Stamp, postage

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OBJECT TYPE: CANADA/AIRMAIL/OFFICIAL/17 CENT/BLOCK-4
DATE: 1979
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1998.0566.002

MANUFACTURER: Ashton-Potter Ltd.
MODEL: Curtiss HS-2L and Canadair CL-215
LOCATION: Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 7
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: 5.8 cm
Width: 8.7 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: Ashton Potter
Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Issued November 15, 1979/ In series from 1979 to 1982
Canada: The stamps were designed by Jacques Charette, based on paintings by Robert Bradford.
Function: Prepaid airmail postage
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: First set of stamps reads: "17 POSTES/ POSTAGE/ CURTISS HS-2L/ CANADA"/ The other set reads: "17 POSTES/ POSTAGE/ CANADAIR CL-215"
Missing: N/A
Finish: Stamps are multi-coloured with greens, yellows, and red tones
Decoration: In the block of four stamps, there are 2 sets of identical stamps. The first set depicts the Curtiss HS-2L on water. The other depicts a Canadair CL-215, flying over a forest on fire and letting go of water (?) to douse the fire.

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