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Mailboxes causing super problems, Postman George Lumb delivers mail to this row of green Canada Post mailboxes on Westney Rd. in Ajax, which will even(...)
Mailboxes causing super problems, Postman George Lumb delivers mail to this row of green Canada Post mailboxes on Westney Rd. in Ajax, which will even(...)

Mailboxes causing super problems, Postman George Lumb delivers mail to this row of green Canada Post mailboxes on Westney Rd. in Ajax, which will even(...)

Date3/16/1988
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Original Toronto Star caption: Mailboxes causing super problems; Postman George Lumb delivers mail to this row of green Canada Post mailboxes on Westney Rd. in Ajax; which will eventually be replaced with shiny new metal supermailboxes - but that still isn't going to make everyone happy.
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