Canada Post Place PO - K1A 0B1
Posted by: model12
N 45° 22.509 W 075° 41.321
18T E 446076 N 5024856
CANADA POST PLACE PO
2701 RIVERSIDE DR
OTTAWA ON K1A 0B1
Waymark Code: WMA365
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 11/08/2010
Views: 53
Mail delivery first started in Canada in 1693 when the Portuguese born Pedro da Silva was paid to deliver mail between Quebec City and Montreal. Official postal services began in 1775, under the control of the British Government up to 1851. The first postage stamp (designed by Sir Sandford Fleming) went into circulation in Canada that same year. It was not until 1867 when the newly formed Dominion of Canada created the Post Office Department as a federal government department (The Act for the Regulation of the Postal Service) headed by a Cabinet minister, the Postmaster General of Canada. The Act took effect April 1, 1868, providing uniform postal service throughout the newly established country. The Canadian post office was designed around the British service as created by Sir Rowland Hill, who introduced the concept of charging mail by weight and not destination along with creating the concept of the postage stamp.
Post Office Type: Main Branch
Province/Territory: Ontario
Historical Significance: No - Modern building
Location has a philatelic display: yes
Friendly and helpful service: yes
What brought you here?: Geocaching, waymarking.
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Visit Instructions:
To post a log to an existing Canada Post waymark, you will need to post a unique picture of the Canada Post sign. Including your gps device in the picture is not neccesary, but wouldn't be cause for disapproval, as long as all other details of your log are acceptable.