue. The date is part of the meter, not loose type, and so the options are: MDY, MY, Y, and blank. Are these all subtypes? The MDY is the standard letter rate. Blank would likely be a printed matter rate of is and the other MY and Y could also be the same. My philosophy is if there is a postal rate reason for the configuration then it probably should be included. Any adverse comments? Types 1 and 8 have loose type so the variations are greater but I have sort of adopted the same philosophy.

At the moment there are about 25 basic meter types cataloged. If this were all there were the interest in postage meter collecting would be quite small so we break each major type into sub-types, such as 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, etc., based on some continuing major difference in the indicia. This adds to our collecting challenge. The sub-classes tend to reflect how a meter was used postally as well as smaller differences in appearance. We could include a.great many items here but many of them would not be constant varieties, some may be unique, and may not be available to collectors. They get frustrated and leave the hobby. So we need a balance, whatever that may be.

****** Jean-Guy Dalpe sent me some additions/correction to the post office list from the last issue. I will list these and others you may send in a future issue.

****** Wilf Whitehouse sends the item below as an example of Type 7.2.19, which was not illustrated in the last issue. Thanks Wilf. Suggest you photocopy it and glue it to the proper catalog page.

CANAD!AN MARCH OF DIMES

r ,41 1

k BOX 10—TORONTO

The indieia shoal] above appears to be an essay produced by Pitney Bowes probably for the introduction of the Wodel I meter series. While it also appears to be similiar to the Model 3 meter series any dates that have shown up are usually not in the 1930's. The essay is reasonably easy to find and it is unusual that no one can slate for sure the purpose of it.

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INDEX TO METER TYPE FOR CSMG CATALOG

Type Description of the Indicia

1.1 PB Model M, shield design, "hand" engraved indicia, 4001 1.2 same , with license no., 4002-4305 1.3 same , no license number, incl above 2.1 UPF Midget, rectangular design, 500-513 3.1 UPF Midget, shield design, METER 3.2 same , METRE 3.3 same , METER and Mxxx 3.4 same , METRE and Mxxx 4.1 Franco, METRE 1021 4.2 Franco, METRE NO. 1022-1025 5.1 PB Models HF, H3, HS, shield design 40001 6.1 PB Models HF, H3, HS, square bilingual 40005 7.1 PB Models HX, HT METRE NO. 82400 7.2 PB Models HX, HT METRE 7.3 PB Models HX, HT METER-COMPTEUR 7.4 PB Model CA, Type 1 TM, METRE NO, setting 5 7.5 PB Model CA, Type 1 TM, METRE, setting 5 7.6 PB Model CV, Type 1 TM, METRE, setting 11 8.1 PB Model CV, Type 1 TM, bilingual indicia, METRE 54001 8.2 PB Model CV, Type 1 TM, bilingual, METER-CCMPTEUR 8.3 PB Model CV, as above, setting 11 8.4 PB Model CA, as above, setting 5, 04016-18 9.1 PB Model J, METRE, dot before value, 94000 9.2 PB Model JD, METRE, star before value, 94001-34 9.3 PB Model JD, METER-CCMPTEUR, star before value, 94035-124 10.1 PB Model Coin-O-Post, 101 11.1 PB Model RT, RF, star before value, 140000 11.2 PB Model RT, RF, 3 wavy lines before value 11.3 as above but 0 before value 11.4 PB Model RF fitted for fractional value 146124, 152626 11.5 PB Mail-O-Mat, 51009-10 11.6 PB single value fractional meter 145776 11.7 as above but dot before value 12.1 NP( Model 45, COMPTEUR 9922 12.2 N11 Model 45, METER-COMPTEUR, 9923 12.3 CC Model 45, METER-COMPTEUR, 40001 13.1 PB Model DM, 240000 14.1 PB Model DM3, 240700 15.1 Roneo Neopost, COMPTEUR sr NO, 101 15.2 Roneo Neopost, COMPTEURAMErER, 108 15.3 Roneo Neopost, N before serial, 30, 32 16.1 UPF Midget 3, 1 17.1 PB Model R, 149201, 149990 18.1 PB Model RT-7, narrow dots, 156000 18.2 same but medium dots 18.3 same but wide dots and 3 wavy lines 156180 19.1 Postalia Model KF-1501, METER/COMPTEUR/POSTALIA 100100 19.2 same but P to right 100025 19.3 same but P above 100225 19.4 same but value 0.00

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CANADIAN WESTINGHOUSE COMPANY

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20.1 PB 5300, short 3 wavy lines, two dots 20.2 PB 5300, long 3 wavy lines, no dots 21.1 Friden, 300000 22.1 Friden, 320000 22.2 Friden, 350000 22.3 Friden, 360000 22.4 Friden, 370000, 380000 22.5 Friden, 330000 23.1 RN, 700000 23.2 RN, 750000 23.3 RN, 775000 24.1 PB 5711, 800000

24.2 same as above but 869500 25.1 Hasler 2000000

25.2 same but fractional 26.1 PB, 1000000 27.1 Postalia, 400000 27.2 Postalia, 465000

40.1 NCR long narrow 41.1 NCR 1932 issue

The meters, parcel registers and printing heads beyond 50.1 need to be reorganized and renumbered. I am thinking of starting these at 100 to make room in our numbers for new postage meters. I thought I would start the series with Nixdorf as 100.1. We need your input into the system in order to improve it. Have we missed an important type?

Type 1 meter applying 2 cents; hoverer, the letter rate was 3c in 1938 so a Type 5 meter was used to apply the additional postage - but no tornaork.

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POCON No

INVENTORY OF NIXDORF R.P.O. REGISTERS

REGISTER TOWNMARK POSTAL OUTLET SERIAL

0592072 0592072 0329584 0639710 0591998

3000042 CALGARY_ALBERTA 3000043 CALGARY ALBERTA 3000043 OTTAWA_ONTARIO 3000044 RICHMOND_B.C. 3000045 CALGARY_ALBERTA

Silver Springs Chinook Heron Gate Airport Sarcee

0553174 REGINA Normanview 0592218 3000046 CALGARY_ALBERTA Calgary Place 0000000 0000000 SPECIMEN 0360570 3000047 TORONTO_ONTARIO Thorncliffe 0531235 2000013 WINNIPEG MB. Ferry Road 0360546 3000048 MILTON ONTARIO Milton Mall 0327220 3000000 OTTAWA ONTARIO Rideau East 0592595 3000049 EDMONTON ALBERTA Beverly 0047511 3000001 HALIFAX N.S. Spryfield 0360597 3000050 MISSISSAUGA_ONT Meadowvale 0531030 3000002 WINNIPEG MAN. WestAood 0048925 3000051 DARTMOUTH_N.S. Darmouth Shopping 0531022 3000003 WINNIPEG Broadway 0408395 3000052 LONDON_ONTARIO Westown 0531049 3000004 WINNIPEG MB Charieswood 0231126 3000053 MONTREAL QUEBEC Normandie 0326410 3000005 PETERBOROUGH ONT• North Monaghan 0379204 3000054 WHITBY_ONTARIO Town Plaza 0592374 3000006 CALGARY ALBERTA Westbrook 0531634 3000055 WINNIPEG MB. Sherbrooke Westmi 0531073 3000007 MCGILL POSTAL McGillivray 0244848 3000056 LONGUEUIL_QC. Jacques Cartier 0590266 3000008 CALGARY ALTA. Bow Valley 3000057 0590258 3000009 BRENTWOOD POSTAL Brentwood 0244848 3000058 LONGUEUIL_QC Jacques Cattier 0405868 3000010 SHERWOOD FOREST Sherwood Forest 0408395 3000059 LONDON_ONTARIO Westown 0590266 3000011 CALGARY_ALTA. Bow Valley 0531820 3000060 WINNIPEG MB. 0531219 3000012 WINNIPEG MAN. Lombard 0531847 3000060 WINNIPEG MB. North Kildonan 0531235 3000013 WINNIPEG MB 0639966 3000061 RICHMOND B.C. Richmond Square 0406139 3000014 BOLER ROAD Byron 0231304 3000062 LAPRAIRIE P.O. La Citiere

0531200 3000015 WINNIPEG MAN Kenaston 0408689 3000063 LONDON ONT. White Oaks

0406120 3000016 SPRINGBANK 0 Sout'ncrest 0720313 3000064 WHITEHORSE YK Main St.

