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Contract for the Conveyance of His Majesty's Mails

Before the Semi-Official Airmail contracts were issued, the government contracted with local firms to handle the mails. Below is a 5 page contract dated 1911 for Monday to Saturday mail delivery between Lakefield, Ontario, Canada and Young's Point, a 5.5 mile distance, for $280 per year.