General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Card stock

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

14.0 cm

Width

8.8 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

Litho

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

British Columbia

Period

Posted August 23, 1968. Postcard printed June 1967

Canada

Canadian Pacific Airlines was created in 1942, and became known as CP Air in 1968. On March 27, 1987, Canadian Pacific Airlines, Eastern Provincial Airways, Nordair and Pacific Western Airlines amalgamated to form Canadian International Airlines. On March 31, 1989, Canadian Airlines purchased Wardair. From 1987, Canadian International was the second largest airline after Air Canada. After years of financial difficulties, Canadian International was purchased by Air Canada in 2001.

Function

To promote flights to North America.

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Top of face reads: "NORTH/ CANADA/ FLY CANADIAN PACIFIC"/ Backside reads: "NORTH/ AMERICA/ Explore this fascinating continent./ Here you can find a bit of Spain,/ of France, Germany, Italy, in fact/ a whole world."/ Lower left "FLY CANADIAN PACIFIC"/ Very fine print below reads: "LITHO'S IN CANADA 104 L 6[/]67"/

Missing

N/A

Finish

White postcard with black print and colour drawing of a woman and a bridge. Backside is black print with black ink handwritten text. Blue and white Canada Post 8 cent stamp.

Decoration

Drawing of a woman and a photo of a bridge.