General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

CARDBOARD

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

26.1 cm

Width

22.9 cm

Height

N/A

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Railway Transportation

Category

Services

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Canada Post

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

1960'S?

Canada

CANADIAN POST OFFICE NOTICE USED IN RAILWAY CAR OF CANADIAN RAILWAY POSTAL SERVICE, WHICH EXISTED FROM 1854 TO 1971. DURING THIS PERIOD, MAIL TRANSFERRED ON RAIL POST OFFICE CARS WAS SORTED EN ROUTE BY RAILWAY MAIL CLERKS.

Function

NOTICE USED IN RAILWAY POSTAL CAR.

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

BLACK LETTERING ON ONE SIDE READING `POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT, CANADA/ RAILWAY MAIL SERVICE/ NOTICE/ This Railway Postal Car is for the exclusive/ accommodation of the Mails and the persons/ specially appointed to take charge of the same./ it is strictly private and not to be entered by/ any unauthorized person./ No excuse will be accepted for the violation/ of this order./ Deputy postmaster General/ 17 R.M.S.-300-29-7-60' & ON OTHER SIDE `MINISTERE DES POSTES DU CANADA/ SERVICE AMBULANT/ AVIS/ Ce wagon-poste est reserve exclusivement/ aux depeches et aux personnes specialement/ `DESIGNEES POUR EN PRENDRE SOIN./ C'EST UN WAGON PRIVE, INTERDIT A TOUTE/ PERSONNE NON AUTORISEE./ AUCUNE INTRACTION NE SERA TOLEREE./ LE SOUS- MINISTRE DES POSTES'.

Missing

N/A

Finish

WHITE

Decoration

BLACK & WHITE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA COAT OF ARMS