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OBJECT TYPE: Canada/official
DATE: 1973
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1998.0959.001

MANUFACTURER: Barber-Ellis
MODEL: 51st Anniversary Attempted First Air Mail Flight Halifax, NS to St. John's, NFLD
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: 9.2 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: Unknown
Period: Postmarked January 20, 1973
Canada: Commemorates the 51st anniversary of the attempted first air mail flight, January 20, 1923/ Pilot and type of aircraft are unknown/ Aircraft was wrecked in preparation for the flight and mail was sent by steamer to St. John's, or it was returned to the sender
Function: Sent through the mail for the purpose of creating a collectible item
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Canada post stamp: "1972 World/ Championships/ Championnat/ Mondial/ 8/ Canada"/ Circular postmark: "HALIFAX/ PM/ 30 1/ 1973/ N.S."/ Print lower centre: "PAR AVION VIA AIR MAIL CORREO AEREO"/ Cachet: "1922 51st Anniversary 1973/ Attempted First Air Mail Flight/ Halifax, Nova Scotia to St. John's , Newfoundland/ 20 January 1922/ The pilot and type of aircraft used are not/ known. The aircraft was wrecked in/ preparation for the flight and the mail was/ sent by steamer to St. John's, or returned to/ the sender."/ Stamped address: "Major R.K. Malott/ c[/]o Office of the City Clerk/ Botwood, 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"/ Large circular postmark: "MUNICIPAL COUNCIL- ST. JOHN'S"/
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 blue cachet/
Decoration: N/A

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Barber-Ellis, Cover, 1973, Artifact no. 1998.0959, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1998.0959.001/

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