0531243 3000017 WINNIPEG MAN Tyndall 0379255 3000065 AJAX ONTARIO Harwood Place

0406147 3000018 WELLINGTON R South London 0231312 3000066 MONTREAL P.O. La Pointe 0999999 3000019 SPECIMEN Canada Post 3379247 3000067 SCARBOROUGH ONT Finch Midland

0531227 3000019 WINNIPES_MAN West Kildonan 0720313 3000068 WHITEHORSE_YK Main St.

3000020 0531812 3000069 WINNIPEG MAN. Lakewood

0590622 3000021 CALGARY_ALBERTA Dover 0531693 3000070 WINNIPEG MB. Markham

0531157 3000022 WESTDALE P.S. Westdale 0531650 3000070 WINNIPEG MAN. Dickens

0048755 3000023 M1C MAC BLVD Mic Mac 3000071

0531219 3000023 WINNIPEG_MAN. Lombard 0210838 3000072 POINTE CLAIRE PO Fairview

0589039 3000024 LAKEVIEW CALGARY Lakeview 0592455 3000073 CALGARY AB Meridian.

0589035 3000024 CALGARY_ALTA Lakeview 0329908 3000074 GLOUCESTER ONT. Gloucester Centre

0046720 3000025 COLE HARBOUR NS Cole :'arbour 3003075

0379131 3000026 LAWRENOE North Park 0210862 3000076 MONTREAL .P.O. Les Atriums

0553247 3000027 SAKATOON_SASK. 0210854 3000077 LAVAL_P:O. Concorde

0639729 3000027 NORTH VAN.J.C. Lynn Valley 0210897 3000078 MONTREAL_P.O. Place Victoria

0639729 3000027 MOUNTAIN HW Lynn Valley 0048968 3000079 HALIFAX NS Robie

0048755 3000028 1;ffMIC MAC BLVD Mic Mac 0329797 3000080 OTTAWA_ONTARID Carlingwood

0654884 3000029 BURNABY_B.C. South Slope 0360848 3000061 OSHGA ONT. Kingsway Village

0591963 3000030 AIRWAYS CALGARY Airways 0260783 3000082 REXDALE ONT. Rexdale Plaza

3591971 3000031 PLACE CONCORDE Piece Concorde 0553158 3000083 REGINA Broders Annex

3000032 0720313 3000083 WHITEHORSE YK

0317039 3000033 OTTAWA_ONTARIO Glebe 0210862 3000084 MONTREAL P.O. Les Atriums

0639729 3000034 MOUNTAIN HW Lynn Valley 0531855 3000085 WINNIPEG MAN.

0639729 3000034 NORTH VAN.J.0. Lynn Valley 0210889 3000085 LACHINE P.O. Lachine

0592072 3000035 CALGARY ALBERTA Chinook 0360899 3000086 RICHMOND HILL Harding

0592064 3000036 CALGARY ALBERTA Canada Square 0327703 3000087 OTTAWA ONT. Donald

0592013 3000037 CALGARY ALBERTA Highfield 0379239 3000088 MISSISSAUGA ON Dixie Mall

0592048 3000038 CALGARY_ALBERTA Acadia 0361275 3000089 MISSISSAUGA ON Rockwood

0592056 3000039 CALGARY ALBERTA Sunridge 0630845 3000090 VICTORIA B.C. University Heigh

0408530 3000040 HAMILTON ONT. Upper James 0210889 3000091 LACHINE P.O. Lachine

0408409 3000041 LONDON_ONTARIO City Centre 0360864 3000092 WESTON ONTARIO Westown

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3000093 0365572 3000146 BRAMPTON ONTARIO Kingspoint 0361488 3000094 WILLOWDALE_ON. Town & Country Mall 0592390 3000147 CALGARY_ALBERTA Thorncliffe 0360902 3000094 WILLOWDALE ONT. 0408638 3000148 LONDON ONTARIO Eastown 0630845 3000095 VICTORIU.C. University Heights 0592439 3000149 CALGARY_ALBERTA Edmonton Trail 0630071 3000096 TSAWWASSEN_B.C. Tsawwassen 0630969 3000150 VICTORIA_B.C. Fort Street 0360929 3000097 MISSISSAUGA ON. Centre Plaza 0592021 3000151 CALGARY_ALBERTA Bowness 0316695 3000098 GLOUCESTER_ON. 0592331 3000152 CALGARY_ALBERTA Kensington 0360872 3000099 NORTH YORK_ONT. Sheppard Centre 0317683 3000153 OTTAWA_ONTARIO McCarthy 0647470 3000100 VANCOUVER B.C. Vancouver Station A 3000154 0647470 3000101 VANCOUVER B.C. Vancouver Station A 0531642' 3000155 WINNIPEG MAN.

3000102 0046655 3000156 LOWER SACKVILLE 3000103 0592544 3000157 CALGARY_ALBERTA Ogden

0361518 3000104 NORTH YOK ONT. Sheppard Centre 0631167 3000158 VICTORIA B.C. Mount Tolmie 0592358 3000105 CALGARY ALBERTA West Hilihurst 0124230 3000159 SAINT,JOHN N.B. Brunswick Square 0191930 3000106 OUEBEC_P.Q. 3000160 0592366 3000107 CALGARY _ALBERTA Glamorgan 0631426 3000161 KELOWNA_B.C. Towne Centre 0639982 3000108 BURNABY_B.C. Metrotown. 0593095 3000162 CALGARY_ALBERTA Deer Valley 0592498 3000109 CALGARY ALBERTA Temple 0592293 3000163 CALGARY_ALBERTA Glenmore Landing 0630993 3000110 VICTORIA_B.C. James Bay 0408719 3000164 LONDON_ONT. Argyle

3000111 0531677 3000165 WINNIPEGMAN. 0316725 3000112 ORLEANS ONTARIO Bilberry Village 0317152 3000166 NEPEAN_ONTARIO Ottawa tityview 0531790 3000113 WINNIPEG MAN. Regent 0592285 3000167 CALGARY_ALBERTA Woodbine

3000114 0591463 3000168 CALGARY_ALBERTA Ranchlands 0408565 3000115 LONDON ONTARIO Westmount Mall 0048984 3000169 HALIFAX_N.S. Scotia Square 0317640 3000116 HULL_P.O. Val Tetreau 0408646 3000170 LONDON_ONT. Nelson Park

