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OBJECT TYPE: Canada/official
DATE: 1973
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1998.0968.001

MANUFACTURER: Barber-Ellis
MODEL: 51st Anniversary Lethbridge, AB to Ottawa, ON June 22, 1922
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
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: Barber Ellis
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Postmarked June 22, 1973
Canada: Commemorates the 51st anniversary of an attempted air mail flight by JN-4 aircraft from Lethbridge, AB to Ottawa, ON, on June 22, 1923. The aircraft was damaged at Minot, North Dakota while landing, and the mail was forwarded by train to Ottawa. Piloted by Lieut. Jock Palmer & Lieut. Hugh H. Fitzsimmons.
Function: Sent through the mail for the purpose of creating a collectible item
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Canada post stamp: "Canada 8/ Christmas Noel"/ Circular postmark: "LETHBRIDGE/ 22 VI/ 73/ ALTA."/ Print lower centre: "PAR AVION VIA AIR MAIL CORREO AEREO"/ Cachet: "1922 51st Anniversary 1973/ Lethbridge, Alberta to Ottawa, Ontario/ 22 June 1922/ Pilot: Lieut. Jock Palmer & Lieut./ Hugh H. Fitzsimmons/ An attempted air mail flight by JN-4/ aircraft carring[ spelling mistake] 993 special airmail envelopes./ The aircraft was damaged at Minot, North/ Dakota while landing. The mail was/ forwarded by train to Ottawa."/ Stamped address: "Major R.K. Malott/ c[/]o The Mayor's Office/ Lethbridge, Alberta [crossed out in pen and "Ottawa, Ontario", written over"/ 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"/
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. 1998.0968, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1998.0968.001/

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