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

8.6 cm

Width

13.8 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

Unknown

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

POSTMARKED MAY 10, 1927

Canada

FIRST FLIGHT RED LAKE MINING DISTRICT/ THIS FIRST OFFICIAL FLIGHT WITH WESTERN CANADA AIRWAYS STAMP WAS PILOTED BY F.J.STEVENSON/ PILOT'S SIGNATURE OVER OVAL FIRST FLIGHT CACHET

Function

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

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Airmail stamp on back of cover reads: "WESTERN CANADA AIRWAYS/ LIMITED/ AIR MAIL SERVICE/ ONE OZ."/ Two circular postmarks over stamp are illegible/ Canada post stamp on front of cover: "CANADA POST/ 2/ TWO/ CENTS/ 2"/ Two postmarks, one over stamp, other beside reads: "RED LAKE/ MY 10/ 27/ ONT."/ Oval cachet on left corner: "FIRST FLIGHT/AERIAL MAIL/ RED LAKE MINING DISTRICT/ WESTERN CANADA AIRWAYS LTD."/ Signature over cachet: "F.J. STEVENSON"/ Handwritten address: "Mrs. P.N. Ament/ Hudson/ Ontario"/ Handwritten scribbles in pencil on back of cover

Missing

Complete

Finish

CREAM COLOURED COVER WITH GREEN STAMP/ AIRMAIL STAMP ON BACK COVER IS BLACK ON PINK/ VIOLET OVAL CACHET

Decoration

N/A