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

9.4 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 April 21, 1971

Canada

Commemorates the 50th anniversary, 1921-1971, of the first internal airmail flight attempted in Newfoundland, from St. John's to St. Anthony via Botwood, February 26 to April 21, 1921/ Piloted by Major F. Stanley Cotton in a Rolls-Royce Martinsyde F4/ Flight was cancelled & mail was forwared by ship on March 1, 1921/

Function

Commemorative cover

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Canada post stamp: "Canada 6/ Sir Donald Alexander Smith 1820-1914/ Postes Postage"/ Circular postmark: "ST. ANTHONY/ 130 PM/ 21 IV/ 1971/ NFLD."/ Cachet: "50th Anniversary/ 1921 - 1971/ FIRST INTERNAL AIR AMIL FLIGHT/ ATTEMPTED IN NEWFOUNDLAND/ ST. JOHN'S TO ST. ANTHONY VIA BOTWOOD/ 26 FEBRUARY 1921 - 21 APRIL 1921/ AIRCRAFT: ROLLS-ROYCE MARTINSYDE F4/ PILOT: MAJOR F. SIDNEY COTTON/ FLIGHT CANCELLED & MAIL FORWARDED BY/ SHIP 1 MARCH 1921/ AIR POST ST. ANTHONY"/ Stamped address: "Major R.K. Malott/ c[/]o The Mayor's Office/ St. John's, 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"/ Large circular postmark: "ST. JOHN'S MUNICIPAL COUNCIL"/

Missing

Complete

Finish

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

Decoration

N/A