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Postal orders were a service provided by the Canadian Post Office, and was a method of transferring funds between 1898 and 1 April 1949. Postal orders have been issued by the Canadian Post Office roughly since confederation (the timeline linked to below, for example, cites the postal money order system as expanding to Manitoba in July 1873).
A money order is purchased for the amount desired. In this way it is similar to a cashier's check.The main difference is that money orders are usually limited in maximum face value to some specified figure (for example, the United States Postal Service limits domestic postal money orders to US$1,000.00 as of November 2023) while cashier's check are not.
A postal order or postal note is a type of money order usually intended for sending money through the mail. It is purchased at a post office and is payable to the named recipient at another post office. A fee for the service, known as poundage, is paid by the purchaser. In the United States, this is known as a postal money order.
In Canada, the term money order is used non-uniformly: some institutions offer both money orders and bank drafts depending on the amount, while others only offer one or the other for any amount. Generally, bank drafts and money orders are treated the same way with respect to guaranteed funds and hold policies. [12]
One of the most famous postal orders in history - the one alleged to have been cashed by George Archer-Shee. This is a list of countries that have used postal orders . British Empire and British Commonwealth
Most operators impose a limit on the amount of money that can be collected per delivery or per day using COD services. Limits may be higher for non-cash payments. Canada Post, for instance, applies a limit of C$1,000 for cash, but C$5,000 for payment by check or money order. [4]
It is basically saying a Money Order is a US thing, and all other (and International) money orders are something different (eg the footnote on India). I think we need a generic (international) description of what a Money Order is, with details of the local differences in national systems and the nature of an 'international' money order.
You can buy post office money orders for up to $1,000 each. You’ll pay a $2 processing fee for money orders up to $500. The charge increases to $2.90 for money orders over $500. 2. Convenience ...