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In lugnet.market.shopping, Kevin Stone writes (...) to (...) Actually, they advertise that they will ship anywhere. I know they will ship to the US, and I think they've even sent stuff to Australia on at least one occasion. Andrew (25 years ago, 9-Mar-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.ca)
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(...) Oh you'd love it. The "Hudson's Bay Company" (That started at "Hudson's Bay" Canada") traded smallpox infected blankets to the indians of the era. Oh yes, they also traded allot of beaver pelts and nearly wiped them out... Dean (25 years ago, 8-Mar-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.ca)
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(...) 'Twas indeed a crown corporation, if not in the sense you're thinking... it was officially sanctioned and granted exclusive rights within it's crown-delineated turf in 1670. The hbc.com site has quite a bit of historic info - not entirely (...) (25 years ago, 8-Mar-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.ca)
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(...) The name is right, but I don't think it was ever a crown corporation. FOunded in 16-something, before they had such things. Kevin (25 years ago, 8-Mar-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.ca)
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(...) company (...) Yup. Still is too. Er, that is still Hudson's Bay Company, not still is a Crown Corp. For the truly curious: (URL) .shopping] James (URL) getting paid for this --> Alladvantage.com Sign up via me, the reference $$ go to fund (...) (25 years ago, 8-Mar-00, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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