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Metered mail collections [multiple media]

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Series

Date:

1908-2007.

Reference:

R3848-2-8-E

Type of material:

Art, Objects (including medals and pins), Stamps and stamp products, Textual material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

3783649

Context of this record:

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Ross W. Irwin fonds

Metered mail collections
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Series includes:

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Date(s):

1908-2007.

Place of creation:

Canada

Extent:

1075 postal covers.
989 postal markings.
106 leaves.
71 seals and other objects.
2 prints.
3 labels.

Language of material:

English

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The series consists of philatelic collections and exhibit displays on Canadian metered stamps, Newfoundland metered stamps, metered stamps used as revenue stamps (excice and law stamps) and meter slogans.

The Canadian postage meter collection, one of the most complete, contains postage meters of many meter companies (Pitney Bowes, Friden, Postalia, etc.) including many variety (types) on postal covers and tapes. The collection also includes post offices metered postmarks, military metered postmarks, government and free frank postal covers, meter slogans on Canadian Centennial and Expo'67, Olympic Games in Montreal held in 1976 and patriotic advertisement slogans during World War II period.

The series also contains a collection postal covers and postal markings bearing various types of meter stamps used in Newfoundland from 1929 to 1954. It includes meter postage stamps of Newfoundland (1929-1949) and Canada (1949-1954). Two meter stamps of Great Britain show the original indicia design adopted for Newfoundland meter stamps.

The series also consists of various exhibit displays related to the production of metered mail and postal directives. The postcards prints are included in the "Mailomat" exhibit display. Finally, it contains a collection of parcel post labels and a collection of bank seals.

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General note:

For information on meter types, please refer to the Canadian Meter Postage Stamp Catalog by Ross W. Irwin published in 2004.

Philatelic note:

Besides the 71 seals, objects include 4 pairs of seals and 8 strips of seals.

Philatelic issue data:

Canada, Newfoundland, Great Britain : various denominations.

Source:

Private
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Graphic (art)

[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [R3848] 7

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Object

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Volume [R3848]

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3;

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6;

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Philatelic records

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Volume [R3848]

[Consultation 90 Open]

3--6;

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9;

[Consultation 90 Open]

Textual records

[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [R3848]

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3--4;

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6--7;

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Copyright (philatelic records) : copyright varies.
Copyright (graphic material) : Contact Pitney Bowes Inc. for more information concerning the copyright of the postcards (prints).
Copyright (objects) : copyright varies.
Credit : Library and Archives Canada.

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