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Alfred Pick collection [philatelic record]

Hierarchical level:

Collection

Date:

1907-1908.

Reference:

R4991-0-3-E

Type of material:

Stamps and stamp products

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

165224

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Alfred Pick collection
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Record information – Details

Date(s):

1907-1908.

Place of creation:

Canada

Extent:

12 postal covers postcards 8.3 x 13.4 cm.

Language of material:

English

Scope and content:

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Collection consists of 12 leather postcards. All are addressed to Miss Taylor of Montreal, mother of the donor, Alfred Pick. Themes and subjects depicted on the postcards include, affection, flags, flowers, maple leaf, stork, children, humour, and greetings. Leather was a popular base substance for postcards around the turn of 19th Century.

Provenance:

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Pick, Alfred, 1915-

Biography/Administrative history:

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Pick, Alfred, 1915- : Alfred J. Pick was born in 1915 in Montreal, Quebec. He took a B.A., M.A. and B.CL. at McGill University. From 1940 to 1973, Pick served with the Canadian Foreign Service, including four appointments as ambassador. He resides in Ontario. Donor questionnaire; NA correspondence with donor.

Source:

Private

Related control no.:

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1996-02086-2
1996-153 DAP
96-091
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