In the Canadian postal system, when an envelope could not be delivered and a proper address was not found, it could be sent to the Dead Letter Office. Envelopes that were opened to determine the proper address (or return address), were resealed with official seals (used from 1879 into the 1920s).Four official seals were employed, […]
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The 1976 Olympics, although a sporting success, suffered from cost overruns, and had its detractors. The item shown in Figure 1 above is an illustration of the 15c+5c semi-postal, a cut out, used as postage and tied by a roller cancel on an Olympic “special right to buy ticket drawing” lottery card. The sender entered […]