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OBJECT TYPE: Canada/official
DATE: 1939
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1998.0895.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Newfoundland - U.S.A.
LOCATION: Unknown

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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: 9.3 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: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Postmarked June 28 1939
Canada: Brought on the June 28th flight where it was postmarked by Pan American Airways' office in Botwood. This cover was on the return flight of Pan American's first inaugural flight of regular Trans-Atlantic service, which provided the first scheduled air mail service between Newfoundland and Canada.
Function: SENT THROUGH THE MAIL FOR THE PURPOSE OF CREATING A COLLECTIBLE ITEM
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Three identical Newfoundland post stamps: "JUNE/ NEWFOUNDLAND/ 1939/ ROYAL/ VISIT/ 5/ CENTS/ POSTAGE/ 5/ CENTS"/ Two identical circular postmarks: "BOTWOOD/ NFLD/ JUN/ 28/ 1939"/ Cachet: "FIRST AIR MAIL/ TRANS-ATLANTIC/ NEWFOUNDLAND"/ Typewritten address: "Harold H. Thompson/ 82 Ridge Drive/ Toronto, Canada"/ Typewritten centre right: "Newfoundland to U.S."/ Imprinted on cover: "FIRST FLIGHT/ [image of airplane]/ FIRST FLIGHT/ BY AIR MAIL/ TRANS-ATLANTIC/ PAR AVION"/ Handwritten in pencil upper left corner: "Newfoundland to U.S.A."/ Circular postmark on back of cover: "NEW YORK. N.Y. 24 1939/ JUL 1/ 10 PM"
Missing: Complete
Finish: White coloured cover with dark blue Newfoundland stamps (3), a red stripe with a depiction of a blue airplane (postal stationary) and a turquoise cachet.
Decoration: Cachet depicts a drawn map of Newfoundland and Canada.

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Unknown Manufacturer, Cover, 1939, Artifact no. 1998.0895, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1998.0895.001/

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