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OBJECT TYPE: U.S./OFFICIAL
DATE: 1970
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1998.0929.001

MANUFACTURER: Tension Envelopes
MODEL: 50th Anniversary of first flight into the Canadian Yukon
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
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: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Postmarked August 16, 1970
Canada: Commemorates the first flight into the Canadian Yukon Territories, August 16, 1920, by the U.S. Army Air Service Flying the first Alaska Air Expedition from Mitchell Field, New York, US, to Nome, Alaska/
Function: Commemorative cover
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: U.S. post stamp: "50th ANNIVERSARY U.S. AIR MAIL SERVICE/ AIR MAIL/ 10c"/ Circular postmark: "WRANGELL AK/ AUG 16/ AM/ 1970/ 99929"/ Cachet: "50TH Anniversary/ 1920-1970/ Commemorating the first flight into the Canadian/ Yukon Territory on 16 August, 1920 by the US/ Army Air Service flying the First Alaska Air/ Expedition from Mitchell Field, New York, USA/ to Nome, Alaska/ Wrangell, Alaska to Whitehorse Yukon on 16/ August, 1920. Captain St. Clair Streett,/ pilot and expedition leader."/ Stamped address: "The Mayor/ PO BOX 790/ THE CITY OF WHITEHORSE/ YUKON TERRITORY"/ Postmark on back of cover: "WHITEHORSE/ 18 VIII'70/ Y.T./ 254196/ CANADA/ 00"/ Stamped return address: "Major R.K. Malott/ 16 Harwick Crescent/ Ottawa 6, Ontario/ Canada"/ Mfr's logo upper right: "TENSION/ ENVELOPES"/ Mfr's [?] print on tab: "JOHN C. CORNELIUS/ 628 NICOLLET AVE. MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. 55402"/
Missing: Complete
Finish: White coloured cover with red and blue design around edges and a purple cachet.
Decoration: N/A

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Tension Envelopes, Cover, 1970, Artifact no. 1998.0929, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1998.0929.001/

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