General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

2

Total Parts

3

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

British Columbia

Period

Postmarked August 1, 1931

Canada

Signed by pilot Squardon leader J.H. Tudhope of the RCAF.

Function

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

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

First Canada post stamp: "CANADA/ POSTES/ POST/ 5/ AIR/ CENTS/ 5 "/ Second stamp: "CANADA/ POSTES/ POSTAGE/ 1/ CENT/ 1"/ Circular postmark: "VANCOUVER/ BRITISH COLUMBIA/ AUG 1/ 2 PM/ 1931"/ Beside: "VIA AIR"/ Cachet: "CANADA AIR MAIL/ FIRST REGULAR OFFICIAL FLIGHT/ THE BIG HOLLOW TREE/ STANLEY PARK, VANCOUVER, B.C./ VANCOUVER TO VICTORIA / B.C."/ Typewritten address: "A.S. Deaville, Esq.,/ 198 O'Connor Street,/ Ottawa, Ontario."/ Print stamped in black: Handwritten signature [J.H. Tudhope]"/ Print below: "PILOT"/ Upper left corner: "AFTER FIVE DAYS RETURN TO"/ Circular postmark on back of cover: "VICTORIA/ CANADA/ 15/ AU 1/ 31"/ Mfr's print lower centre: "DESIGN RD. 1929 R.E.- LTD."/

Missing

Complete

Finish

Cream coloured cover with red and blue triangle design around edges and a blue cachet.

Decoration

Cachet depicts a big hollow tree, standing in Stanley Park with an airplane flying over head.