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

15.3 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

Ontario

Period

Postmarked 10 am, August 25, 1919

Canada

THE AERO CLUB OF CANADA WAS AUTHORIZED TO PRINT $1.00 STAMPS FOR COVERS FLOWN IN THE TORONTO - NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL AIR RACE. COL. W.G. BARKER V.C. CARRIED THE MAIL IN A FOKKER D VII AIRCRAFT.

Function

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

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Airmail stamp on back of cover reads: "THE FIRST/ INTERNATIONAL AERIAL/ MAIL SERVICE/ AUGUST 1919/ TORONTO/ NEW YORK/ $1/ $1/ AERO CLUB OF CANADA/ COMMEMORATIVE STAMP"/ Rectangular blue cachet on top of airmail stamp reads: "AERIAL MAIL/ AUG 25, 1919/ TORONTO CANADA"/Canada post stamp: "CANADA POSTAGE/ 3/ THREE/ 3/ CENTS"/ Slogan cancel reads: "CANADIAN NATIONAL/ EXHIBITION/ TORONTO/ AUG. 23 1919 SEP. 6/ 3"/ Red print: "VIA AIR POST"/ Circular postmark reads: "TORONTO/ AUG 25/ 10 AM/ 1919/ ONT."/ Typewritten address reads: "The Metropolitan Stamp Co.,/ No. 7 42nd st. West/ New York City."/ Print upper left corner: "THE SENTINEL PUBLISHING CO./ 37 McCaul St., Toronto"/ Typewritten below: "RWM."/

Missing

Complete

Finish

YELLOWED CREAM COLOURED PAPER WITH BROWN CANADA POSTAGE STAMP AND A BROWN-BLACK SLOGAN CANCEL AND POSTMARK/ ON BACKSIDE, RED, BLUE AND WHITE AIRMAIL STAMP WITH DARK BLUE POSTMARK

Decoration

AIRMAIL STAMP IS RED AND BLUE ON A WHITE BACKGROUND AND DEPICTS A BIPLANE IN THE SKY