Letter and Cover

Archive

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Toronto's First Post Office

Obverse

Obverse

Name/Title

Letter and Cover

Entry/Object ID

983.1.9

Tags

Communication Artifacts

Scope and Content

Crisp, light blue paper with thin writing lines; blue wafer seal; addressed to D.S. Kennedy, New York; from W. Wilson Carter, Bank of Montreal, Toronto; dated: Toronto Aug. 5, 1850; 2 date stamps: 1. single broken, red TORONTO CANADA AU5 1850, 2. single, solid orange, Lewiston; re: itemization of draft issued for July and August amounting to £1.648.13.6; Trans-border mail Toronto to New York "paid to Lewis 228 MM 4 10".

Dimensions

Height

42 cm

Width

25.5 cm

Update Date

September 4, 2020