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- OBJECT TYPE
- CANADA/SEMI-OFFICIAL
- DATE
- 1929
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1998.0560.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- WESTERN CANADA AIRWAYS LTD.
- LOCATION
- Unknown
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Paper
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 8.7 cm
- Width
- 15.0 cm
- Height
- N/A
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Aviation
- Category
- Commemorative
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Unknown
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- British Columbia
- Period
- Postmarked August 22, 1929 even though it was mailed on August 24th, 1929
- Canada
-
Flight was piloted by A.D. Cruikshank from Prince George to Ingenika Mines. Mail was addressed to Fort Graham since there wasn't a post office in Ingenika and postmarked August 22, even though the flight took place on August 24th./ Semi-official stamp was hand cancelled. - Function
-
SENT THROUGH THE MAIL FOR THE PURPOSE OF CREATING A COLLECTIBLE ITEM - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Airmail stamp on back of cover: ""WESTERN CANADA AIRWAYS/ LIMITED/ AIR MAIL SERVICE/ ONE OZ."/ Stamp cancelled by hand script/ Canada post stamp on front of cover: "CANADA/ POSTES/ POST/ 2/ CENTS/ 2"/ Print below stamp: "VIA AIR MAIL"/ Circular postmark: "PRINCE GEORGE/ AU 22. 29/ B.C."/ Print top left corner: "Via First Flight."/ Printed address: "Herbert P. Le Roy,/ Fort Graham, B.C."/ Signature: "Pilot/ D. Cruikshank"/ Handwritten scribbles/
- Missing
- Complete
- Finish
- Cream coloured cover with a red and blue scalloped border and a green Canada post stamp/ Airmail stamp on back of cover is black on pink
- Decoration
- N/A
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Unknown Manufacturer, Cover, 1929, Artifact no. 1998.0560, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1998.0560.001/
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