Hi All,
We just finished off discussion on VE postal rates
versus 1$ US, when I checked the postal rate increase
planned for 2007. Here it comes:
Overseas from $1.49 on Jan.15 2007 goes to $1.55
US from $0.89 to $0.93
Domestic from $0.51
At 12:09 PM 08/08/2006, Nenad Stevanovic wrote:
Overseas from $1.49 on Jan.15 2007 goes to $1.55
US from $0.89 to $0.93
Domestic from $0.51 to $0.52
Considering the strength of the Canadian dollar
against the USD these days, Canada's
It is amazing to me how fast the VE prices are rising. Only nine years
ago, back in 1997, Canadian postage to the United States was CDN$.52.
Now it is about to hit CDN$.93 at the ten year mark, just shy of a 79%
increase! In the meantime, as noted in the earlier post, the Canadian
Dollar has
To be honest, I'm not sure if Canadians outside the Maritimes have to
add the Particularly Stupid Tax (PST) which would be determined by
their province. That could made a postage stamp worth a different
amount in some provinces. Gee, it is fun being a Canadian.
73
Al, VE1AL
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Unless I am mistaken, Nenad forgot to add the ridiculous Canadian
Gouge and Screw Tax (GST) to the list of rates he quoted. While the
increase may well be to $1.55 for overseas standard letter rate,
$0.93 for the US and $0.52 for domestic letters, in fact:
As of Jan.17, 2007, Canadians
No PST on stamps in Saskatchewan. If there were, I could
just go the 'Land of Milk and Honey' Alberta with no PST
which I do for many things.
Doug/VA5DX
On Behalf Of Alan Leith
Subject: Re: [dx-list] Re: [DX-NEWS] VE Postal rates in 2007
To be honest, I'm not sure if Canadians outside the
