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Postage
"Mark Brader" wrote in message ... James Silverton: Europeans might be interested that most US first class stamps are "Forever Stamps". That is, they can still be used even if the postal rate is changed ( i.e. increased :-) ) This was also true for domestic mail in Canada (the term here is "permanent" stamps) from 2006 until late 2013. It was convenient, because the rate usually went up early in the new year, so you could buy a bunch of P stamps for your Christmas cards and the leftover ones would still be usable afterwards. However, in December 2013, Canada Post announced that (1) The next rate increase will be on March 31 (2) Permanent stamps will be no longer be sold until then (3) The rate will increase from 0.63 CAD to 1.00 CAD if you buy one stamp or 0.85 each if you buy 10. Plus tax. The last time we had something like this was when they converted the post office from a government department to a crown corporation (i.e. it was still publicly owned, but supposed to operate like a business) and the rate jumped from 0.17 CAD to 0.30 CAD; that was around 30 years ago. Oh, and for good measure there was one more thing in the announcement: (4) Within 5 years will be no longer deliver your mail to where you live. You have to pay tax on Postage Stamps in Canada? Regarding (4), do they give any hints about where they will send your mail? -- JohnT |
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