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Queen Elizabeth the second in large coat smiles at line of boy scouts in black and white photo
Queen Elizabeth's picture on Canadian stamps is defended by all but one of the readers in the letters below
Queen Elizabeth the second in large coat smiles at line of boy scouts in black and white photo

Queen Elizabeth's picture on Canadian stamps is defended by all but one of the readers in the letters below

Date7/7/1970
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  • Queen Elizabeth's picture on Canadian stamps is defended by all but one of the readers in the letters below
  • Queen Elizabeth's picture on Canadian stamps is defended by all but one of the readers in the letters below. They contend that her picture on the stamps does not mean the country is dominated by the monarchy and that no one would draw this inference. Above; Queen chats with Boy Scout during tour of Artic in 1970.
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Original Toronto Star caption: Queen Elizabeth's picture on Canadian stamps is defended by all but one of the readers in the letters below. They contend that her picture on the stamps does not mean the country is dominated by the monarchy and that no one would draw this inference. Above; Queen chats with Boy Scout during tour of Artic in 1970.
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    CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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    Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
    Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0122735F
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