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OBJECT TYPE: Canada/official
DATE: 1970
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1998.0935.001

MANUFACTURER: Tension Envelopes
MODEL: 50th Anniversary of the first aircraft flight from Whitehorse to Dawson City, Yukon
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: Yukon
Period: Postmarked August 17, 1970
Canada: Commemorates the 50th anniversary, 1920-1970 the first aircraft flight from Whitehorse to Dawson City, Yukon on 17 August, 1920 by the First Alaska Air Expedition of the US Army Air Service flying 4 De Havilland 4 B's. Captain St. Clair Streett pilot and expedition leader.
Function: Commemorative cover
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Canada post stamp: "Centennial of the Northwesr Territories 1970/ Le Centenaire des Territoires du Nord-Ouest 1970"/ First circular postmark: "WHITEHORSE/ AM/ 17 VIII/ 70/ YUKON"/ Second circular postmark: "DAWSON/ PM/ 17 VIII/ 70/ YUKON"/ Cachet: "50th Anniversary/ 1920-1970/ Commemorating the first aircraft flight from/ Whitehorse to Dawson City, Yukon on 17/ August, 1920 by the First Alaska Air Expedition/ of the US Army Air Service flying 4 De Havilland/ 4 B's. Captain St. Clair Streett,/ pilot and expedition leader."/ Stamped address: "THE MAYOR/ DAWSON/ YUKON TERRITORIES"/ Stamped return address on back of cover: "Major R.K. Malott/ 16 Harwick Crescent/ Ottawa 6, Ontario/ Canada"/ Mfr's logo upper right: "TENSION/ ENVELOPES"/ Mfr's [?] print on tab: "JOHN C. CORNELIUS/ 628 NICOLLET AVE. MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. 55402"/
Missing: Complete
Finish: White coloured cover with red and blue design around edges and a blue cachet.
Decoration: N/A

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Tension Envelopes, Cover, 1970, Artifact no. 1998.0935, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1998.0935.001/

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