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OBJECT TYPE: Canada/official
DATE: 1969
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1998.0908.002

MANUFACTURER: Tension Envelopes
MODEL: 50th Anniversary First Air Mail Flight from Truro, NS to Charlottetown, P.E.I.
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 2
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: 9.3 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: Tension
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Nova Scotia
Period: Postmarked September 29, 1969
Canada: 50th Anniversary of First Air Mail flight from Truro, NS to Charlottetown, PEI/ Piloted by Captain L.E.D. Stevens and Lt. J.M. Stevenson
Function: Commemorative cover
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Canada post stamp: "6/ CANADA/ JEUX CANADIENS/ CANADA GAMES"/ Circular postmark: "TRURO/ 6 PM/ 24 IX/ 1969/ N.S."/ Print below: "VIA AIR MAIL"/ Cachet: "50th Anniversary/ 1919-1969/ First Air Mail Flight/ Truro, NS to Charlottetown, PEI/ FLOWN BY/ Capt. L.E.D. Stevens & Lt. J.M. Stevenson/ 24 September 1919"/ Stamped address: "Major R.K. Malott/ C[/]O The Mayor's Office/ Charlottetown/ Prince Edward Island"/ Mfr's logo upper right corner: "TENSION/ ENVELOPES"/ Mfr's [?] print on tab: "JOHN C. CORNELIUS/ 628 NICOLLET AVE. MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. 55402"/ Stamped centre: "Major R.K. Malott/ 16 Harwick Crescent/ Ottawa 6, Ontario/ Canada"/
Missing: Complete
Finish: White coloured cover with red and blue design around edges and a black cachet.
Decoration: N/A

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Tension Envelopes, Cover, 1969, Artifact no. 1998.0908, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1998.0908.002/

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