print email comment close Chronology of Canadian Postal History URL: http://www.civilization.ca/cmc/exhibitions/cpm/chrono/chsmene.shtml Description: Material on seven different eras of postal history in Canada: the French Foundation (1506-1759), the British postal system in North America (1760-1840), toward postal reform and self-government (1841-1867), the Canadian Post Office in the new dominion (1868-1899), post in the early 1900s (1900-1919), making of the modern post office (1920-1950), and mechanization and technology (1951-present). Topics include delivery schedules (five days per week in urban areas since 1969). From the Canadian Museum of Civilization. Publisher: Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation LII Database Information: Record 27873 created by Maria Brandt on 01/28/2009 Last modification on 02/02/2009 Published: 02/04/2009   LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/27873