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OBJECT TYPE: Canada/official
DATE: 1972
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1998.0951.003

MANUFACTURER: Barber-Ellis
MODEL: 50th Anniversary Internal Winter Air Mail Flights in Newfoundland 1922
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 3
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: Newfoundland and Labrador
Period: Postmarked March 20, 1972
Canada: Commemorates the 50th anniversary of the first internal Winter air mail flights in Newfoundland, February 26, 1922/ Piloted by Major F. Sidney Cotton in a Rolls-Royce bi-wing Martinsyde
Function: Sent through the mail for the purpose of creating a collectible item
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Two identical Canada post stamps: "POSTES POSTAGE/ 4/ CANADA"/ Two circular postmarks: "BOTWOOD/ AM/ 20 III/ 72/ NFLD."/ Print lower edge: "PAR AVION VIA AIR MAIL CORREO AERO"/ Cachet: "1922/ 50th Anniversary/ 1922/ Internal Winter Air Mail/ Flights of Newfoundland 1922/ Pilot: Major F. Sidney Cotton/ Aircraft: Rolls-Royce Bi-Wing Martinsyde/ Botwood - Twillingate - Fogo and return/ to Botwood/ 20 March 1922"/ Stamped address: "Major R.K. Malott/ c[/]o The Mayor's Office/ Twillingate, Newfoundland"/ Mfr's logo inside cover: "BARBER-ELLIS"/ On back, mfr's print upper left corner: "107 DESIGN"/ Mfr's print lower center: "DESIGN RD 1929 B.-E. LTD."/ Return address: "Return in 3 days to:/ Major R.K. Malott/ 16 Harwick Crescent/ Ottawa 6, Ontario/ Canada"/ Circular postmark with cancel: "TWILLINGATE/ 21 III/ 72/ NFLD."/ CANADA"/
Missing: Complete
Finish: White coloured cover with a blue wavy design with airplanes and "Air Mail" printed inside the cover and with red and blue design around edges and a purple cachet
Decoration: Depicts a Rolls-Royce bi-wing Martinsyde

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Barber-Ellis, Cover, 1972, Artifact no. 1998.0951, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1998.0951.003/

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