Lot 441
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A CANADIAN PARCEL-GILT CIGARETTE-BOX
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A CANADIAN PARCEL-GILT CIGARETTE-BOX

CIRCA 1960, MAKER'S MARK CM

Details
A CANADIAN PARCEL-GILT CIGARETTE-BOX
CIRCA 1960, MAKER'S MARK CM
Oblong, the hinged cover engraved with a map of the Gulf of Georgia, Portland Island heightened with gilding, the interior fitted with wood, marked under foot
6 5/8 in. (17.3 cm.) long
Provenance
Given on the occasion of the marriage of H.R.H. The Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, to Antony Charles Robert Armstrong-Jones, Earl of Snowdon on 6 May 1960.
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Lot Essay

Named after H.M.S Portland, Rear-Admiral Moresby's flagship, Portland Island is a place of archaeological and natural significance with evidence of native habitation going back some 3,000 years.

Portland Island, now also known as the Princess Margaret Marine Park, was returned to the people of Canada by Princess Margaret in 1967.

IMAGE CAPTION:
H.R.H. The Princess Margaret with Premier W. A. C. Bennett in Kelowna, British Columbia, 19 July 1958.
Courtesy of The British Columbia Archives, Victoria

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