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'Speedy mail' for Toronto begins Feb
'Speedy mail' for Toronto begins Feb

'Speedy mail' for Toronto begins Feb

Date1/18/1971
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Original Toronto Star caption: 'Speedy mail' for Toronto begins Feb. 1; Toronto Mayor William Dennison Checks new striped speedy mail post boxes; to go into service in Toronto Feb. 1; while Postmaster-General Jean-Pierre Cote watches.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0011095F
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The backlog of mail piled up in Terminal A during the 11-day postal strike began to move today after maintenance workers lifted their picket lines. So(...)
The backlog of mail piled up in Terminal A during the 11-day postal strike began to move today after maintenance workers lifted their picket lines. So(...)
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Back to work, sorters in the main post office start clearing the mountain of mail built up since 281 drivers walked out Thursday to protest delay in c(...)
Back to work, sorters in the main post office start clearing the mountain of mail built up since 281 drivers walked out Thursday to protest delay in c(...)
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Sorting the mail, above, can be speeded up if public helps, postal worker says in letter below
Sorting the mail, above, can be speeded up if public helps, postal worker says in letter below
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