Interrupted Mail : 1959 Train Fire
In late December 1959, a fire on board the eastbound train from Winnipeg damaged mail that was being transported. H.H. Yorta, Director of Postal Service, Winnipeg, provided an explanatory note regarding the fire to addressees of damaged correspondence.
Winnipeg to Toronto, December 16, 1959
OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT DIRECTOR OF POSTAL SERVICE
Winnipeg 1, December 20, 1959.
Dear Sir or Madam:
The enclosed item of mail was damaged in a fire that recently occurred in an eastbound train.
The regrets of the Postal Service are extended for any inconvenience caused by you.
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