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OBJECT TYPE: Commemorative
DATE: 1973
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2004.1676.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Smithville, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 10
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: 18.8 cm
Width: 9.2 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: Sheldrake
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Smithville

Context

Country: United States of America
State/Province: New Mexico
Period: postmarked Feb. 16, 1973
Canada: Unknown
Function: commemorative/ souvenir/ carried aboard Spirit of Canada hot air balloon by Stan Sheldrake
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: printed lettering reads: "INTERNATIONAL HOT AIR BALLOONING - AEROGRAMME - VIA AIRMAIL - PAR AVION"; ink stamped lettering reads: "1st WORLD HOT AIR/BALLOON CHAMPIONSHIP/BALLOON MAIL/CARRIED ABOARD THE/SPIRIT OF CANADA/STAN SHELDRAKE/CANADIAN AERONAUT YZB-1"; hand written signature reads: "Stan Sheldrake"
Missing: N/A
Finish: colour postage stamp; black ink stamped post mark; blue printed lettering; red-white-blue logo; red & blue ink stamped lettering; signature in blue ink; pale blue envelope
Decoration: printed image of 3 hot air balloons in flight

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Unknown Manufacturer, Cover, 1973, Artifact no. 2004.1676, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2004.1676.001/

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