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  2. Postage stamps and postal history of Canada - Wikipedia

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    The postal and philatelic history of Canada concerns postage of the territories which have formed Canada. Before Canadian confederation, the colonies of British Columbia and Vancouver Island, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Newfoundland issued stamps in their own names. The postal history falls into four major periods ...

  3. Canada Post - Wikipedia

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    Canada Post Corporation ( French: Société canadienne des postes ), trading as Canada Post (French: Postes Canada ), is a Crown corporation that functions as the primary postal operator in Canada . Originally known as Royal Mail Canada (the operating name of the Post Office Department of the Canadian government founded in 1867), the Canada ...

  4. Timeline of postal history - Wikipedia

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    1840 6 May - The Penny Black and Two Pence Blue, world's first postage stamps, become valid for the pre-payment of postage. 1842 1 February City Despatch Post New York local post. 1843 1 March - Zürich issue their first stamps: Zürich 4 and 6. 1843 1 August - Bull's Eyes, first stamps of Brazil.

  5. Toronto's First Post Office - All You Need to ... - Tripadvisor

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    260 Adelaide St E, Toronto, Ontario M5A 1N1 Canada. Neighborhood: Downtown. At the heart of Toronto, Downtown is the destination for cheap eats and fast fashion. Cut through by hip and trendy Yonge Street, the vibe here is young, with a strong student influence from the Ryerson University Campus. As a result, the Downtown area is always in flux ...

  6. Railway post office - Wikipedia

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    In Canada and the United States, a railway post office, commonly abbreviated as RPO, was a railroad car that was normally operated in passenger service and used specifically for staff to sort mail en route, in order to speed delivery. The RPO was staffed by highly trained Railway Mail Service postal clerks, and was off-limits to the passengers ...

  7. Historical Post Office completed in 1870 - Tripadvisor

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    This building was completed in 1870 and replaced a former Post Office destroyed by a fire in 1867. Its an amazing and well preserved historical building with a clock tower and bell. Located across the road from the famous Beechmere Honey.

  8. Post-Confederation Canada (1867–1914) - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. Post-Confederation Canada (1867–1914) is history of Canada from the formation of the Dominion to the outbreak of World War I in 1914. Canada had a population of 3.5 million, residing in the large expanse from Cape Breton to just beyond the Great Lakes, usually within a hundred miles or so of the Canada–United States border.

  9. 1870 Post Office As It Was back Then - Tripadvisor

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    Maldon Post Office: 1870 Post Office As It Was back Then - See 5 traveler reviews, 10 candid photos, and great deals for Maldon, Australia, at Tripadvisor.