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OBJECT TYPE: Canada/official
DATE: 1950
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1998.0899.002

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Toronto, ON - New York, N.Y.
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 2
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: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Postmarked April 18, 1950
Canada: First Canadian air mail to be carried on a jet plane. Piloted by Don H. Rodgers of AVRO of Canada during a test flight and signed by him..
Function: SENT THROUGH THE MAIL FOR THE PURPOSE OF CREATING A COLLECTIBLE ITEM
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Canada post stamp: "POSTES/ CANADA/ AIR/ POSTAGE/ 7 CENTS/ 7"/ Circular postmark: "TORONTO ONTARIO/ CANADA/ APR 18/ 7 AM/ 1950"/ Cachet: "CPO/ AIR MAIL/ FIRST OFFICIAL/ AIRMAIL/ JETLINER/ TORONTO/ TO/ NEW YORK"/ Handwritten address: "K.M. MOLSON/ 6 CHESTNUT HILLS PARKWAY/ TORONTO, 18/ ONT./ CANADA"/ Printed top left corner: "IF NOT CALLED FOR IN FIVE DAYS PLEASE/ RETURN TO/ A.V. ROE CANADA LIMITED/ BOX 430, TERMINAL ["]A["] TORONTO"/ Print lower edge: "PAR AVION VIA AIR MAIL"/ Circular postmark on back of covers: "NEW YORK. N.Y./ APR 18/ 430 pm/ 1950"/ Slogan cancel: "BUILD YOUR FUTURE/ WISELY. SAFELY/ U.S. SAVINGS BONDS"/
Missing: Complete
Finish: Bluish coloured cover with red and blue design around edge and a black cachet.
Decoration: At top of cachet is a crown over a circle with wings on either side.

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Unknown Manufacturer, Cover, 1950, Artifact no. 1998.0899, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1998.0899.002/

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