Army Navy Dept. Store Limited Refund Checks.

by Earl J. Salterio.

(Reprinted from Canadian Numismatic Journal, Feb., 1982. Used with permission)

The Army Navy Dept. Store Limited, whose letterhead states “Canada's Original Discount Stores” and “Canada's Big Low Price Mail Order House”, began operations in Western Canada in 1919 and operate a Mail Order Department in Regina, Saskatchewan, where their Head Office is located. The Company has retail outlets in Regina, Moose Jaw and Saskatoon in Saskatchewan; Calgary and Edmonton in Alberta; together with Vancouver and New Westminster in British Columbia.

Their Refund Checks, which measure 114mm by 79mm, have been printed and used for over fifty years, the exact starting date having long been forgotten. They are used at the Mail Order Office only to refund small amounts 1¢ to 99¢ to mail order customers when too much cash was sent for a purchase or a slightly less expensive item is substituted. They are also redeemable, however, at any of their Retail Outlets.

The checks come in denominations of 1¢ to 6¢ green in colour, 7¢ to 10¢ pink, 15¢, 20¢, 25¢, 30¢ yellow. The 6¢ check has also been printed on pink paper, for what reason in unknown but expected to be a printer's error. The Checks are all serial numbered with the signature of G.A. Kerley, Merchandise Manager, affixed thereto.

Wayne Jacobs is a numismatic expert. Currently secretary and editor of the "Mid-Island Coin Club Numismatic Journal"of Nanaimo, Vancouver Island , British Columbia, he is the award winning author of numerous articles. The MICC journal are hosted here: MICC webpages Copyright 2006 Wayne Jacobs. This article may be reprinted freely for non commercial purpose only if the resource box is left intact, linking back to us.