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OBJECT TYPE: CANADA/AIRMAIL/SEMI-OFFICIAL/SINGLE
DATE: 1928
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1998.0489.001

MANUFACTURER: Colonist Printing & Publishing Co.
MODEL: BRITISH COLUMBIA AIRWAYS LTD.
LOCATION: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

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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: 2.8 cm
Width: 4.3 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: Colonist
Country: Canada
State/Province: British Columbia
City: Victoria

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: British Columbia
Period: ISSUED BETWEEN JULY AND AUGUST 1928
Canada: FROM 1924 TO 1932, THE CANADIAN POST OFFICE AUTHORIZED SEVERAL AIRLINES COMPANIES TO PRINT THEIR OWN STAMPS AND CHARGE A FEE FOR SHIPPING MAIL TO REMOTE MINING AREAS, IN ADDITION TO THE REGULAR POSTAGE.
Function: ISSUED BY AIRLINE COMPANIES BUT HAVING OFFICIAL SANCTION
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: STAMP READS: "BRITISH COLUMBIA/ AIRWAYS LIMITED/ AIR/ MAIL/ VICTORIA- VANCOUVER/ 5 [CENTS]/ 5 [CENTS]/ CENTS"
Missing: N/A
Finish: BLUE ON WHITE
Decoration: DEPICTS AN AIRPLANE OVERFLYING VANCOUVER AND VICTORIA

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Colonist Printing & Publishing Co., Stamp, postage, 1928, Artifact no. 1998.0489, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1998.0489.001/

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