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OBJECT TYPE: Canada/official
DATE: 1942
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1998.0583.003

MANUFACTURER: B.-E. Ltd.
MODEL: Quebec toThree Rivers
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 3
Total Parts: 6
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: 9.2 cm
Width: 16.5 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: Barber Ellis
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
Period: Postmarked April 16, 1942
Canada: Cover marks the inauguration by Cec Leech of Quebec Airways for service between Montreal, Three Rivers and Quebec. The bilingual cachet depicts a Lockheed mail plane and a maple leaf.
Function: SENT THROUGH THE MAIL FOR THE PURPOSE OF CREATING A COLLECTIBLE ITEM
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Canada post stamp: "CANADA/ POSTES/ POSTAGE/ 6 CENTS AIR CENTS 6"/ Circular postmark: "QUEBEC/ APR 16/ 42/ CANADA"/ Cachet reads: "CANADA/ AIR MAIL/ POSTE AERIENNE/ FIRST OFFICIAL FLIGHT/ PREMIER VOL OFFICIEL/ QUEBEC - TROIS-RIVIERES."/ Typed address: "H. I. Nelson/ 3rd Floor - 680 Sherbrooke St. W./ Montreal, Que."/ Typewritten upper left corner: "First Flight/ QUEBEC - THREE RIVERS"/ Print below stamp: "VIA AIR MAIL"/ Stamped in violet-blue: "Quebec Airways Limited"/ Signature above: "Capt. Cec. Leech/ Pilot [in print]""/ Circular postmark on back of cover: "TROIS RIVIERES/ 19/ 16 AP/ 42/ P.Q."/ Mfr's print on back of cover: "DESIGN RD 1929 B.-E. LTD"/
Missing: Complete
Finish: Bluish cover with red and blue triangle border/ Black cachet
Decoration: Cachet depicts a Lockheed mail plane and a maple leaf.

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