Nova Scotia Postal History - 2 October (1954) - X304 IMPEROYAL (Halifax County), N.S. (straight-line MOON cancel / postmark / marking) on piece

            From 1918 to 1919 the community of Imperoyal Village was built next door to the newly constructed Imperial Oil refinery in Woodside Dartmouth. The purpose of Imperoyal Village was to provide permanent living accommodations for the families of full time employees of the refinery, who wanted to live close to work. In 1956 the population was 490.

The Post Office at Imperoyal opened - 1 May 1921 and became Dartmouth Sub No. 8 - 1 March 1962. In 1938 this Post Office served 250 families from Dartmouth town limits to Eastern Passage plus Imperial Oil and the sugar refinery.

/ X304 / - small straight line MOON marking from Imperoyal (Halifax County), Nova Scotia (black ink) - proofed c. 1938.

These small straight-line markings / postmarks had the post office's MOON number - these straight-line MOON cancels are rarely seen on stamps or covers, and only infrequently on receipts or other documents. M.O.O.N. (Money Order Office Number)

Taken on: January 27, 2019

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