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OBJECT TYPE: Canada/official
DATE: 1969
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1998.0916.001

MANUFACTURER: Tension Envelopes
MODEL: 50th Anniversary 1919-1969 First Flight from Parrsboro, N.S. to USA
LOCATION: Unknown

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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: 9.3 cm
Width: 16.5 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: Tension
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Nova Scotia
Period: Postmarked October 9, 1969
Canada: First flight from Parrsboro, Nova Scotia to the U.S./ Admiral Sir Mark Kerr & Major Brackley were forced to land at Greenport, N.Y.
Function: Commemorative cover
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Canada post stamp: "CANADA/ IPSWICH SPARROW Passerculus Princeps/ LE PINSON D'IPSWICH/ 10"/ Print below: "VIA AIR MAIL"/ Circular postmark: "PARRSBORO/ 330 PM/ 9X/ 1969/ N.S."/ Cachet: "50th Anniversary/ 1919-1969/ First Flight from Parrsboro, Nova Scotia/ to U.S.A. (Greenport, N.Y.)/ via Handley Page "Atlantic" -9 Oct., 1919/ Admiral Sir Mark Kerr & Major Brackley/ FORCED LANDING AT GREENPORT, N.Y."/ Stamped address: "Major R.K. Malott/ C[/]O The Mayor's Office/ Greenport, New York State/ U.S.A."/ On back of cover, Mfr's logo upper right: "TENSION/ ENVELOPES"/ Mfr's [?] print on tab: "JOHN C. CORNELIUS/ 628 NICOLLET AVE. MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. 55402"/ Circular postmark: "GREENPORT N.Y./ OCT 11/ AM/ 1969/ 11944"/ Stamped address: "Major R.K. Malott/ 16 Harwick Crescent/ Ottawa 6, Ontario/ Canada"/
Missing: Complete
Finish: White coloured cover with red and blue design around edges and a blue cachet.
Decoration: N/A

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Tension Envelopes, Cover, 1969, Artifact no. 1998.0916, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1998.0916.001/

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