3000117 3000171 3000118 0553166 3000172 REGINA_SASK. Glencairn

0317624 3000119 GATINEAU_P.O. Gatineau ?laza 3000173 0592412 3000120 CALGARY_ABERTA Inglewood 0593079 3000174 EDMONTON_AB 0639990 3000121 WEST VANC.23.C. Ambleside 0049034 3000175 DARTMOUTH_N.S. 0639990 3000121 VANCOUVER_B.C. Ambleside 0553123 3000176 REGINA Gold Square 0244805 3000122 MONTREAL_P.O. Fleury 3000177 0231576 3000122 MONTREAL P.O. Fleury 0631477 3000178 VICTORIA_B.C. Hillside 0640247 3000123 WHISTLER B._. Whistler 0631450 3000179 VICTORIA_B.C. Brentwood 0640247 3000124 WHISTLER_B.C. Whistler 3000180 0640247 3000125 "..':HISTLER_B.C. Whistler On:62 9 3000181 GREENFIELD PARK Place Greenfield Par 0317659 3000126 HULL_P.O. Librairie Village Ca 0048895 3000182 HALIFAX_N.S. Novalea 0008672 3000127 ET.JOHN_SJFLD Atlantic Place 0279390 3000183 SHERBROOKE2.0. 0008656 3000128 ST.JOHN S NELD Churchill Square 0048917 2000184 HALIFAX_N.S. Green Street 0639974 3000129 SIDNEY_8.C. Sidney 0317136 3000185 BARR1EJN. Kozlov Centre 0631035 3000130 VICTORIA B.C. Saanich Centre 0592021 3000185 CALGARY_ALBERTA Bowness

3000131 0631175 3000186 VANCOUVER B.C. Hornby Street 3000132 0379352 3000187 TORONTO_ONTARIO

0631000 3000133 VICTORIA B.C. Royal Oak 3000188

0631027 3000134 VICTORIA_B.C. Esquimalt 0317233 3000189 OTTAWA ONTARIO

0008729 3000135 ST.JOHN_S NFLD Avalon Mail 0631493 3000190 VICTORIA B.C. Colwood Corners

0008753 3000136 ST.JOHN_S_NFLO Elizabeth East 3000191

0317055 3000137 OTTAWA ONTARIO Bank Hunt Club 0317616 3000192 GLOUCESTER_ON. Beacon Hill 0060925 3000138 SHERWOOD_P.E.I. 0317284 3000193 NEPEAN_ONTARIO Bells Corners 0631019 3000139 SAANICHTONJ.C. Saanichton 0636053 3000194 VANCOUVER_B.C. Harbour Centre

3000140 0630098 3000195 VANCOUVER_B.C. Delamont 0409677 3000141 TILLSONBURG ONT Tillsonburg 0631671 3000196 VANCOUVERB.C. Marpole

3000142 0124168 3000197 MONCTON_N.B. C.R.P.O. Moncton P.V 0008745 3000143 STAJOHN_,S NF Hamilton 0124168 3000198 MONCTON_N.B. C.R.P.O. Moncton P.V 0124265 3000144 MONCTON_N.B. Blue Cross Centre 0124168 3000199 MONCTON_N.B. C.R.P.O. Moncton P.V 0654442 3000145 DELTA B.C. Delta 0124168 3000200 MONCTON N.B. C.R.P.O. Moncton P.V

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0379352 3000201 TORONTO ONTARIO 3000257

0231541 3000202 D.D.ORMEAUX P.O. Marche De L'ouest 3000258

0317047 3000203 KANATA ONTARIO Hazeldean 0531618 3000259 WINNIPEG MB

0553123 3000204 REGINA SASK. Northgate 0655414 3000260 SURREY B.C.

0553255 3000205 REGINA _SASK. Broad Street 3000261

0553212 3000206 REGINA Cornwall Centre 3000262

0317675 3000207 OTTAWA ONTARIO Elmvale 3000263

0553255 3000208 REGINA Broad Street 3000264

3000209 0126381 3000265 BATHURST_N.B.

3000210 3000266

0553131 3000211 REGINA Avonhurst 0657093 3000267 VANCOUVER B.C.

0317276 3000212 NEPEAN ONTARIO Crystal Beach Grocer 3000268

553212 3000213 REGINA SASK. 3000269

0553336 3000214 SASKATOON 3000270

0531936 3000215 STEINBACH MB. 3000271

0720348 3000216 WHITEHORSE YUKON 3000272

0408670 3000217 LONDON ONTARIO Southdale 3000273

0553182 3000218 REGINA_SASK. 3000274

3000219 3000275

0232408 3000220 MONTREAL P O. 0317632 3000221 OTTAWA ONTARIO 0592382 3000222 CALGARY ALBERTA 0046655 3000156 LOWER SACKVILLE

3000223 0047511 3000001 HALIFAX N.S. Spryfield

0654892 3000224 VANCOUVER B.C. Lonsdale 0048720 3000025 COLE HARBOUR NS Cole Harbour

3000225 0048755 3000028 ::ffMIC MAC BLVD Mic Mac

0654906 3000226 PORT MOODY B.C. St. Johns Street 0048755 3000023 MIC MAC BLVD Mic Mac

0380148 3000227 MISSISSAUGA ON. Price Mews 0048895 3000182 HALIFAX N.S. Novalem

0654914 3000228 VANCOUVER_B.C. Point Grey 0048917 3000184 HALIFAX N.S. Green Street

3000229 0048925 3000051 DARTMOUTH N.S. Darmouth Shopping Ce

0207276 3000230 STE FOY P.O. 0048968 3000079 HALIFAX NS Robie

0654868 3000231 RICHMOND B.C. No. 1 Road 0048984 3000169 HALIFAX N.S. Scotia Square

0654922 3000232 BURNABY B.C. Moscrop 0049034 3000175 DARTMOUTH_N.S.

0631655 3000233 VICTORIA. B.C. 0060925 3000135 SHERWOOD P.E.I.

0232262 3000234 ST HUBERT P.Q. 0:24168 3000200 MONCTON N.B. C.R.P.O. Moncton P.V

3000235 0124168 3000198 MONCTON N.B. C.R.P.O. Moncton P.V

3000236 0124168 3000197 MONCTON N.B. C.R.P.O. Moncton P.V

3000237 0124168 3000199 MONCTON N.B. C.R.P.O. Moncton P.V

3000238 LONDON 0124230 3000159 SAINT JOHN N.B. Brunswick Square

3000239 0124265 3000144 MONCTON N.B. Blue Cross Centre

3000240 0126357 3000252 MONCTON N.B.

3000241 0126381 3000265 BATHURST N.B.

0655023 3000242 VANCOUVER B.C. 0126691 3000253 FREDERICTON

3000243 019:930 3000106 QUEBEC_P.O.

0380369 3000244 MISSISSAUGA. ONT. 0207276 3000230 STE FOY P.O.

