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OBJECT TYPE: U.K./OFFICIAL
DATE: 1971
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1998.0944.007

MANUFACTURER: Barber-Ellis
MODEL: London Victoria Air Race July 1971
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 7
Total Parts: 12
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: 9.2 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: Barber Ellis
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Postmarked July 2, 1971
Canada: Unknown
Function: Sent through the mail for the purpose of creating a collectible item
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: First Canada post stamp: "POSTES POSTAGE/ 1/ CANADA"/ Second stamp: "Christmas - Noel/ 6/ CANADA"/ Two identical circular postmarks: "GOOSE AIRPORT STN. ["]A["]/ 2/ VII/ 1971/ NFLD."/ Cachet: "LONDON - PRESTWICK - REYKJAVIK/ NARSSARSSUAG - GOOSE BAY/ QUEBEC CITY - OTTAWA - WINNIPEG/ REGINA - CALGARY - VICTORIA/ LONDON/ VICTORIA/ AIR RACE/ JULY 1971/ RALLYE AERIEN/ LONDRES/ VICTORIA/ JUILLET 1971"/ Print lower edge: "PAR AVION VIA AIR MAIL CORREO AEREO"/ Printed address: "MAJOR RK. MALOTT/ C[/]O LONDON - VICTORIA AIR RACE/ EMPRESS HOTEL/ VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA"/ Rectangular postmark on back of cover: "VICTORIA/ JUL 7 1971/ INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT"/ Mfr's logo inside cover: "BARBER-ELLIS"/ Mfr's print upper left corner: "107 DESIGN"/ Mfr's print lower center: "DESIGN RD 1929 B.-E. LTD."/ Return address: "Return in 3 days to:/ Major R.K. Malott/ 16 Harwick Crescent/ Ottawa 6, Ontario/ Canada"/
Missing: Complete
Finish: White coloured cover with a blue wavy design with airplanes and "Air Mail" printed inside the cover and with red and blue design around edges and a red and blue maple leaf design/
Decoration: Cachet is of a blue and red maple leaf design/ Wavy lines design and airplanes inside cover/

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Barber-Ellis, Cover, 1971, Artifact no. 1998.0944, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1998.0944.007/

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