G'day Kate, The province of Newfoundland and Labrador joined the Canadian Confederation in 1948, so the currency is the Canadian dollar. To send return postage, you need to go to your local Post Office and ask for some "International Reply Coupons". One coupon can be converted to provide the return postage for a standard size letter by surface mail, so the custom is to send two or three. (If you receive any IRCs, don't cash them, but save them until you need to send return postage yourself). I'm sure the Maritime Archives will have a web address by now, but the records probably haven't been scanned. They're one of the leading institutes dealing with maritime history, particularly for the North Atlantic. I used them about 10 years ago to track my German Great-Grandfather from Tyneside back to Hamburg over 5 years of voyages. The agreements have the Harbourmaster or British Consul's stamp for the various ports of call on the voyages. They are sorted by ship's name and year of voyage. Cheers David ----- Original Message ----- From: Yarbro Family <yarbro@wctc.net> To: <ORKNEY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, December 17, 1999 9:19 AM Subject: Re: [ORKNEY] Tea Clipper > David, > Thank you very much for the information about researching the tea clipper. > However, after composing a letter to the archive, I realized that I don't > know how to pay them if they request a fee for looking up information. What > is the currency of Newfoundland? Canadian? If I send them an SASE, what > postage will I use for return mail? Are the records availabel > electronically? Do they have e-mail? (I didn't think they did.) > Thanks again, > Kate