0654825 3000245 DELTA_B.C. Delta 0210838 3000072 POINTE CLAIRE PO Fairview

0654825 3000246 N.VANCOUVER BC 0210854 3000077 LAVAL P.O. Concorde

0317772 3000247 OTTAWA ONTARIO 0210862 3000076 MONTREAL .P.O. Les Atriums

3000248 0210862 3000084 MONTREAL P.O. Les Atriums

3000249 0210889 3000085 LACHINE P.Q. Lachine

0279358 3000250 SHERBROOKE P.O. 0210889 3000091 LACHINE P.Q. Lachine

0654833 3000251 DELTA B.C. 0210897 3000078 MONTREAL P.Q. Place Victoria

0126357 3000252 MONCTON N.B. 0231126 3000053 MONTREAL QUEBEC Normandie

0126691 3000253 FREDERICTON 0231304 3000062 LAPRAIRIE P.O. La Citiere

3000254 0231312 3000066 MONTREAL P.O. La Pointe

0232874 3000255 MONTREAL P.Q. 0231541 3000202 D.D.ORMEAUX P.O. Marche De L'ouest

3000256 0231576 3000122 MONTREAL P.Q. Fleury

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0231622 3000181 GREENFIELD PARK Place Greenfield Par 0405868 3000010 SHERWOOD FOREST Sherwood Forest 0232262 3000234 ST HUBERT_P.O. 0406120 3000016 SPRINGBANK D Southcrest 0232408 3000220 MONTREAL P.S. 0406139 3000014 BOLER ROAD Byron 0232874 3000255 MONTREAL P.O. 0406147 3000018 WELLINGTON R South London 0244805 3000122 MONTREAL P.C. Fleury 0408395 3000052 LONDON_ONTARIO Westown 0244848 3000058 LONGUEUILOC Jacques Cartier 0408395 3000059 LONDON_ONTARIO Westown 0244848 3000056 LONGUEUIL QC. Jacques Cartier 0408409 3000041 LONDON_ONTARIO City Centre 0279358 3000250 SHERBROOKE_P.O. 0408530 3000040 HAMILTON ONT. Upper James 0279390 3000183 SHERBROOKE2.Q. 0408565 3000115 LONDON ONTARIO Westmount Mail 0316695 3000098 GLOUCESTER ON. 0408638 3000148 LONDON_ONTARIO Eastown 0316725 3000112 ORLEANS ONTARIO Bilberry Village 0408646 3000170 LONDON ONT. Nelson Park 0317039 3000033 OTTAWA_ONTARIO Glebe 0408670 3000217 LONDON_ONTARIO Southdale 0317047 3000203 KANATA ONTARIO Hazeldean 0408689 3000063 LONDON ONT. White Oaks 0317055 3000137 OTTAWA_ONTARIO Bank Hunt Club 0408719 3000164 LONDON ONT. Argyle 0317136 3000185 BARRIE_ON. Kozlov Centre 0409677 3000141 TILLSONBURG ONT Tillsonburg 0317152 3000166 NEPEAN _ONTARIO Ottawa Cityview 0531022 3000003 WINNIPEG Broadway 0317233 3000189 OTTAWA ONTARIO 0531030 3000002 WINNIPEG MAN. Westwood 0317276 3000212 NEPEAN _ONTARIO Crystal Beach Grocer 0531049 3000004 WINNIPEG MB Charleswood 0317284 3000193 NEPEAN ONTARIO Bells Corners 0531073 3000007 MCGILL POSTAL McGillivray 0317616 3000192 GLOUCESTER ON. Beacon Hill 0531197 3000022 WESTDALE P.S. Ostdale 0317624 3000119 GATINEAU2.0. Gatineau Plaza 0531200 3000015 WINNIPEG MAN Kenaston. 0317632 3000221 OTTAWA ONTARIO 0531219 3000012 WINNIPEG _MAN. Lombard 0317640 3000116 HULL 0. Val Tetreau 0531219 3000023 WINNIPEG MAN. Lombard 0317659 3000126 HULL P.O. Librairie Village Ca 0531227 3000019 WINNIPEG_MAN West Kildonan 0317675 3000207 OTTAWA_ONTARIO Elmvale 0531235 2000013 WINNIPEG MB. Ferry Road 0317683 3000153 OTTAWA ONTARI0 McCarthy 0531243 3000017 WINNIPEG MAN Tyndall 0317772 3000247 OTTAWA_ONTARIO 0531634 3000055 WINNIPEG_MB. Sherbrooke Westminst 0326410 3000005 PETERBOROUGH ONT North Monaghan 0531642 3000155 WINNIPEG_MAN. 0327220 3000000 OTTAWA ONTART0 Rideau East 0531650 3000070 WINNIPEG MAN. Dickens 0327703 3000087 OTTAWA. ONT. Donald 0531677 3000165 WINNIPEHMAN. 0329584 3000043 OTTAWA_ONTARIO heron Gate 0531693 3000070 WINNIPEH MB. Markham 0329797 3000080 OTTAWA_ONTARIO Carlingwood 0531790 3000113 WINNIPEG MAN. Regent 0329908 3000074 GLOUCESTER ONT. Gloucester Centre 0531812 3000069 WINNIPEG MAN. Lakewood 0360546 3000048 MILTON ONTARIO Milton Mali 0531820 3000060 WINNIPEG_MB. 0360570 3000047 TORONTO ONTARIO Thorncliffe 0531847 3000060 WINNIPEG MB. North Kildonan 0360597 3000050 MISSISSAUGAJNT Meadowvale 0531855 3000085 WINNIPEG MAN. 0360783 3000082 REXDALE CNT. Rexdale Plaza 0531936 3000215 STEINBACH_MB. 0360848 3000081 OSHAWA ONT. Kingsway Village 0553123 3000204 REGINA_SASK. Northgate 0360864 3000092 WESTON_ONTARIO Westown 0553123 3000176 REGINA Gold Square 0360872 3000099 NORTH YORK ONT. Sheppard Centre 0553131 3000211 REGINA Avonhurst 0360899 3000086 RICHMOND HILL Harding 0553158 3000083 REGINA Broders Annex 0360902 3000094 WILLOWDALE ONT. 0553166 3000172 REGINA SASK. Giencairn 0360929 3000097 MISSISSAUGA_ON. Centre Plaza 0553174 REGINA Normanview 0361275 3000089 MISSISSAUGA ON. Rockwood 0553182 3000218 REGINA_SASK. 0361488 3000094 WILLOWDALE_ON. Town & Country Mali 0553212 3000206 REGINA Cornwall Centre 0361518 3000104 NORTH YOK ONT. Sheppard Centre 0553247 3000027 SAKATOON SASK. 0365572 3000146 BRAMPTON_ONTARIO Kingspoint 0553255 3000205 REGINA_SASK. Broad Street 0379131 3000026 LAWRENCE North Park 0553255 3000208 REGINA Broad Street 0379204 3000054 WHITBY ONTARIO Town Plaza 0553336 3000214 SASKATOON 0379239 3000088 MISSISSAUGA ON. Dixie Mall 0589039 3000024 CALGARY ALTA Lakeview 0379247 3000067 SCARBOROUGH ONT. Finch Midland 0589039 3000024 LAKEVIEW Lakeview 0379255 3000065 AJAX ONTARIO Harwood Place 0590258 3000009 BRENTWOOD POSTAL Brentwood 0379352 3000201 TORONTO ONTARIO 0590266 3000008 CALGARY ALTA. Bow Valley 0379352 3000187 TORONTO ONTARIO 0590266 3000011 CALGARY ALTA. Bow Valley 0380148 3000227 MISSISSAUGA ON. Price Mews 0590622 3000021 CALGARY ALBERTA Dover 0380369 3000244 MISSISSAUGA ONT. 0591463 3000168 CALGARY_ALBERTA Ranchlands

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0591963 3000030 AIRWAYS CALGARY Airways 0639990 3000121 WEST VANC. B.C. Ambleside

0591971 3000031 PLACE CONCORDE Place Concorde 0640247 3000125 WHISTLER B.C. Whistler

0591998 3000045 CALGARY ALBERTA Sarcee 0640247 3000124 WHISTLER B.C. Whistler

0592013 3000037 CALGARY ALBERTA Highfield 0640247 3000123 WHISTLER B.C. Whistler

0592021 3000151 CALGARY ALBERTA Bowness 0647470 3000101 VANCOUVER B.C. Vancouver Station A

0592048 3000038 CALGARY ALBERTA Acadia 0647470 3000100 VANCOUVER B.C. Vancouver Station A

0592056 3000039 CALGARY ALBERTA Sunridge 0654442 3000145 DELTA B.C. Delta

0592064 3000036 CALGARY ALBERTA Canada Square 0654825 3000246 N.VANCOUVER BC

0592072 3000035 CALGARY ALBERTA Chinook 0654825 3000245 DELTA B.C. Delta

0592072 3000043 CALGARY ALBERTA Chinook 0654833 3000251 DELTA B.C.

