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

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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

Unknown

Period

POSTMARKED JAN 23, 1929 IN FORT MCMURRAY, AB, JAN 26, 1929 AT FORT SIMPSON, N.W.T., AND POSTMARKED AGAIN AT FORT MCMURRAY, AB ON FEB 5, 1929

Canada

FLIGHT PILOTED BY C.H. DICKENS OF WESTERN CANADA AIRWAYS IN A FOKKER UNIVERSAL

Function

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

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Canada post stamp on front reads: "CANADA/ AIR/ POSTES/ POST/ 5/ CENTS/ 5"/ Circular postmark: "FORT MCMURRAY. ALBERTA./ [illegible]/ JAN 23/ 29"/ Print at top: "AFTER FIVE DAYS RETURN TO"/ Handwritten below: "CH Dickens [pilot's signature]"/ Print at top: "VIA AIR MAIL"/ Handwritten address is mostly illegible except for "FORT SIMPSON/ NWT"/ Circular postmark on back of cover: "FORT MCMURRAY. ALBERTA./ PM/ FE 5/ 29"/ Circular postmark: "FORT SIMPSON/ JAN 26/ 29/ N.W.T."/ Print lower centre: "This envelope approved by the Canadian/ Post Office Department, for Air Mail Only./ Use for other purposes not permitted."/ The use of this envelope for mail purposes/ involves postage at the rate of 5c. for the first/ ounce and 10c. for each additional ounce or/ fraction thereof."/

Missing

N/A

Finish

CREAM COLOURED COVER WITH A BROWN CANADA POST STAMP/ COVER HAS BLUE PRINT AND A RED AND BLUE STRIPE FROM FRONT TO BACK

Decoration

RED AND BLUE STRIPE