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Mail delivery in Canada can be traced back to 1693, with the first official post office opening in 1755. In 1851 the first Canadian postage stamp was issued, and in 1859 the first street letter boxes appeared in Toronto. Today the bright red letter boxes can be seen on roadsides and in buildings all across Canada. Although traditional letter mail has been largely superseded by electronic communication, these boxes will likely remain for many years to come. This model builds into a 1:16 scale replica of a Canada Post street letter box. The completed model stands about 3.25 inches high. Click here to see photos of the finished model. Note to webmasters! If you want to offer this kit on your site, please read this first.
To print your own model You will need a colour printer capable of handling card or cover stock to print the parts sheet. 67 lb cover stock (approx 8.5 thousandths of an inch or 0.2 mm thick) is recommended. The parts and instructions are in Adobe PDF format. They should work on any Windows, Macintosh, OS/2 or Unix/Linux computer. You will need Adobe's Acrobat Reader. If the file is unavailable or slow to download, try at a different time of day, when the file servers may be less busy. Primary site: Follow this link to download the file.
Secondary site: If you have trouble downloading using the above link, you can try getting it from another site.
Related links A brief history of the Canadian Postal System |
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Last updated on December 6, 2005 Copyright 2005 by Ralph Currell |
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