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Robert Boudignon fonds [philatelic record]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

[1940-1969].

Reference:

R4149-0-8-E

Type of material:

Stamps and stamp products, Textual material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

162995

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Robert Boudignon fonds
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Fonds includes:

2 lower level description(s)
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Date(s):

[1940-1969].

Place of creation:

Ontario

Extent:

36 postal covers
8 cm of textual records.

Language of material:

English

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The fonds consists of records created by Robert Boudignon while researching the postal history of Manitoulin Island, Ont. There are two series, research notes and manuscript. The research notes include correspondence to and from Boudignon. This correspondence was created by way of a form letter to 28 Manitoulin Postmasters requesting information about past postmasters and concellations. There are many clippings, articles, brochures and maps about Manitoulin Island. The series also includes various covers and cancellations from the area. The manuscript series includes a manuscript called An outline of the history of Manitoulin Island.

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Boudignon, Bob

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Boudignon, Bob : Robert Boudignon was born in France, but spent much of his life in Canada. He spent six years of his youth in the Canadian Army after which he married and had five children. Boudignon was interested in the history of the province of Ontario, particularly Manitoulin Island and the French River Regions. In 1962, he began researching the postal history of the island. Boudignon died ca. 1975.

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(Paper) CPA-175

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Custodial history:

Acquired by the National Postal Museum in 1975., Gift of Michael Squirrel, Librarian of the British North America Philatelic Society.

Source:

Private

Other accession no.:

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1981-56 NPM
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Copyright: various for textual records; nil for covers.
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Date modified:: 2024-07-24