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

7.8 cm

Width

14.0 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

Newfoundland and Labrador

Period

POSTMARKED JAN 10, 1931 IN ST-ANTHONY, FEB 18, 1931 IN ST-JOHNS AND FEB 20, 1931 IN SANDY POINT

Canada

FIRST FLIGHT PILOTED BY ARTHUR D. SULLIVAN IN A GYPSY MOTH

Function

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

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Three Newfoundland stamps, first one reads: "NEWFOUNDLAND / POSTAGE/ 2/ S.S. CARIBOU'S HOURS TO SYDNEY, N.S./ TWO CENTS/ 2"/ Second stamp: "5/ FIVE CENTS/ 5/ EXPRESS CROSSING NEWFOUNDLAND/ NEWFOUNDLAND POSTAGE"/ Third stamp: "NEWFOUNDLAND/ 8/ QUIDI VIDI VILLAGENEAR ST. JOHNS/ 8/ EIGHT CENTS"/ Cachet upper left: "VIA NFLD AIRMAIL/ FIRST FLIGHT"/ Rectangular cachet: "POST OFFICE/ 10 JAN 1931/ ST. ANTHONY"/ Typewritten address in black ink: "REV. E.A. BUTLER,/ ST. GEORGES."/ Typewritten in red ink: "VIA AIR MAIL,/ ST. ANTHONY TO ST. JOHNS."/ On back of cover, oval cachet: "POST OFFICE/ NEWFOUNDLAND/ 20 FEB 1931/ SANDY POINT"/ CIRCULAR POSTMARK: "ST. JOHNS, N'FLD. 1931/ FEB 18/ 6-PM"/ SLOGAN CANCEL: "KEEP/ SUNDAY/ SACRED"/

Missing

N/A

Finish

CREAM COLOURED COVER WITH BLUE OVAL CACHET ON BACK OF COVER, 2 LINE PURPLE CACHET AND BLUE RECTANGULAR CACHET ON FRONT OF COVER/ KILLER CANCELS OVER NEWFOUNDLAND POST STAMPS

Decoration

N/A