Canada : Meters : Free Frank and Others

Sender: Almonte Douglas Alkenbrack (June 2, 1912 – March 19, 1998) was a Canadian politician and a lumberman. He was born in Rydal Bank, Ontario, which is now a part of the township of Plummer Additional, Ontario.He was elected in 1962 as a Member of the Canadian House of Commons for the riding of Prince Edward—Lennox, Ontario representing the Progressive Conservative Party. He was re-elected in the 1963 election then in the 1965 election in the same riding and re-elected in the riding of Frontenac—Lennox and Addington, Ontario in 1968, 1972 and then in 1974. He was also a member of various standing committees.Prior to his federal career in politics, he was first elected as a councillor to Napanee, Ontario in 1952 where he eventually became mayor in 1957.

Looks like Mr Alkenbrack, a Member of Parliament was sending a letter to a relative at the tax payers expense.

The meter postage was a Pitney Bowes machine (Type 25) - Holmes' Specialized Catalogue 1963.
It is also listed on page 56-11 of this Canadian Meter Study Group Catalogue.

The 18 to the left of CANADA on your meter is the hour of posting, therefore 6 p.m.

www.postalhistorycanada.net/php/StudyGroups/Meter/Journal/CMSG_Catalog.pdf


Note: I know Rod doesn't post here anymore, but hopefully he visits once in a while and sees this response.