General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Paper covers wrapped in sealed plastic bag

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

11.5 cm

Width

19.0 cm

Height

1.6 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Aviation

Category

Commemorative

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Canada Post

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Quebec

Period

First cover in package (only one visible) is postmarked 86/04/10

Canada

Trans Canada Airlines (TCA) was formed by the Canadian National Railways. They launched their first flight on September 1, 1937, between Vancouver and Seattle. Throughout the next 25 years, TCA became Canada's national airline, and on January 1, 1965, TCA changed their name to Air Canada.

Function

Souvenir package of 50 commemorative covers, prepared by Canada Post to mark the beginning of Air Canada's 50th anniversary celebrations.

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Canada post stamp: "Canada Pavilion/ Pavillon du Canada/ CANADA 34/ EXPO 86"/ Circular postmark: "POSTES CANADA. CANADA POST. SAINT HUBERT (QUEBEC)./ 50 [Air Canada maple leaf logo within "0"/ 86/4/10"/ Cachet: "En route to Expo 86/ En route vers Expo 86/ [Depiction of CF-TCC]/ To commemorate 50 years/ of airmail, passenger/ and cargo services./ Commemoration de 50 ans/ de services de poste, passages et fret aeriens."/ Back of package has a description of Air Canada's commemoration/ Since the card is at the back of the package, the backside of the last cover is hidden. See image of scan

Missing

N/A

Finish

Black print on light blue paper/ red and blue chevrons around edges/ black cachet/ black postmark

Decoration

Depiction of CF-TCC upper left corner