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Muncey family fonds [textual record, philatelic record]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

1900-1901, ca. 1930.

Reference:

R4782-0-4-E, MG29-E91

Type of material:

Textual material, Stamps and stamp products

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

101469

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Muncey family fonds
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Record information – Details
Date(s):

1900-1901, ca. 1930.

Place of creation:

South Africa

Added country of publication:

Canada

Extent:

10 cm of textual records.
12 postal covers 4 postcards.

Language of material:

English

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Fonds consists of letters from Muncey to his relatives, written while he was serving in the South African War, 1900-1901 and a clipping, concerning Muncey, ca. 1930. Fonds also consists of 12 postal covers (including 4 postcards) and 3 leaves of letterhead. The postal covers are all addressed to Frank Muncy and other residents of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, from Singleton Wyndham Muncy. The covers bear various British military field Post Office and Canadian Contingent postmarks. The letterhead bears S.J. Richey, Soldiers of the Queen and Young Men's Christian Association Canadian Contingent graphics.

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Muncey, Singleton Wyndham, 1879-1945

Additional name(s):

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Haslam, Doris Muncey, 1905-

Biography/Administrative history:

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Muncey, Singleton Wyndham, 1879-1945 : Singleton Wyndham Muncey served with the Second Contingent, Royal Canadian Field Artillery, during the South African War. After the war, he worked as a station master and telegraph agent at Raeburn, Man., and later at Lloydminster. In 1912, he moved to Prince Albert, Sask., where he entered the real estate business. He served as a lieutenant in the First World War and was with the army of occupation in Germany. After his discharge, he settled in Vancouver, B.C. NA Accession file.

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Custodial history:

The donor of the postal covers and letterhead is Doris Haslam (nee Muncey), daughter of Singleton Wyndham Muncey.
Subject heading:

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South African War, 1899-1902

Singleton Wyndham Muncey - Correspondence, [1900-1901]

Singleton Wyndham Muncey - Family, [1900-1901]

Guerre des Boers, 1899-1902
Source:

Private

Related control no.:

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1992-096 DAP
89-069

Former archival reference no.:

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MG29-E91
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Textual records

[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [MG29 E 91] 1

[Consultation 90 Open]

Philatelic records

[Consultation90 Open]

Box [1992-096]

[Consultation 90 Open]

A500-07;

[Consultation 90 Open]

C85;

[Consultation 90 Open]

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Date modified:: 2024-07-24