Letter and Cover

Archive

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Toronto's First Post Office

Obverse

Obverse

Name/Title

Letter and Cover

Entry/Object ID

987.30.101

Tags

Communication Artifacts

Scope and Content

Letter to Mssrs. Glyn Mills and Co. Lombard Street London; from Thos. G. Ridout Cashier; dated: Bank of Upper Canada Toronto 16 April 1853; postmarks: 1. orange rounded off square "PAID 2MY2 1852", 2. red single broken "TORONTO-CANADA PAID AP18 1853", 3. orange pinched-in square, overseas marking "... MY 2 1853... D", 4. smudged, orange stamp; postage "1/2" or "1/4"; blue, crisp, laid paper, black ink faded to brown, watermark: "THSAUNDERSON & CO 1852".

Dimensions

Height

23.1 cm

Width

40.1 cm

Update Date

November 29, 2020