{"product_id":"1945-ww2-london-uk-invitations-dominion-day-canada-high-commissioner","title":"1945 WW2 London UK invitations Dominion Day, Canada High Commissioner","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eSet of 2 WW2 era  invitations to the 1945 celebration of Dominion Day. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eThis will be a much happier celebration than previous years: just weeks after War in Europe was over, and in a few months so would the War in the Pacific.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(59, 110, 186);\"\u003eTo Celebrate Dominion Day\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(59, 110, 186);\"\u003eThe High Commissioner for Canada\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(59, 110, 186);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eand Mrs. Vincent Massey\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(59, 110, 186);\"\u003eat Home\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(59, 110, 186);\"\u003eat the Dorchester Hotel (Deanery Street Entrance)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(59, 110, 186);\"\u003eMonday July 2\u003csup\u003end\u003c\/sup\u003e 1945\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(59, 110, 186);\"\u003e6 to 8 p.m.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(59, 110, 186);\"\u003eR.S.V.P The Private Secretary Canada House S.W.1\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003e“\u003cem\u003eAt Home\u003c\/em\u003e” reflects traditional British diplomatic language for hosting receptions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003e11 ½ x 15 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eCharles Vincent Massey\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003e (1887 –1967) was a Canadian diplomat and statesman who served as the 18th governor general of Canada from 1952 to 1959. Massey was the first governor general of Canada to be born in Canada.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eMassey was born into an influential Toronto family and was educated in Ontario and England, obtaining a degree in history and befriending future prime minister William Lyon Mackenzie King while studying at the University of Oxford. He was commissioned into the military in 1917 for the remainder of the First World War and, after a brief stint in the Canadian Cabinet, began his \u003cb\u003ediplomatic career, serving in envoys to the United States and United Kingdom.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 128, 0);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eWIKIPEDIA\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chadbourne Antiques \u0026 Collectibles","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49879873978614,"sku":"CA-5799","price":100.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0947\/7290\/files\/IMG_4133rsz.jpg?v=1768963859","url":"https:\/\/chadbourneantique.com\/products\/1945-ww2-london-uk-invitations-dominion-day-canada-high-commissioner","provider":"Chadbourne Antiques \u0026 Collectibles","version":"1.0","type":"link"}