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OBJECT TYPE: U.S./OFFICIAL
DATE: 1969
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1998.0906.002

MANUFACTURER: Tension Envelopes
MODEL: 50th Anniversary First Flight from Seattle, Wash. to Victoria, B.C.
LOCATION: Unknown

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

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Postmarked May 19, 1969
Canada: 50th Anniversary of First Air Mail flight from Victoria, B.C. to Seattle, Washington and return/ Piloted by Lt. R. Rideout & Lt. W.H. Brown.
Function: Commemorative cover
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: U.S. post stamp: "50th ANNIVERSARY U.S. AIR MAIL SERVICE/ 10 C/ AIR MAIL"/ Circular postmark: "SEATTLE/ MAY 19/ PM/ 6/ 1969/ WASH."/ Cachet: "50th Anniversary/ 1919-1969/ First Air Mail/ FLOWN BY LT. R. RIDEOUT & LT. W.H. BROWN/ Victoria B.C. to Seattle, Washington and Return/ 18-19 May 1919"/ Stamped address: "Major R.K. Malott/ C[\]O Archives of the City Of Victoria/ City Hall, Centennial Square/ Victoria, British Columbia"/ Mfr's logo upper right corner, under tab: "TENSION/ ENVELOPES"/Mfr's [?] print on tab: "JOHN C. CORNELIUS/ 628 NICOLLET AVE. MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. 55402"/
Missing: Complete
Finish: White coloured cover with red and blue design around edges and a red cachet.
Decoration: N/A

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Tension Envelopes, Cover, 1969, Artifact no. 1998.0906, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1998.0906.002/

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