Nova Scotia Postal History - 8 August 1989 - Opening Day Registered POCON & Nixdorf Cover - 048895 NOVALEA POSTAL OUTLET, Halifax, N.S. to Halifax, Nova Scotia (front)

NOVALEA Postal Outlet
Canada Post / Retail Postal Outlet
Opened - 8 August 1989 - still open

Located in - Lawton's Drugs Store
5515 Duffus Street
Halifax, N.S.
B3K 2M0

Link to a photo of this Post Office from Google Earth - www.google.com/maps/uv?hl=en&pb=!1s0x4b5a21133eeacc17...
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048895
AUG 8 1989
HALIFAX
NS

Opening day POCON cancel

POCON cancels started to be used approximately in April 1973. Older (1970's & 1980's) POCON did not usually have a Postal Code included. P.O.C.O.N. (acronym for - Post Office Computer Organization Number) cancellation are in the shape of an arch, circle, graphic, rectangle, or a square, with a 6-digit number, a town or office name, a Postal Code (if shown) and a date.
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Nixdorf serial number 0048895 / N3000182 / NOVALEA R P O / N.S.

Opening day Nixdorf cancel

RETAIL POSTAL OUTLET NIXDORF LABELS - This short article is a summary of information concerning the labels used at Retail Postal Outlets. The concept of privatization of the post office function began with the establishment of the Canada Post Corporation in 1982. Franchised retail postal outlets were established in 1987. Many of these outlets were provided with a Siemens Nixdorf Point Of Sale Accounting System. The Nixdorf accounting register provided an adhesive label to affix to a cover in lieu of stamps or postage meter impressions. The register software was changed every time there was a change in postage rates. The first retail postal outlet was opened and the equipment tested at Halifax (N3000001) in the Spring of 1988, although N3000000 was used at Rideau East in Ottawa, and in Toronto by August of 1988. The Nixdorf peelable label was printed using a dot matrix printer. Each postal label was 80 mm wide by 40 mm high and was on a blue and light blue carrier paper which was 145 mm wide by 65 mm high. The carrier paper had sprocket holes at the left and right for feeding through the printer. This wide carrier and self adhesive label created a rather high waste of paper. The register image is 48 mm long and 24 mm high and has rounded corners. The Nixdorf label contained standard information such as CANADA with a Crown and Maple
Leaf The name of the town, and later the Retail Postal Outlet, and generally the province. The value, to a maximum of $999.99 and two identification tablets. The Nixdorf serial number block began at N3000000. The Retail Postal Outlet Number {which was the 5 digit Human Resource Inventory System number with a "0" prefix} was located in the left identification tablet. Date mark is: YY.MM.DD - Link to the complete article - www.postalhistorycanada.net/php/StudyGroups/Meter/Journal...

It costs the franchise 2 cents to run a label so they aren't responsive to a sample. The other point is the label has to be attached and mailed at the point of sale. You can't carry one away, at least you are not supposed to.

These Post Office franchises are operated by a private retailer in conjunction with a host retail business.

Taken on: November 17, 2018

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