British Columbia / B.C. Postal History - 17 January 1940 - GRANTHAMS LANDING, B.C. (split ring / broken circle cancel / postmark) to Vancouver, B.C.

GRANTHAMS LANDING, 35 km northwest of Vancouver, is a small residential and recreational community and former steamship stop on the west shore of Howe Sound between Gibsons and the ferry terminal at Langdale. Frederic C. Grantham, a Vancouver lime-juice maker, bought land here in 1909; he then subdivided it, put in roads, sidewalks, water lines and a wharf and marketed his property as the Howe Sound Beach resort. (written by by Andrew Scott)

GRANTHAMS LANDING - “Having previously enjoyed his summer visits to nearby Bowen Island, in 1909, Mr. Frederick Charles Grantham, owner at the time of F.C. Grantham & Co., Beverage Manufacturers in Vancouver, decided to buy District Lot 687 from Mr. Glassford, son-in-law of George Gibson. The property consisted of about 75 acres of land with about 800 feet of waterfront. Having bought the land, Mr. Grantham considered there to be more than enough land for his summer cottage, so he subdivided and serviced the land, and had a small floating wharf built at what would become the focus of Grantham’s Landing. At the time of its subdivision, official maps referred to the location as the Howe Sound Post Office. The wharf was first known as “Howe Sound Landing”. Later, in the 1920s, the wharf was replaced by a more permanent structure built by the Federal Department of Public Works. The wharf became better known by the Union Steamship people as “Grantham’s Landing”, after the person who built the original floating wharf. In the early years of Grantham’s Landing, there were just a few homes built for permanent residents, but gradually the lots were sold to people who built summer cottages. Mr. Grantham had three cottages built on the waterfront; aside from his own, he rented to summer users. The Union Steamships Company regularly sailed passengers to Granthams during summers, while community activities flourished, such as fishing tournaments and summer regattas popular in the 1930s. Floats were used alongside the main wharf for private boat access. During the steamship era much of West Howe Sound and the Gulf Coast were brimming with activity during summer months, while almost deserted for the remainder of the year. World War II, technology changes, and road improvements brought the steamship era to a close. Steamship traffic ended when Coast Ferries and Navigation began operating in 1951. LINK to the complete article with interesting photos - granthams-wharf.org/1900s/

LINK to - Grantham's Landing Post Office - Goodbye to an Era - page 585 - bnaps.org/hhl/newsletters/bcr/bcr-2008-12-v017n04-w068.pdf

The GRANTHAMS LANDING Post Office was established - 1 April 1924 and closed - 25 April 2008.

LINK to a list of the Postmasters who served at the GRANTHAMS LANDING Post Office - www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/postal-heritage-philately/...;

- sent from - / GRANTHAMS LANDING / JAN 17 / 40 / B.C. / - split ring cancel - this split ring hammer (A1-1) was proofed - 15 March 1924 - (RF B).

Addressed to: Mr. F. J. C. Ball / Indian Agent / 416 Federal Building / Vancouver / B.C. /

Frederick James Cooper Ball
Birth - 1 April 1881 or 1883 in Guildford, Surrey, England
Death - 28 July 1972 (aged 89 or 91) in Ganges, British Columbia, Canada

His wife - Della Armenia / Amarila (nee Wales) Ball
Birth - 16 Sep 1876 in Napanee, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario, Canada
Death - 8 Apr 1975 (aged 98) in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Frederick James Cooper Ball was born in Guildford, Surrey, England in 1881 and served in the South African Constabulary from June 1901 to June 1904. The SAC had a sizeable Canadian contingent and so perhaps this factored into Frederick’s decision to emigrate to Canada in 1904. Frederick married Della Wales in 1905 and moved to the United States where two children, including Edmund, were born. He returned to Canada and was living in British Columbia when war broke out. He joined the 2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles in December 1914 but transferred to the 54th Battalion in May of the following year where he was promoted to Signalling Sergeant. He was discharged on September 18 but ten days later he enlisted with the 72nd Seaforth Highlanders in Vancouver. Frederick and the 72nd embarked for Britain in April 1916 and arrived in France in August of that year. He remained with the 72nd until May 10, 1917 when he returned to England “with a view to being granted a commission“. (written by Jakealoo) - LINK to the complete article - Remembering Lt. Frederick J.C. Ball - militaryandfamilyhistory.blog/2015/07/13/remembering-lt-f...

After his military service he worked as an Indian Agent for the Federal Government for several years...in a 1929 newspaper article he was referred to as Major F.J.C. Ball.

Indian Agents in Canada - Indian agents were the Canadian government’s representatives on First Nations reserves from the 1830s to the 1960s. Often working in isolated locations far from settler communities, Indian agents implemented government policy, enforced and administered the provisions of the Indian Act, and managed the day-to-day affairs of Status Indians. Today, the position of Indian agent no longer exists, as First Nations manage their own affairs through modern band councils or self-government.

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