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

11.9 cm

Width

17.3 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

Unknown

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

POSTMARKED OCT 1, 1924

Canada

STAMP USED TO PROMOTE THE AREA AROUND ESTEVAN, SASK., AND TO PROMOTE AIR MAIL SERVICE IN THE PRAIRIES. BACK OF COVER PRINTED WITH ADVERTISMENTS. FLIGHT WAS PILOTED BY E.A. ALTON, AND COVER WAS SIGNED BY PILOT.

Function

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

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Airmail stamp on front: "First Saskatchewan Aerial Mail/ ESTEVAN - WINNIPEG./ 1st OCTOBER-1924"/ Three identical Canada post stamps: "Canada Postage/ 1/ ONE/ CENT/ 1"/ Oval cachet over stamps and another over a portion of airmail stamp: "VIA AEROPLANE/ OCT. 1st 1924/ ESTEVAN, SASK."/ Typewritten address: "J. Holroyde, Esq.,/ 705 Paris Bldg.,/ Winnipeg, Man."/ Typewritten beside: "CARRIED BY PILOT./ [pilot's signature]"/ Print on front cover: "This letter/ CARRIED/ VIA/ Aeroplane/ FROM/ ESTEVAN/ SASK./ TO/ WINNIPEG/ MAN./ PILOT/ FLIGHT-LIEUT./ E.A. ALTON/ BY AIR MAIL/ FIRST FLIGHT"/ CONT IN COMMENTS

Missing

N/A

Finish

YELLOWED COVER WITH THREE YELLOW CANADA POST STAMPS AND ONE RED AIRMAIL STAMP WITH BLACK PRINT/ BLACK PRINT/ DOUBLE OVAL CACHET HAS FADDED, ORIGINAL COLOUR UNKNOWN/ SMALL PLANE RUBBERSTAMP IMPRINT OF SMALL PLANE HAS ALSO FADED AND COLOUR IS UNKNOWN

Decoration

SMALLPLANE CACHET