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OBJECT TYPE: Canada/official
DATE: 1969
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1998.0919.001

MANUFACTURER: Tension Envelopes
MODEL: 50th Anniversary First non-stop Atlantic flight
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: 9.3 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: Newfoundland and Labrador
Period: Postmarked June 14, 1969
Canada: 50th Anniversary of First non-stop Atlantic flight, June 14-15th, 1919 from St. John's, Newfoundland to Clifden, Ireland/ Piloted by Capt. John Alcock and Lt. Arthur Whitten Brown
Function: Commemorative cover
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Canada post stamp: "CANADA/ 15/ 1919/ FIRST NON-STOP TRANSATLANTIC FLIGHT/ LE PREMIER VOL TRANSATLANTIQUE SANS ESCALE"/ Slogan cancel: "CAPT. ALCOCK & LT. BROWN/ 1st FLIGHT/ TRANSATLANTIC 14-15 JUNE 1919"/ Print below: "VIA AIR MAIL"/ Circular postmark: "ST. JOHN'S/ 4 PM/ JUN 14/ 1969/ NFLD."/ Cachet: "50th Anniversary/ First non-stop/ Atlantic flight/ 14-15th June 1919/ St. John's Newfoundland/ to Clifden Ireland/ Capt. John Alcock/ Lt. Arthur Whitten Brown"/ Stamped address, crossed out in pen: "The Matron/ Fatina Hospital/ Clifden County, Galway/ Ireland"/ Handwriting upper left corner has been covered by a blue air mail label reading: "AIR/ MAIL/ PAR/ AVION"/ Green oval cachet is mostly illegible apart from "CLIFDEN"/ On back of cover, Mfr's logo upper right: "TENSION/ ENVELOPES"/ Mfr's [?] print on tab: "JOHN C. CORNELIUS/ 628 NICOLLET AVE. MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. 55402"/ Stamped address: "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: Cachet depicts the outline an airplane

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Tension Envelopes, Cover, 1969, Artifact no. 1998.0919, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1998.0919.001/

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