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  1. General works

  2. A
    Chronology of Canadian Postal History

    http://www.civilization.ca/cmc/exhibitions/cpm/chrono/index_e.shtml


    HREF="http://www.civilization.ca/cmc/education/teacher-resources/oracles/history/jwillis">Postal
    Reform in Early 19th Century British North America

    http://www.civilization.ca/cmc/education/teacher-resources/oracles/history/jwillis


    Stamps and
    Postal History Page

    http://swansongrp.com/posthist.html


    HREF="http://www.civilization.ca/tresors/treasure/postal.html">Treasures
    Gallery: Postal History items

    http://www.civilization.ca/tresors/treasure/postal.html


    HREF="http://www.posten.se/museng/perm_uts/botten/default.htm">The letter –
    a journey through centuries

    http://www.posten.se/museng/perm_uts/botten/default.htm

    History of Sweden Post


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

    http://www.civilization.ca/cmc/exhibitions/cpm/smail/smaile.shtml


    HREF="http://www.civilization.ca/cmc/exhibitions/cpm/courrier/wm00eng.shtml">Winged
    Messenger: Airmail in the Heroic Era, 1918-1939

    http://www.civilization.ca/cmc/exhibitions/cpm/courrier/wm00eng.shtml


    HREF="http://www.civilization.ca/cmc/exhibitions/cpm/courrier2/ccielace.shtml">Winged
    Messenger (2nd edition)

    http://www.civilization.ca/cmc/exhibitions/cpm/courrier2/ccielace.shtml


    Moving
    the Mail

    http://www.postalmuseum.si.edu/exhibits/2c_moving.html


    As Precious
    as Gold

    http://postalmuseum.si.edu/gold/asprecious.html


    Postal History Society of Canada

    Postal History Society of Canada


    Société d’Histoire Postale du Québec

    http://www.shpq.org/


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  3. Stamps and philately


  4. Books on Philately:
    Canada and British North America

    http://pbbooks.com/canada.htm


    The Royal Philatelic
    Society of Canada

    http://www.rpsc.org/


    Stamp
    Collecting

    http://www.postalmuseum.si.edu/stamp/5_stamp.html


    HREF="http://www.civilization.ca/cmc/exhibitions/cpm/stampquest/sqhome.shtml">Stamp
    Quest: The Stamp Collecting Adventure

    http://www.civilization.ca/cmc/exhibitions/cpm/stampquest/sqhome.shtml


    HREF="http://www.syracusestampclub.org/links/links_museums.htm">Philatelic
    Museums and Libraries

    http://www.syracusestampclub.org/links/links_museums.htm


    Canadian Postal
    Archives

    http://www.collectionscanada.ca/postal-archives/index-e.html


    Philatelic
    Periodicals and Journals

    http://www.syracusestampclub.org/links/links_periodicals.htm


    Canada’s
    stamps

    http://pwp.lino.com/marcelg/timbr_an.htm


    HREF="http://www.civilisations.ca/cmc/exhibitions/cpm/labstamp/lsint01e.shtml">The
    Labour Stamp: The Image of the Worker on Canadian Postage Stamps

    http://www.civilisations.ca/cmc/exhibitions/cpm/labstamp/lsint01e.shtml


    The British North America
    Philatelic Society

    http://www.bnaps.org/


    Canada First Day
    Covers

    http://members.tripod.com/~mr_fdc/


    A Brief
    History of Newfoundland Postage Stamps

    http://visitnewfoundland.ca/briefstamp.html


    The Canadian
    Forces Philatelic Society

    http://www.cfps-web.com/


    Tom
    Fortunato Stamp Exhibits

    http://www.fortunecity.com/olympia/tilden/186/


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  5. Post offices


  6. Post Offices
    and Postmasters

    http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/post-offices/index-e.html


    Post Office Photos

    http://www.postmarks.org/photos/


    HREF="http://www.pc.gc.ca/culture/proj/urbain/cartes-maps/index_e.asp?mapid=3&buildingid=23#building">York
    Post Office, A National Historic Site

    http://www.pc.gc.ca/culture/proj/urbain/cartes-maps/index_e.asp?mapid=3&buildingid=23#building


    Some
    Early Postal History of Brandon, Manitoba

    http://www.philatelic.org/brandon125/phistory.htm


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