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

9.3 cm

Width

16.5 cm

Height

N/A

Thickness

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Weight

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Diameter

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Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Aviation

Category

Commemorative

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Unknown

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Nova Scotia

Period

POSTMARKED 1959

Canada

COVER AND STAMP COMMEMORATES THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF J.A.D. MCCURDY'S FIRST POWERED FLIGHT IN CANADA, AT BADDECK, N.S., ON FEB. 23, 1909, IN THE SILVER DART. COVER AUTOGRAPHED BY PILOT AND BY J.A.D. MCCURDY

Function

SENT THROUGH THE MAIL FOR THE PURPOSE OF CREATING A COLLECTIBLE ITEM

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Envelope is signed at top left: 'JAD McCurdy', also signed along left edge: 'P.A. Hartman W/C'/Envelope is addressed to: 'Curator, National Aviation Museum, c/o Department of Northern Affairs and National Resources, Ottawa, Ontario.'/Postmarked: 'BADDECK NOVA SCOTIA CANADA 23 II 10 30AM 1959'

Missing

N/A

Finish

CREAM COLOURED COVER WITH GOLD AND GREEN PRINT AND DESIGN/ BLUE AND BLACK ON WHITE CANADA POST STAMP/ BLACK CACHET ON FRONT/ BLUE CACHET ON BACK

Decoration

COVER DEPICTS THE SILVER DART IN GREEN WITH A GOLD MAPLE LEAF