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Exhibitions

Presenting Sponsor             
Postes Canada

Permanent Exhibitions

 

Signed, Sealed, Delivered

Signed, Sealed, Delivered takes visitors on a trip around the globe, following the evolution of the letter from authentic clay Mesopotamian tablets to today’s email and text messaging.

Signed, Sealed, Delivered provides visitors with insights on:

  • the origins of the post
  • writing practices
  • the development of the postal system in Canada
  • mail sorting and technology
 

 

  Stamp Quest

Stamp Quest is a fun, interactive introduction to the world of stamps and stamp collecting.

 

  What’s New in Philately

Get up close and personal with this display dedicated to Canada Post’s new stamp issues.


  Reflections of Canada

An impressive panorama of all the stamps ever issued by Canada and its provinces—over 3000 stamps!


Temporary Exhibitions

  Her Majesty's Stamps
June 19, 2009 to January 3, 2010

The Her Majesty's Stamps exhibition features more than 400 postage stamps from the Collection of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

  Post Goes Pop

From movies, music, books and more, postal themes show up everywhere in popular culture. Walk through this world of postal imagery in an exhibition that will leave you humming "Please, Mr. Postman!"


Online Exhibitions

  Before e-commerce, A history of Canadian mail-order catalogues


  The Origins of Dogsled Mail in the Yukon in the 1890s


  A Chronology of Canadian Postal History


  The Labour Stamp: The Image of the Worker on Canadian Postage Stamps


  Winged Messenger: Airmail in the Heroic Era 1918-1939

 


Date created: 2008-08-18
Last updated: 2009-12-16
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