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Jan. 5, 1848:
Canadian soldier and police officer Sam Steele was born in Medonte Township, Canada West.
Steele joined the Canadian militia in 1868 during the Fenian Raids. In 1873, he was the third officer sworn into the new NWMP. With the force, he met Sitting Bull, fought in the Northwest Resistance and oversaw the Klondike Gold Rush. He served in the Boer War and First World War until he died from the Spanish Flu in 1919
January 5, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Stamp I found in a bag of kiloware. It's a 1956 India Postage (Scott #274) cancelled in Karachi, Pakistan on 15 Nov 1956.
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January 4, 2025 at 7:22 PM