0592072 3000042 CALGARY ALBERTA Silver Springs 0654868 3000231 RICHMOND B.C. No. 1 Road

0592218 3000046 CALGARY_ALBERTA Calgary Place 0654884 3000029 BURNABY B.C. South Slope

0592285 3000167 CALGARY ALBERTA Woodbine 0654892 3000224 VANCOUVER B.C. Lonsdaie

0592293 3000163 CALGARY_ALBERTA Glenmore Landing 0654906 3000226 PORT MOODY B.C. St. Johns Street

0592331 3000152 CALGARY ALBERTA Kensington 0654914 3000228 VANCOUVER_B.C. Point Grey

0592358 3000105 CALGARY ALBERTA West Hillhurst 0654922 3000232 BURNABY B.C. Moscrop

0592366 3000107 CALGARY ALBERTA Glamorgan 0655023 3000242 VANCOUVER_B.C.

0592374 3000006 CALGARY_ALBERTA Westbrook 0655414 3000260 SURREY B.C.

0592382 3000222 CALGARY_ALBERTA 0657093 3000267 VANCOUVER B.C.

0592390 3000147 CALGARY_ALBERTA Thornciiffe 0720313 3000064 WHITEHORSE_YK Main St.

0592412 3000120 CALGARY HERTA Inglewood 0720313 3000068 WHITEHORSE YK Main St.

0592439 3000149 CALGARY ALBERTA Edmonton Trail 0720313 3000083 WHITEHORSE_YK

0592455 3000073 CALGARY_AB Meridian 0720348 3000216 WHITEHORSE YUKON

0592498 3000109 CALGARY_ALBERTA Temple 0999999 3000019 SPECIMEN Canada Post

0592544 3000157 CALGARY ALBERTA Ogden 0553212 3000213 REGINASASK.

0592595 3000049 EDMONTON ALBERTA Beverly 0000000 0000000 SPECIMEN

0593079 3000174 EDMONTON AB 0008656 3000128 ST.JOHN S NFLD Churchill Square

0593095 3000162 CALGARY_ALBERTA Deer Valley 0008672 3000127 ST.3OHNS NFLD Atlantic Place

0630071 3000096 TSAWWASSEN_B.C. Tsawwassen. 0008729 3000135 ST.JOHN S NFLD Avalon Mail

0630098 3000195 VANCOUVER B.C. Delamont 0008745 3000143 STAJOHN_,S NF Hamilton

0630845 3000095 VICTORIA. B.C. University Height. 0008753 3000136 ST.JOHN 5 NFLD Elizabeth East

0630845 3000090 VICTORIA_B.C. University Heights 0630969 3000150 VICTORIA B.C. Fort Street 0630993 3000110 VICTORIA B.C. James Bay 0631000 3000133 VICTORIA_B.C. Royal Oak 0631019 3000139 SAANICHTON_B.C. Saanichton

0631027 3000134 VICTORIA_B.C. Esquimait

0631035 3000130 VICTORIA_B.C. Saanich Centre

0631167 3000158 VICTORIA B.C. Mount Tolmie 0631175 3000186 VANCOUVER B.C. Hornby Street 0631426 3000161 KELOWNA_B.C. Towne Centre

0631450 3000179 VICTORIA B.C. Brentwood

0631477 3000178 VICTORIA R.C. Hillside 0631493 3000190 VICTORIA B.C. Coiwood Corners 0631655 3000233 VICTORIA_B.C. 0631671 3000196 VANCOUVER B.C. Marpole 0636053 3000194 VANCOUVER_B.C. Harbour Centre

0639710 3000044 RICHMOND B.C. Airport 0639729 3000027 MOUNTAIN HW Lynn Valley

0639729 3000034 NORTH VAN._B.C. Lynn Valley 0639729 3000034 MOUNTAIN HW Lynn Valley 0639729 3000027 NORTH VAN. B.C. Lynn Valley 0639966 3000061 RICHMOND B.C. Richmond Square 0639974 3000129 SIDNEY B.C. Sidney 0639982 3000108 BURNABY B.C. Metrotown 0639990 3000121 VANCOUVER B.C. Ambleside

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A SELECTION OF PATEIOTIC SLOGAN ADVEITISECENTS

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Mr..44•Buksh, Vreediiin Boop, W. B.,

?.;7.ppmerara, British Guiana, Soutlf-laterion.,

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One often sees two franks on a cover bet it is unusual to see two to ► nizaris. The secretary did a good job of fitting them together.

NOM NAME jeAki At ADRESSE ADDRESS C,

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CENTRE MasterCard 275, avenue Viger est, bureau 1542-2 Montreal (Quebec) H2X 3T1

1 1 1 1 1 1 1

I 1 1

Here someone (name shown) in Quebec apparently cut out the POST DI MOUS PAYS from another cover of different colour and after applying 3c to bring it up to 38c it canaged to get through the mail without postage due.

A cover to South America franked with a Type 1 domestic letter rate of 2c bet the additional rate to British Guiana of Cc appears to be an airmail rate but there is no label or instruction to that effect. It is a nice cover but somewhat large size.

CANADIAN METER STAMP GROUP

Postage Meter Detail

Manufacturer: Pitney Bowes

Postage Meter Model: M

Date Approved: August 7, 1923

Serial Block: 4001 - 4005

Earliest Use: Sept. 29, 1973

Postage Range: Single rate Maximum Prepaid, S: 99,999 units

Locks Out, $: 0 units Postal ads: No

Ad Plate Size: n/a Day Suppression: Yes

Return Postage Die: Yes Tapes: No Wet: Pressure:

Mailing Machine Meter Used On

Model: A, B, F

Capability: A - 250-300/minute, electric, base used Universal cancelling machine B - 150/minute, electric, desk model F - 125/minute, small elctric, desk model

Description of Indicia

Rate Frame: Shield shape, 35mm x 23mm License number above CENTS

Date Mark: Loose type, usually MD/T/Y, or, MD/Y. Other combinations exist.

Torn Mark: Double circle, 26/18. Province abbreviated originally

Setting: 12 mm Overall: 74 mm

Other Information: Irwin - Type 1. Values used: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 12, 13 cents

CMSG METER CATALOG

Type Indicla Remarks

7.3 JAN26150

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PB Bode( BX, Ili as 7.1 except arse-COIRTEUt below serial

METEP-COm 47 47

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7.3.1

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CMSG METER CATALOG

Typo InclIcla Remarks

7.3.7

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Inverted townsari

Note the large date

7.3.9

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7.3.12

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JAN-4'39 .02 00000

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CMSG METER CATALOG

Type Remarks Indicts

7.3.14 Date: D/Y

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7.4.4

7.4

7.4.3

7.4.2

7 .4. 1

PB Model CA TN as Type 1 indicia Type 7.1 Setting 5, Pror. abbr.

RETIRE POSTAGE PIEPAID

Dale blank

Postal station in TM

Pro,. in full, pith .period

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ADDITIONS TO THE CANADA TOWN LIST

ALTA AIRWAYS CALGARY * ONT BALTIMORE BRAGG CREEK BOLER ROAD * BRENTWOOD POSTAL * GLOUCESTER LAKEVIEW * HOLLAND LANDING PLACE CONCORDE * LAWRENCE *

MOSSLEY BC MOUNTAIN HW * ST DAVIDS

TSAWWASSEN SHERWOOD FOREST * VALEMOUNT SPRINGBANK D *

WARDSVILLE MAN MCGILL POSTAL * WELLINGTON R *

WESTDALE P.S. * PEI SHERWOOD

NB GRAND MANAN ISLAND

NS COLE HARBOUR MIC MAC BLVD *

NWT IQALUIT

NOTES TO THE CANADA TOWN LIST

PQ KIRKLAND LES CEDRES ST-ALPHONSE-DE-GRANBY

* These names appear without the provinces in the townmarks of Nixdorf postal registers used at retail post offices. These are not post office names as listed in Canadian postal directories, and were apparantly used in error. Newer Nixdorf registers show the post office name and province in the townmark, as other meters do.

