Letter and Cover

Archive

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Toronto's First Post Office

Obverse

Obverse

Name/Title

Letter and Cover

Entry/Object ID

987.30.97

Tags

Communication Artifacts

Scope and Content

Letter to F.L. Walsh Esq., Vittoria; from Thos. G. Ridout, Cashier; dated: Bank of Upper Canada Toronto 10 July 1848; postmarks: 1. black broken double "… TORONTO JL 10 1848", 2. red broken double "SIMCOE JY 12 1848 U.C.", 3. black broken double "VITTORIA... JULY 1848", 4. red broken double, not decipherable, 5. money letter, 6. black stamp "Too Late"; postage: "9"; unbleached, crisp, laid paper; black ink faded to brown; watermark: shield-like emblem surmounted by a crown below the initials "CA"; red wax seal; re: changing account of Walsh with £24.1.0 from Mrs. Munro.

Dimensions

Height

25 cm

Width

41 cm

Update Date

November 29, 2020