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OBJECT TYPE: Commemorative
DATE: 1971
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2004.1675.004

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Smithville, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 4
Total Parts: 8
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: 24.2 cm
Width: 10.6 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: Sheldrake
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Smithville

Context

Country: France
State/Province: Unknown
Period: postmarked July 10, 1971
Canada: Unknown
Function: commemorative/ souvenir/ carried aboard Spirit of Canada hot air balloon by Stan Sheldrake
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: printed lettering along left edge reads: "The Flight of Arctic 7/125 Scollard Street/Toronto 5, Canada"; ink stamped lettering reads: " CARRIED ABOARD THE/SPIRIT OF CANADA/STAN SHELDRAKE/CANADIAN AERONAUT YZB-1"; lettering hand written in ink reads: "Balloon Post/on her first/ascent in France/by/[signature] Stan Sheldrake/ Chateau de Vauzelle/37 Loches/France"
Missing: N/A
Finish: colour postage stamp; black ink stamped post mark; blue printed lettering & logo; blue ink stamped lettering & logo; hand writing in blue ink; white envelope
Decoration: ink stamped image of Spirit of Canada hot air balloon; image of hot air balloon on postage stamp; stylized maple leaf near left edge

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Unknown Manufacturer, Cover, 1971, Artifact no. 2004.1675, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2004.1675.004/

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