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Mail fight: Walter Stewart, 82, checks the mailbox near his Tottenham-area home for news on his dispute with Canada Post over a delay in delivering documents he sent by registered mail
Mail fight: Walter Stewart, 82, checks the mailbox near his Tottenham-area home for news on his dispute with Canada Post over a delay in delivering documents he sent by registered mail

Mail fight: Walter Stewart, 82, checks the mailbox near his Tottenham-area home for news on his dispute with Canada Post over a delay in delivering documents he sent by registered mail

Date1/15/1987
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0134403F
Parting gift: Retiring postman Bob Cooper holds a miniature mailbox filled with money given to him by residents on his route in the Keele St. Eglinton Ave. area on the weekend. About 75 neighbors turned out for the retirement party for Cooper, who has a delivered their mail for 32 years.
Parting gift: Retiring postman Bob Cooper holds a miniature mailbox filled with money given to him by residents on his route in the Keele St. Eglinton Ave. area on the weekend. About 75 neighbors turned out for the retirement party for Cooper, who has a delivered their mail for 32 years.
4/11/1987
Direct mail: Thousands spent hours yesterday waiting in line to collect family and disability benefit cheques that aren't being sent in the mail due to the postal dispute
Direct mail: Thousands spent hours yesterday waiting in line to collect family and disability benefit cheques that aren't being sent in the mail due to the postal dispute
6/29/1987
Putting up his feet in golden shoes after walking hundreds of miles delivering mail in Toronto for 47 years, Charlie Good enjoys his retirement party (...)
Putting up his feet in golden shoes after walking hundreds of miles delivering mail in Toronto for 47 years, Charlie Good enjoys his retirement party (...)
1/10/1973
To L.R. Saunders, secretary-treasurer of Allied Collection Agencies, for remainging unfrffled despite his company's freqent appaearance in the columns of help wanted. Allied agreed to stop dunning Orfeo Avaro for $4.60 when help wanted pointed out that Mrs. Avaro was sure he had never ordered lihgt bulbs by mail and, when they did arrive, had promptly mailed them back. In his next appearance, Mr. Saunders sent $3,71 to the STar Wilson had mistakely overpaid.
To L.R. Saunders, secretary-treasurer of Allied Collection Agencies, for remainging unfrffled despite his company's freqent appaearance in the columns of help wanted. Allied agreed to stop dunning Orfeo Avaro for $4.60 when help wanted pointed out that Mrs. Avaro was sure he had never ordered lihgt bulbs by mail and, when they did arrive, had promptly mailed them back. In his next appearance, Mr. Saunders sent $3,71 to the STar Wilson had mistakely overpaid.
12/21/1979
Rich Richardson, once a welder and now head of Wayne Distributors, supplements post office service in delivering commercial mail
Rich Richardson, once a welder and now head of Wayne Distributors, supplements post office service in delivering commercial mail
5/14/1969
For 40 years Cec Goodman has been delivering milk in Rosedale and he's known some of his customers so long that if they forget to leave a note, he checks the fridge himself and gives them what they need
For 40 years Cec Goodman has been delivering milk in Rosedale and he's known some of his customers so long that if they forget to leave a note, he checks the fridge himself and gives them what they need
2/19/1987
For 40 years Cec Goodman has been delivering milk in Rosedale and he's known some of his customers so long that if they forget to leave a note, he checks the fridge himself and gives them what they need
For 40 years Cec Goodman has been delivering milk in Rosedale and he's known some of his customers so long that if they forget to leave a note, he checks the fridge himself and gives them what they need
2/19/1987
Back to work, sorters in the main post office start clearing the mountain of mail built up since 281 drivers walked out Thursday to protest delay in c(...)
Back to work, sorters in the main post office start clearing the mountain of mail built up since 281 drivers walked out Thursday to protest delay in c(...)
11/19/1972
By Joe Serge Toronto Star, Philippines-born Tomas Diaz says the stacks of letters, affidavits and other documents he's sent to immigration officials in the past five years pleading the case of his brother have all fallen on deaf ears.
By Joe Serge Toronto Star, Philippines-born Tomas Diaz says the stacks of letters, affidavits and other documents he's sent to immigration officials in the past five years pleading the case of his brother have all fallen on deaf ears.
12/8/1985
Tarsen Gidda: A car accident sent him to hospital while he was in India looking for documents for his parents
Tarsen Gidda: A car accident sent him to hospital while he was in India looking for documents for his parents
11/7/1979
Documents sent down to the House of assembly by His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor relative to school lands
Documents sent down to the House of assembly by His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor relative to school lands
1831
Getting Ready for the first world championship for radio-controlled soaring, Jack Humphreys checks out his glider near his home. He will be one of Can(...)
Getting Ready for the first world championship for radio-controlled soaring, Jack Humphreys checks out his glider near his home. He will be one of Can(...)
2/10/1977