NOW SOLD 1940’s-50’s Canada Post Christmas Card Mail Box Canadiana !!!!

NOW SOLD Fresh out of storage here is a fantastic piece of Canadiana. A vintage Canada Post Christmas card Mail Box. Apparently these were place inside each Post Office each year around Christmas initially for Local Delivery of Christmas cards. When it was first put into use it was only 2 Cents for local Delivery of the Christmas Cards. I am no expert but I have spoke to a few who believe that this was more than likely brought into use in the 1940’s-50’s era based on the style and 2 cent price (again this is an educated guess, could be earlier or slightly later). On one side you can see where a 5 cent sticker was later applied as prices went up, and even tape marking where they clearly blocked out the local delivery part and price altogether as prices and service change over the years. It features a fantastic Old Style Crest of Canada on the front, and the iconic bright red paint. It even has two of the hooks indie that the local delivery mail bag would have hung off inside the box It does have some spots of paint loss and a few smaller dings (after all this was in use during the Christmas season and then I imagine thrown back into storage having stuff piled on it, until the next Christmas when it was dragged out again). But over all I think it makes a great display piece that absolutely screams Canadian. It measures 41 inches tall to its peak, and is 18 inches square at its base. I doubt many of these have survived over the years. Don't sleep on this one NOW SOLD