Letter and Cover

Archive

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Toronto's First Post Office

Obverse

Obverse

Name/Title

Letter and Cover

Entry/Object ID

987.30.47

Tags

Communication Artifacts

Scope and Content

Letter from Thomas Mercer Jones, Commissioner of Can. Co. 1829-53, York/Toronto; to Director of the Canada Co., London; dated: 1 January 1834; postmarks: "YORK JAN 1 UP-CAN", "LIVERPOOL SHIPLETTER", "PAID", "27 JA 1834"; possibly the first day the Duke St. P.O. was opened; re: receipts and statement of sales by Canada Company for Dec. 1833; red wax seal.

Dimensions

Height

25.5 cm

Width

40 cm

Update Date

October 1, 2020