Name on Meter Located at

Name on Meter Located at

AIRWAYS CALGARY BOLER ROAD BRENTWOOD POSTAL LAKEVIEW LAWRENCE MCGILL POSTAL MIC MAC BLVD

Calgary Alta London Ont Calgary Alta Calgary Alta Toronto Ont Winnipeg Man Dartmouth NS

MOUNTAIN HW PLACE CONCORDE SHERWOOD FOREST SPRINGBANK D WELLINGTON R WESTDALE P.S.

North Vancouver BC Calgary Alta London Ont London Ont London Ont Winnipeg Man

+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +

Please report any new Canada towns to: Alan Draves, P.O. Box 2009, Cridersville OH 45806.

Please include the EXACT spelling of town as shown in the town circle, and meter number (if legible) in all reports.

+ + + + + + + + +

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Canada Meter Stamp Newsletter

No. 28 FAL]

Editor: Ross W. Irwin, PO Box 1263, Guelph, ON., N1H 6N6 Assoc Editor: Dave Cooper, Box 2373, Thunder Bay "P", ON., P7B 5E9

EDITOR'S REMARKS

This Newsletter follows the format established in the last issue, namely it contains some continuing features. There are a couple of pages of Pitney Bowes postmark advertisements, sort of set out in chronological order. The same ad is often repeated in later years. If you have others let me have a copy to use.

Dave Cooper took time out from his pursuit of Nixdorf's to compile a new Index to our CMSG Newsletter for issues 1 through 27. This index will be very helpful in finding items you vaguely remember seeing somewhere. Thanks Dave.

The machine description sheet is also included and covers to Midget machine. The catalog is also included and completes our listing of Type 7. Kind people have sent in examples of some not shown and these are also copied to you here.

I want to thank several people (3) for making comments on our proposed system for cataloging the newer meters. All comments will try to be implemented. I also want to acknowledge the fine job that Alan Draves does in keeping the meter town list up to date. It seems to me that almost every small town will soon have a meter and it would be easier to list those that have not yet been seen. Thanks a lot Alan. His contribution is included as usual.

Nixdorfs are put over to a future issue. There is much to be gained by doing the entire list again until we get more information. Canada Post announced they propose to close 5,000 offices in the near future. Some alternative form of service must be provided. In many instances they are reverting to the system of a century ago where the postoffice was located in the general store, or in the corner of someones kitchen. Franchises will be awarded in many communities. I would ask out "Nixdorf" searchers to attempt to find out the criteria which Canada post uses to determine what type of office gets a Nixdorf and what type gets the Pitney Bowes form, or just loose stamp operation. The new Postal Guide is out and contains more Postal Outlets, someone said we will have 500 by the end of the year.

The Postal Guide does not give the office number but I was told that the number is a key to the offices having Nixdorf accounting systems.

There is a description of postage meter ad preparation included in the Newsletter with a few examples reduced in size.

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OTHER USES FOR METERS SIMILIAR TO POSTAGE METERS

Excise Tax for cheques and other documents

Unemployment Insurance to record payment in books

Canada Wire owned a meter to pay CSA fees for wire.

Vacation with Pay - Province of Alberta in the 1950's. The meter was something like a UIC meter.

Park License - Province of Saskatchewan. A DM meter with an extra "0" so $2.00 goes on the Annual Pass.

Duck License, also for the Province of Saskatchewan

Has anyone seen any of the last three? If so please send a copy for the Newsletter.

Mourning covers are often found with adhesive stamps. Metered covers are quite scarce. This one is a late use for King George V who died in January of 1936.

VERNEY MILLS OF CANADA, LIMITED AT POINT OF MAILING

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Wilf Whitehouse sent in the above addition to his WW II Patriotic slogans found in Publication No. 1, as MP-50, Verney Mills, Granby, Quebec

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Philatelists like this type of item sent in by Wilf Whitehouse. The cover would have been carried FREE from Kingston, Jamaica, to Montreal aboard Canadian National Steamship "Lady Somers" in June 1940. On arrival at Montreal, C.N. applied postage from meter 94092 at the drop rate for delivery in the city.

Lady Somers was one of five cruise ships of about 8000 tons, named after famous British admirals, which carried freight and passengers from Montreal to the West Indies. In September 1939, Lady Somers and Lady Nelson were equipped with guns and became known as Defensively Equipped Merchant Ships (D.E.M.S.) The Lady Somers was sunk the summer of 1941.

Lady Hawkins was sunk in early 1942, with a loss of 250 lives. Lady Drake was also sunk the summer of 1942. Lady Nelson surved the war as a hospital ship. Lady Rodney also survived the war.

Consignee Mail

JAMAICA FRUIT & SHIPPING CO., LTD., ' KINGSTON, JAMAICA, Q.W.I.

General Foods Ltd.,

3510 Albert St.,

Montreal,

CANADA.

Another maritime cover on brown paper, Cunard White Star line postmark ad.

0 .02 5 a 4G8C/ ETEG DA;

Mi. and Mrs L M McLennan, 98 Dalewood S Hamilton , Ont

A FEW PROBLEMS WITH METERS

Monarch Life had at least two postage meters, a perfectly good one and the second had the townmark hammered into place. This is a constant variety over a period of time - at least from 8 11'83 to 12 IX'83. Why would it happen?

THE MONARCH LIFE

: ----.H ., ASSURANCE C.OMPANV

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The PB 5000 series meter has lost a wavy line. This is also a constant variety over quite a period of time.

Someone sent in a photocopy which will not reprint. It is a Type 8 from QUEBEC, QUEBEC, probably the province. The date is unusual as it is:- 7 12 / 12 AM / 1965

The PB Type 8 impression below is an example of the card catching in the meter and then slipping.

The example below shows a drop letter rate of 2c applied 1 XII'62. The letter was not posted that day and so the additional impression with a "00" rate shows the new date of posting as 2 XII'62 to comply with Post Office regulations.

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STAMP coRNEvai, 1:43.7 .1k

Value of postage meters often ignored by collectors

I've just given the okay for the purchase of a postage meter, a digital —readout =de, the latest in folder inserter combinations and a nice little

electric letter opener. God help us if CUPW decides to Mire another walk.'

HERE'S HOW TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT SIZE AD FOR YOUR POSTAGE METER

You should know the maximum printing urea (i.e., The artwork you supply should he twice actual

width and height) available in your particular model size, and in the proper proportions. In ordering plates

of postage meter, in order to take full advantage of the ahiwys sure to indicate the model or serial her Postmark Advertising space. of your postage meter.

This page will help you do this quickly and easily.

MODEL

MODEL MODEL

H

DM

— - 1

MAXIMUM PRINTING I I MAXIMUM I MAXIMUM PRINTING

I AREA OF POSTMARK FOR DM II A REA OF POSTMARK I I AD FOR MODEL 11 40 FOR MODEL K I I IA( if -, • 1 . : INCH:$ I 'slits ,s ,INCHES I

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BY IAN KIMBERLY Soma to ow Grass ale kW

An understanding of the elements which define what Is a postage stamp will help the collec-tor aprpreciate what is most or least collectable. For example, postal historians using this defi-nition — a means of indicating the prepayment to a government post-al service — have proved that cer-tain postmarks can be labelled as postage stamps. While there is much research on the subject of what postal markings can be de-fined as postage stamps, especially in the pre-adhesive stamp period, there is very little to be found in philatelic literature on what consti-tutes a stamp in the post 1840 peri-od.

Last week I surveyed the intro-duction of the postcard with pre-paid stamps printed on the card. One feature of these postcards is that after their Initial introduction the idea caught on much more quickly than did adhesive postage stamps. This week, we turn to an-other type of stamp, the postage meter, one which is usually reviled by collectors. And we will find that this type of stamp also took a long time to catch on. -

A postage meter impression, whether printed directly onto an envelope or printed on a gummed label which is then affixed to the envelope or parcel, fulfills all the requirements of a definition of a postage stamp. However because. in the minds of most collectors, these are so different from the adhesive stamps and also have largely replaced stamps in com-mercial mailings, collectors either actively hate meters or at best. ignore them.

