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Sometimes, people use whatever stamps are at hand. I often receive mail from the United States franked with three Forever stamps. The rate to Canada is $1.30, but they are paying $1.74. The philatelic term for this is called a "convenience franking".
Cheers!
David Giles
Ottawa, Ont. Canada
Thanks David -
That's what I figured - just wanted to be sure.
it looks like Americans travelling in Canada; they might not have any clue as to rates. I believe the US and Canada had reciprocal rates then, so it would have matched US PC rate.
To me, the postmark is not clear, but it appears to be some time in the 1940s, likely 1941. The 13c stamp used was issued in 1938 as a part of a definitive series, and was still in use in the early 1940s until superseded by the 13c RAM tank in the war series issued July 1, 1942.
What was the postcard rate in the US in the 1940s? I very much doubt it was 13 cents.
J. T. Hurd.
August 27th. fell on a Wednesday in 1941 and 1946, some websites have 1941 as a Thursday.
The image looks like 1941.
checked the Treaty rates between US and Canada. This existed from February 1875 until fairly recently (50s????)
Post cards: 2c from 1931 to 1958
Air mail: 6c 1934 to 1944; 8c 1944-46; 5c 1946-49; and 6c again from 1949
Air Mail Post Cards began 1.1.49 at 4c until 8.1.58
It is 1941 and David was correct - just a normal over franking. Probably the lodge kept 13 cent stamps in stock - if they had a postal window it would add to their yearly sales quite a bit......
Not sure what the actual scene on the stamp is, but maybe they thought it looked enough like their view of Lake of the Woods that they thought it cute to use the stamp as a gimmick.
Dave
I can't imagine there would be any circumstance where 13 cents would be a valid rate for a postcard in 1941 but on the off chance I am wrong I am going to ask anyway.
Thank you
re: Perhaps it is the only stamp they could find ?
Webpaper:
Sometimes, people use whatever stamps are at hand. I often receive mail from the United States franked with three Forever stamps. The rate to Canada is $1.30, but they are paying $1.74. The philatelic term for this is called a "convenience franking".
Cheers!
David Giles
Ottawa, Ont. Canada
re: Perhaps it is the only stamp they could find ?
Thanks David -
That's what I figured - just wanted to be sure.
re: Perhaps it is the only stamp they could find ?
it looks like Americans travelling in Canada; they might not have any clue as to rates. I believe the US and Canada had reciprocal rates then, so it would have matched US PC rate.
re: Perhaps it is the only stamp they could find ?
To me, the postmark is not clear, but it appears to be some time in the 1940s, likely 1941. The 13c stamp used was issued in 1938 as a part of a definitive series, and was still in use in the early 1940s until superseded by the 13c RAM tank in the war series issued July 1, 1942.
What was the postcard rate in the US in the 1940s? I very much doubt it was 13 cents.
J. T. Hurd.
re: Perhaps it is the only stamp they could find ?
August 27th. fell on a Wednesday in 1941 and 1946, some websites have 1941 as a Thursday.
The image looks like 1941.
re: Perhaps it is the only stamp they could find ?
checked the Treaty rates between US and Canada. This existed from February 1875 until fairly recently (50s????)
Post cards: 2c from 1931 to 1958
Air mail: 6c 1934 to 1944; 8c 1944-46; 5c 1946-49; and 6c again from 1949
Air Mail Post Cards began 1.1.49 at 4c until 8.1.58
re: Perhaps it is the only stamp they could find ?
It is 1941 and David was correct - just a normal over franking. Probably the lodge kept 13 cent stamps in stock - if they had a postal window it would add to their yearly sales quite a bit......
re: Perhaps it is the only stamp they could find ?
Not sure what the actual scene on the stamp is, but maybe they thought it looked enough like their view of Lake of the Woods that they thought it cute to use the stamp as a gimmick.
Dave