Letter and Cover

Archive

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Toronto's First Post Office

Obverse

Obverse

Name/Title

Letter and Cover

Entry/Object ID

984.1.7

Tags

Communication Artifacts

Scope and Content

Light blue paper; generic red sealing wax; dated: Oct. 7, 1845; addressed to M Baker, paper agent, 12 Birch Lane, London; from Ted Bolton, Wolverhampton Birmingham; British postmarks: 1. 6 sided, rounded top, orange-red C PAID 8 OC 8, 2. orange-red, was probably a broken single, not decipherable, 3. broken double, orange-red WOLVERHAMPTON OC7 1845 D; re: placing of ad in "Times" and "Herald" (topic not known).

Dimensions

Height

25 cm

Width

20 cm

Update Date

September 3, 2020