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

9.1 cm

Width

16.4 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 10 am, August 29, 1928 and 11:30 am, August 29, 1928

Canada

CANADIAN NATIONAL EXHIBITION JUBILEE FLIGHTS FLOWN BY CANADIAN TRANSCONTINENTAL AIRWAYS TO PROMOTE REGULAR AIR MAIL SERVICE

Function

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

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Canada post stamp reads: "CONFEDERATION/ CANADA/ 1867/ 1927/ POSTES/ POST/ 5/ CENTS/ 5/ LAURIER"/ Slogan cancel over stamp: "CANADIAN NATIONAL/ EXHIBITION/ TORONTO/ [illegible]"/ Circular postmark: "TORONTO ONT/ POSTAL TERM'L A/ AUG 29/ 10 AM/ 1928"/ Cachet: "GOLDEN/ JUBILEE/ FLIGHT/ 1928/ SPECIAL AIR/ MAIL SERVICE CANADIAN/ NATIONAL EXHIBITION/ TORONTO TO LONDON"/ Printed address: " "WILLIAM BUTLER,/ c[/]o POSTMASTER,/ LONDON, ONT."/ Print upper left: "VIA SPECIAL AIR MAIL FLIGHT/ TORONTO TO LONDON/ AUGUST 29TH, 1928"/ Circular postmark on back of cover reads: "LONDON/ CANADA/ AU29/ 11:30 AM/ 1928"/ Slogan cancel: "PARCEL POST INSURANCE/ $500/ FOR 3 CENTS"/

Missing

Complete

Finish

Cream coloured cover with a violet Canada post stamp and a faded red pictorial cachet/ red, blue and white stripes across front of cover

Decoration

Cachet depicts an airplane, flying over a city landscape