Stamp

Object/Artifact

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Toronto's First Post Office

Name/Title

Stamp

Entry/Object ID

987.30.124

Tags

Tools and Equipment

Description

Postal hand stamp; one of 300 "PAID" stamps sent to Deputy Post Master General of British North America in Quebec for distribution to Canadian Post Offices; circa 1842; handle: wood, turned, tapered, broadening out toward top; brass head, "PAID".

Dimensions

Height

11 cm

Dimension Notes

11 h; head = 2 x 7.5

Update Date

August 28, 2020