Postage meters made their debut in Norway in 1900. A machine was installed in the General Poet Office at Kristiania (now Oslo) on August 24 but was withdrawn three weeks later. The public inserted coins, affixed the meter to the envelope, and postal officials then put stamps on the envelope equal in value to the meter. It is not surprising that this cumbersome method did not Catch on.

Other experiments over the next two decades occurred in the United States internally within the post office department from 1903-1904

and later In 1912 and 1914. Norway tried again tram 1903-1905. but the best documented experiment began hi Great Britain In London on January 25, 1912. A total of 1,050 letters and cards were sent using a postal meter impression on the first day. However the number dwindled to about two dozen a day and the machine was removed at the end of August of the same year.

While these three countries dis-continued the experiment, postage meters caught on In New Zealand. First introduced In 1904. there were more than fifty machines ht opera-tion by 1910 and their popularity continued. The only discouraging aspect of the use of meters by New Zealanders was that the Universal Postal Union (UPU) did not recog-nize the international validity of postal meters until 1921. Metered mall going overseas would have additional postage stamps affixed by the post office.

For more than two decades after their introduction, postal meters were experimentally tried in only three countries and found regular and widespread use in only one country. After the UPU recognized postage meters for international mall, use of them became sanc-tioned and eventually widespread it the United States and Great Britain. Later in the same year, 1922, they were introduced this India and Egypt. In 1923 Germany. Canada and Switzerland joined the ' small group of countries with post-age meters. After 1924 the numbers grew dramatically although a few counures held out until after the Second World War.

Even If one is not a serious col-lector of postage meters it Is quite easy to see the appeal that some of the forerunners would have. Also. stamp collectors should not ignore the potential value of some early meters. For instance, many early meters of Newfoundland featured a view of South West Arm, Trinity and these are quite sought after with the result that they are worth considerably more than similar commercial covers with traditional postage stamps.

' This weekend the 1990 stamp season is kicked off with the inter-national stamp show, Phil-Es, at the Royal York today from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. and tomorrow from 10 a.m. unt115 p.m.

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AD FOR MOREL

METER • 1 INCHES From: The Globe and Mail Saturday, January 13, 1990

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HOW TO PREPARE TYPE-SET ADS

Although we recommend use of good art and layout in Postmark Advertising we recognize that typeset oils have their place.

The type faces shown ore available for your use in Postmark Advertising. Send us your copy, indicate by number the type styles you prefer (or leave it up to our typographer)—we will do the rent.

Underscore words you want emphasized and we will set larger in proportion to balance of copy. Type faces airs shown on the nest page for style, not size, so don% measure type to Ririe as we will enlarge or reduce to fit.

Use bold face! for messages of few words, I iglu face for longer messages, medium face for average messages--

and remember: the longer the message, the more difficult

it is to rend.

Postmark Advertisements can be 1 I EH their maximum sizes even on II envelopes (Nos. to M, etc.)

without over-printing the return addresses us follows:

Keep return address close to top edge of envelope. Postmark Ad will print underneath it.

2. Set return address close to left-ham] edge of envelope and in a rood/mold type. Pmtnutrk AsIvertieement will print to right of it.

3. Set return address vertically on heft-hand end of envelope. Postmark Advertising will print to right of it

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CANADIAN METER STAMP CROUP

Postage Meter Detail

Manufacturer: UPF for Pitney-Bowes Postage Meter Model: Midget MV-3

Date Approved: July 8, 1926

Earliest Use:

Postage Range:

Locks Out, $:

Ad Plate Size:

Return Postage Die:

Serial Block: 195, 197, 331-380, 451- 515, 541-580, 601-640, 661-740, 781- 832,881-930,1421-1470,2006-2009,2076

Maximum Prepaid, $:

Postal ads:

Day Suppression:

Tapes:

Wet: Pressure:

Mailing Machine Meter Used On

Model: Midget MV-3

Capability: Multi-value

Description of Indicia

Rate Frame: Shield type, 25 x 22

Date Mark: DMY, month in RN

Town Mark: 24/16 dc province in full

Setting: 25

Overall: 25 x 72

Other Information:

Midget meters were to be withdrawn in 1938 MV-5 meters were 2007, 2009, 2076

CMSG METER CATALOG

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INDEX OF CMSG NEWSLETTER - Numbers 1-27

Alberta: town list: 7-9 Decimal rate meters: 7-6 Excise meters: 19-7, 24-5, 26-14 Excise meters: catalogue: 24-10 Fractional rate meters: 7-6 Hasler meters: 4-1, 5-1, 11-2, 11-6, 13-3, 18-13 Hasler meters: date varieties: 25-8 Hasler meters: no townmark: 12-4 Hasler meters: varieties: 20-2, 26-13 House of Assembly: Toronto: 13-10, 19-3, 23-8 House of Commons: 9-2 Hudson's Bay Co. meters: 24-4 Law meters: BC: 2-3, 8-14 Law meters: QC: 2-3, 8-14 Meters: 1933: 13-4, 14-3 Meters: essays: 17-5, 18-2, 22-3, 27-2 Meters: history: 20-11 Meters: index to meter types: 27-3 Meters: regulations: 15-7, 17-5, 18-2, 24-1, 25-16 Meters: USA-Canada comparison: 18-7 Military meters: 3-5, 5-7, 8-1, 10-1, 11-2 Newfoundland meters: 15-5, 17-3 Nixdorf meters: 20-18, 21-2, 22-2, 24-12, 26-2 Nixdorf meters: by number: 23-2, 24-13, 27-5 Nixdorf meters: by office number: 27-7 Non-postal meters: 8-2, 16-2, 23-11 Northwest Territories: townlist: 11-6, 12-3, 15-4, 19-14 Ohmer Fare Register Parcel Post meter: 26-13 PB Electronic meter: 5-6 PB model 6911: 23-3, 26-15 Permit meters: 6-6 Post office meters: 16-3, 17-2, 17-4, 18-4, 26-3 Postage due meters: 6-10, 9-1, 10-3, 11-3, 23-3 Postal rates: 21-3, 24-2, 25-14 Prisoner of War meters: 15-2 RMRS meters: 2-5, 8-2 Senate meters: 11-2, 23-3 Slogans: Christmas: 10-4, 11-1, 12-5 Slogans: early: 12-7, 13-1, 21-11 Slogans: Expo '67: 15-4, 16-7 Slogans: Olympic: 25-10 Slogans: patriotic: 4-4, 5-1, 5-9, 6-1, 13 - 9, 14 - 6, 14-9 Slogans: patriotic: 17-1, 17-6, 27-10 Slogans: postal directive: 8-8, 25-14 Slogans: Royal visit: 11-1 Specimen meters: 6-2, 9-6, 10-4, 12-7, 13-9, 18-3, 21-13 Townmark varieties: 7-4, 11-5, 21-4 Townmark varieties: Canada: 8-1, 15-4 Townmark: errors: 7-4, 8-6, 9-2, 14-6, 15-4, 17-1 Townmark: missing: 12-4, 23-3 Type 1: 2-6, 23-6

