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OBJECT TYPE: Canada/official
DATE: 1970
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1998.0925.013

MANUFACTURER: Tension Envelopes
MODEL: 50th Anniversary First Trans-Canada Flight 7-17 October 1920
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 13
Total Parts: 18
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: Unknown
Period: Postmarked October 7, 1970
Canada: CP Air 50th Anniversary of trans-Canada flight.
Function: Commemorative cover
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Canada post stamp: "POSTES POSTAGE/ 8 [7 is crossed out]/ CANADA"/ Slogan cancel: "1st FLT - 1er VOL/ TRANS CANADA/ 17 OCT. 1920/ HALIFAX - VANCOUVER"/ Circular postmark: "HALIFAX/ 1 PM/ 7 X/ 1970/ N.S."/ Cachet: "50th ANNIVERSARY/ FIRST TRANS-CANADA FLIGHT/ 7-17 OCTOBER 1920/ FAIREY SEAPLANE G-CYCF/ HALIFAX, N.S. 7 OCT. 1920/ W[/]C R.R. LECKIE & S[/]L B. HOBBS"/ Stamped address: "British Columbia Aviation Council/ Vancouver International Airport/ Vancouver AMF, British Columbia"/ Stamped on back of cover: "RECEIVED/ OCT -9 1970/ B.C. AVIATION COUNCIL/ VANCOUVER AMF, B.C."/ Mfr's logo upper right: "TENSION/ T/ ENVELOPES"/ Mfr's [?] print on tab: "JOHN C. CORNELIUS/ 628 NICOLLET AVE. MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. 55402"/ Stamped top centre: "Major R.K. Malott/ 16 Harwick Crescent/ Ottawa 6, Ontario/ Canada"/ Other postmarks are illegible/
Missing: Complete
Finish: White coloured cover with red and blue design around edges and a dark blue cachet.
Decoration: Cachet depicts a Fairey Seaplane G-CYCF

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