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

9.4 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

Newfoundland and Labrador

Period

Postmarked March 23, 1971

Canada

Commemorates the 50th anniversary, 1921-1971, of the first successful internal airmail flight in Newfoundland. Botwood to Fogo, Fogo Island and return, March 28, 1921/ Piloted by Major F. Stanley Cotton & Lt. Plaistow, in a de Havilland 9/

Function

Commemorative cover

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Canada post stamp: "CANADA/ 6/ WHITE-THROATED SPARROW Zonotrichia albicolis/ LE PINSON A GORGE BLANCHE"/ Print below: "VIA AIR MAIL"/ Circular postmark: "FOGO/ 71/ 23 III/ NFLD"/ Cachet: "50th Anniversary/ 1921 - 1971/ First Successful Internal Air Mail Flight/ in Newfoundland/ Botwood to Fogo, Fogo Island & Return/ 28 March 1921/ Flown by Major F. Stanley Cotton & Lt. Paistow/ in a de Havilland 9 aircraft"/ Stamped address: "Major R.K. Malott/ c[/]o The Mayor's Office/ Botwood, Newfoundland"/ Stamped return address on back of cover: "Return in 3 days to: 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"/ Handwritten in pen: "Elmer F. [ill.] Mayor/ Town of Botwood Nfld."/

Missing

Complete

Finish

White coloured cover with red and blue design around edges and a blue cachet.

Decoration

N/A