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The company's first job was to print a series for the Diamond Jubilee celebrating the 60th year of Queen Victoria and the 30th year of confederation, the first commemorative stamps of Canada. The design was a side-by-side of the Chalon vignette of the young Victoria and the likeness photographed by Alexander Bassano in 1887.
Bavarian postal card of 1892. United Kingdom postal card of 1895. A message reply card, still attached, sent from Cuba to Germany, 1894. A Chinese zodiac "Year of the ox" postal card with an overprinted surcharged imprinted stamp, 1997. Postal cards are postal stationery with an imprinted stamp or indicium signifying the
1866 - Lombardy-Venetia annexed by Italy, including postal services; 1866 - first stamps of Egypt; 1867 1 July - The State of Prussia nationalizes the centuries-old private Thurn und Taxis Post. [3] 1867 1 July - The Province of Canada is joined by Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, creating the Dominion of Canada. 1867 - first stamps of Bolivia
The first commercially produced card was created in 1861 by John P. Charlton of Philadelphia, who patented a private postal card, and sold the rights to Hymen Lipman, whose postcards, complete with a decorated border, were marketed as "Lipman's Postal Card". [1] [2] These cards had no images. While the United States government allowed privately ...
Canada Post operates as a group of companies called The Canada Post Group. It employs approximately 70,000 full and part-time employees. The Corporation holds an interest in Purolator Courier, Innovapost, Progistix-Solutions and Canada Post International Limited. [8] Canada Post (French: Postes Canada) is the Federal Identity Program name.
The word Post is derived from Old French poste, which ultimately stems from the past participle of the Latin verb ponere 'to lay down or place'. [3] So in the U.K., the Royal Mail delivers the post, while in North America both the U.S. Postal Service and Canada Post deliver the mail. The term email, short for "electronic mail", first appeared ...
Pedro da Silva (Lisbon, circa 1647 - Canada, 1717) was the first post courier in New France, in what was to become part of Canada. He was Portuguese born and was known as Le Portugais (French for The Portuguese). Pedro da Silva is known to have arrived in New France prior to 1673, having worked there as a common courier.
2024 Canada Post strike; F. First Toronto Post Office; H. James Scott Howard; P. Postage stamps and postal history of Canada; R. Royal Canadian Postal Corps; S ...