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OBJECT TYPE: Canada/official
DATE: 1931
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1998.0885.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Victoria - Vancouver, B.C.
LOCATION: East Orange, New Jersey, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 3
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: 8.9 cm
Width: 15.2 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: Roessler
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New Jersey
City: East Orange

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: British Columbia
Period: Postmarked August 1, 1931
Canada: Signed by pilot Squardon leader J.H. Tudhope of the RCAF.
Function: SENT THROUGH THE MAIL FOR THE PURPOSE OF CREATING A COLLECTIBLE ITEM
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: First Canada post stamp: "CANADA/ POSTES/ POST/ 5/ AIR/ CENTS/ 5"/ Second stamp: "CANADA/ POSTES/ POSTAGE/ 1/ CENT/ 1"/ Circular postmark: "VICTORIA/ BRITISH COLUMBIA/ 1130 AM/ AUG 1/ 1931"/ Below: "VIA AIR MAIL"/ Cachet: "CANADA AIR MAIL/ First Regular Official Flight/ Parliament Buildings, Victoria, B.C./ VICTORIA TO VANCOUVER"/ Typewritten label affixed for address: "HAROLD E. ARMSTRONG/ 325 Frank Street/ Ottawa, Ontario, Canada"/ Circular postmark on back of cover: "VANCOUVER/ BRITISH COLUMBIA/ AUG 1/ 2 PM/ 1931"/ Mfr's print lower left corner: "MADE BY A.C. ROESSLER, EAST ORANGE, N.J."/
Missing: Complete
Finish: Cream coloured cover with red and blue design around edges and a blue cachet.
Decoration: Cachet depicts the parliament buildings in Victoria, B.C. and an airplane flying overhead.

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