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

9.0 cm

Width

15.4 cm

Height

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Thickness

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Weight

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Diameter

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Volume

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Lexicon

Group

Aviation

Category

Commemorative

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Unknown

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

POSTMARKED JUNE 4, 1928

Canada

WESTERN CANADA AIRWAYS' FIRST OFFICIAL FLIGHT FROM GOLDPINES TO FAVOURABLE LAKE, AND RETURN. THEY HAD FLOWN THIS ROUTE BEFORE, HOWEVER, UNOFFICIALLY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PILOTED BY "PUNCH" DICKENS.

Function

ITS HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE HAS MADE THIS COVER A COLLECTIBLE ITEM

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Airmail stamp on lower left of front of cover: "WESTERN CANADA AIRWAYS/ LIMITED/ AIR MAIL SERVICE/ ONE OZ"/ Print below: "VIA AIR MAIL"/ Circular cancel over airmail stamp, canada post stamp & on back of cover: "ROLLING PORTAGE ONT./ JUN 4/ 28"/ Canada post stamp: "1867 CONFEDERATION 1927/ CANADA/ POSTES/ POST/ 2 CENTS 2"/ Circular postmark below canada post stamp: "WESTERN CANADA AIRWAYS LTD. ONTARIO/ AERIAL MAIL FAVOURABLE LAKE/ JUN/ 4/ 1928"/ Diamond-shaped postmark: "WESTERN CANADA AIRWAYS/ GOLD PINES, FAVOURABLE LAKE/ FIRST FLIGHT"/ Printed address: "W.R. PATTON/ BOX 2384/ WINNIPEG, MAN./ Canada"/ cont. in comments

Missing

N/A

Finish

CREAM COLOURED COVER WITH GREEN STAMP/PINK AND BLACK AIRMAIL STAMP/ VIOLET DOUBLE-LINED CIRCULAR POSTMARK AND DIAMOND-SHAPED POSTMARK

Decoration

N/A