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OBJECT TYPE: CANADA/AIRMAIL/SEMI-OFFICIAL/25 CENTS/SINGLE
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1998.0582.005

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: London Canada to London England Flight
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 5
Total Parts: 11
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: 5.7 cm
Width: 6.9 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: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: This is the rarest and the most important air mail stamp issued in Canada, and only 4 to 6 copies are know to exist. The stamp is about the legendary "London to London" experimental flight by Captain Terrence B. Tully and Lt. James V. Medcalf in the "Sir John Carling". The original 25c. stamp is blue and yellow, and was printed in 1927.
Function: Reproduction of the stamp London to London flight
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Stamp reads: "LONDON/ CANADA/ TO LONDON/ ENGLAND/ 25/ CENTS"/
Missing: N/A
Finish: Black on white
Decoration: Stamp depicts images of Captain Terrence B. Tully and Lt. James V. Medcalf and their airplane the "Sir John Carling" in the middle.

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