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Type 1: catalogue: 19-5, 20-9, 27-12 Type 1: earliest use: 20-15 Type 1: list by meter number: 19-11, 20-17, 23-4 Type 1: town list: 2-2, 3-1 Type 1: values: 5-7, 8-19 Type 2: catalogue: 20-10 Type 2: town list: 2-2 Type 2: values: 5-7, 8-19 Type 3: 15-7, 16-6 Type 3: catalogue: 21-7, 24-17 Type 3: early and late dates: 21-15 Type 3: town list: 2-2, 3-1, 4-2, 8-4 Type 3: values: 5-7, 8-19, 14-7 Type 4: 22-5 Type 4: catalogue: 22-4 Type 4: town list: 2-2 Type 5: catalogue: 23-11, 24-17 `';-pe 5: town list: 3-1, 4-2 Type 5: values: 5-7, 8-19 Type 6: catalogue: 23-13, 24-17 Type 6: prisoner of War: 15-2 Type 6: town list: 3-2, 4-2 Type 6: values: 5-7, 8-19 Type 7: catalogue: 25-7, 26-10, 27-2, 27-13 Type 7: date varieties: 3-4, 23-3, 25-8 Type 7: town list: 4-3, 5-2, 6-5, 8-4 Type 7: values: 5-7, 8-19, 19-3 Type 8: town list: 5-3, 6-5, 8-4 Type 8: values: 5-7, 8-19 Type 9: Dept. P.P. & S.: 15-5 Type 9: town list: 5-3, 6-5, 8-4 Type 10: 24-16 Type 10: catalogue: 24-3 Type 10: town list: 5-3 Type 11: 3-2 Type 11: date varieties: 26-16 Type 11: essays: 17-5, 18-2 Type 11: Mail-o-mat: 12-7, 19-13 Type 11: permit meter: 6-6 Type 12: 11-5 Type 12: no townmark: 23-3 T--,pe 12: permit meter: 6-6, 14-8

pe 12: town list: 6-9, 8-4, 12-7 Type 14: 3-2 Type 14: late use: 19-13 Type 15: 19-13 Type 15: town list: 7-1 Type 16: town list: 7-1 Type 17: 9-1 Type 17: town list: 7-1, 8-4 Type 18: 2-1, 17-6 Type 19: 11-5, 15-3, 16-2, 19-16 Type 21: 3-2, 5-1, 16-2, 21 - 13, 23 - 3 Type 22: 2-1, 21-14

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K. C. Dalglish Vice-President & General Manager.

Si c ely yours,

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Type 23: 17-6 Type 23: early date: 6-1 Type 40: by register number and town: 8-10, 14-5, 14-7 Type 40: town list: 7-2 Type 41: by register number and town: 8-10, 14-5, 14-7 Type 41: town list: 7-2, 8-4, 9-2 Unemployment insurance meters: 25-2 Wiring meters: 10-2, 11-3, 12-4 Yukon Territories: townlist: 11-6, 12-3, 19-14

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)WES of CANADA, LTD., formerly

DST AGE METERS LIAZITIEED

rxclsr-mCincrER MACHINES INSURANCE METER MACHINES

POST OFFICE EQUIPMENT

METERED KA) HEAD OFFICE

181 KING STREET WEST

TORONTO, CANADA.

June 17, 1947.

Will You Help Us

}y_ rt,artring and_Returning_the__EnclosedMue_Sheet?

We wonder if you'd take a few minutes of your busy day to do us an important favour - a favour that may very likely benefit you as well as us?

On the attached blue sheet you'll find a few questions about the Postage Meter which, as you probably know, is a government-licensed mailing device. (*) The replies to these questions will help us determine how effective we have been in telling the business public of the advantages of Postage Meters.

As you'll see, the questions are simple and they can be answered with just a checkmark so it won't take you long to reply. But from your answers and those of other businessmen, we can determine what people already know about the advantages of Postage Meters and whether our presentation has been of interest to all types of businesses.

That's why we'd consider it a special favour if you would answer the short list of questions on the attached sheet and return it to us. And since we're sending this letter to only a few typical business groups, your individual reply will be highly important in giving us a representative picture.

There's an addressed envelope enclosed for your connvenience - it's postage-paid. Just insert the blue sheet and drop it in the mail. And thanks very - -much for your co-operation.

KCD/McG. Enc.

(*) The "Specimen" attached above illustrates how the Postage Meter prints postage and dated postmark directly on envelopes, replacing ordinary stamps.

Here is a use for SPECIMEN postage meters, namely as advertising to promote the use of postage meters.

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ADDITIONS TO THE CANADA TOWN LIST

ALTA AIRWAYS CALGARY * BRAGG CREEK BRENTWOOD POSTAL * HINES CREEK LAKEVIEW CALGARY * PLACE CONCORDE * ROSEBUD SMITH

BC GARIBALDI HIGHLANDS MOUNTAIN HW * TSAWWASSEN VALEMOUNT

MAN MCGILL POSTAL * PIERSON RIVERTON SPRAGUE WESTDALE P.S. *

NB GRAND-ANSE GRAND MANAN ISLAND ST GEORGE VICTORIA

NFLD DUNVILLE

NS COLE HARBOUR LOWER WOODS HARBOR MIC MAC BLVD * MIDDLE WEST PUBNICO WALTON

NWT IQALUIT

ONT ALVINSTON ARISS ARSLEY BAINSVILLE BALTIMORE BOLER ROAD * BOURGET DESBARATS DEVLIN EMBRO FLORADALE GLOUCESTER HARCOURT HOLLAND LANDING KOMOKA LAWRENCE * MILLBANK MOREWOOD MOSSLEY NORTH LANCASTER ORONO PETERSBURG ROSSEAU ST AGATHA ST DAVIDS SHERWOOD FOREST * SPRINGBANK D * WARDSVILLE WELLINGTON R * YORK

PEI CARDIGAN SHERWOOD

PQ COTEAU-DU-LAC DOLLARD DES ORMEAUX GASCONS # GREENFIELD PARK KIRKLAND LAC-DES-AIGLES L'ECHOUERIE LES CEDRES MONT-GABRIEL MONT-LOUIS PABOS PETIT-CAP ROUYN-NORANDA ST-ALPHONSE-DE-GRANBY STE-BLANDINE ST-DONAT-DE-RIMOUSKI STE-FELICITE STE-FLAVIE SAINT-GODEFROI ST-PHILIPPE-DE-NERI ST-SIMEON-DE-BONAVENTURE STE-THERESE-DE-GASPE

* These do not show the province name in the townmark. All are Nixdorf registers.

# Postal directories show the spelling GASCONS. The meter print shows an error, GASCON.

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Please report any new Canada towns to Alan Draves, P.O. Box 2009, Cridersville OH 45806.

Please include the EXACT spelling of town as shown in the town circle, and meter number (if legible) in all reports.

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The Canada Town List is available from Alan Draves, P.O. Box 2009, Cridersville OH 45806. The price is $1.00 U.S. or $1.25 Canadian, postpaid.

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Canada Meter Stamp Newsletter

No. 29

WINTER 1990

Editor: Ross W. Irwin, PO Box 1263, Guelph, ON., NIH 6N6 Assoc. Editor: Dave Cooper, Box 2372, Thunder Bay "P", ON., P7B 5E9

NEWS

The Guelph Stamp Club held its annual exhibition October 13. This year, in an effort to encourage novices to exhibit, the frames were not judged. Ross Irwin exhibited "one" frame of 6 pages of Nixdorf labels. I wont bore you for 6 pages showing the exhibit. In summary, page 1 was the title page including a label. Page 2 described "The System". Page 3 shcwed the customer receipt and described its information. Page 4 illustrated and explained the use of SPECIMEN labels. Page 5 showed a label used to pay the registration fee. Page 6 showed 5 varieties of the town name arrangement. A comment, the exhibit could have been enlarged, but not enough for 2 frames. It looked flat, with no colour. I have reminded myself to take a photograph or two of an installation. One frame exhibits never win any prize - how can it be expanded?

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Before we make a beginning on the large Type 11 Pitney Bowes Model R series of meters wo