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Learn a new skill Have a fun night Impress everyone with the most beautifully addressed holiday cards Join us tomorrow for a cozy night in as we welcome Cody Calligraphy for a VIRTUAL calligraphy workshop! We'll start from the very beginning, with tips on how to hold a brush pen and set up your workspace. From there, you'll master the basic strokes of modern calligraphy, the lowercase alphabet, common words, phrases and more!... Sign up today! https://bit.ly/3m4C8dm

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Join us for a cozy night in on November 26 as we welcome Cody Calligraphy for a VIRTUAL calligraphy workshop! We'll start from the very beginning, with tips on how to hold a brush pen and set up your workspace. From there, you'll master the basic strokes of modern calligraphy, the lowercase alphabet, common words, phrases and more! Sounds like fun, right? -> https://bit.ly/36D6ihg

Scadding Cabin is considered to be the oldest surviving building in Toronto. John Scadding emigrated to Upper Canada in 1792 with John Graves Simcoe and worked as a government clerk. He built the modest cabin on a grant of land consisting of 253 acres located on the eastern side of the Don River. Using trees from his property, the design employed square-timbered white pine logs that were fitted with dove-tailed corners. When John Graves Simcoe returned to England in 1796, Sc...adding followed suit. He later returned to York in 1818 and sold the property to William Smith, a local farmer. Years later in 1879, the Smith family offered the cabin to the York Pioneer and Historical Society who relocated to it’s current location on the grounds of Exhibition Place. Scadding Cabin was designated as a heritage building under the Ontario Heritage Act in 1989 by the City of Toronto. Doug Taylor We also wish acknowledge this sacred land on which Scadding Cabin operates. This land is the traditional territory of many nations including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples. Today, the meeting place of Toronto is still the home to many Indigenous people from across Turtle Island and we are truly grateful to have the opportunity to work in the community, on this territory.

During World War I, Canada was the first country to issue war tax stamps. A war tax stamp is a type of postage stamp that was added to an envelope in addition to regular postage, with the revenue used to defray the costs of a war. These stamps used modified dies of its King George V stamps with WAR TAX written on it. They were first issued in March 1915 in denominations of 1 cent and 2 cents, and later 4, 5 and 8 cents. In 1916, the tax stamps were modified once again with the inscription "1T" added to 2 cent stamps. This specified that the stamps included their face value as well as a 1 cent tax, and meant that two separate stamps were no longer needed.

She did it again! Another amazing holiday arrangement courtesy of our volunteer Lynn #itsbeginningtolookalotlikechristmas #volunteersrock

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Popularized by the Victorians, mourning letters were black edged letters created to prepare the receiver of a recent death. Just like mourning clothes, mourning stationery had specific requirements. The paper was typically grey or cream with a black edge and was used for the duration of the time the individual was in mourning (which varied based on the individual’s relationship to the deceased). Mourning envelopes would have a black border and a black X printed on its reverse side.

A very happy Diwali to all those celebrating! Wishing you a safe and joyful festival.

Please Note: Toronto's First Post Office will be closed Wednesday November 11th to commemorate the anniversary of the First World War Armistice and remember all those who served Canada in times of war.