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OBJECT TYPE: Canada/official
DATE: 1959
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1998.0540.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY OF FLIGHT IN CANADA 1909-1959
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 3
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: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: POSTMARKED FEBRUARY 23, 1959
Canada: COVER AND STAMP COMMEMORATES THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF J.A.D. MCCURDY'S FIRST POWERED FLIGHT IN CANADA, AT BADDECK, N.S., ON FEB. 23, 1909, IN THE SILVER DART. COVER AUTOGRAPHED BY PILOT AND BY J.A.D. MCCURDY/.2 &.3 INSERTS GIVE ADDITIONAL HISTORICAL INFORMATION
Function: SENT THROUGH THE MAIL FOR THE PURPOSE OF CREATING A COLLECTIBLE ITEM
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Canada post stamp: "1909/ 1959/ 5 C/ CANADA/ POSTES/ POSTAGE"/ Circular postmark over stamp: "BADDECK/ 23 II/ 59/ N.S."/ Typewritten address: "Mr. Ken Molson,/ 65 Sir Williams Lane,/ Islington, Ontario."/ Print on left side of cover: "1909/ 1959/ Golden Anniversary/ of/ FLIGHT IN CANADA"/ Pilot P.A. HARTMAN's autograph and J.A.D. McCurdy's autograph/ Cachet: "Air letter carried on Replica Silver Dart/ Baddeck, Nova Scotia - February 23, 1959/ Cachet on back: "NATIONAL COORDINATING COUNCIL for the/ GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY of FLIGHT IN CANADA/ 801 Commonwealth Bldg./ 27 Metcalfe Street/ Ottawa 4, Ont."/ STAMPS READ: "GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY/ OF FLIGHT/ IN CANADA/ 1909/ 1959/ BADDECK CAPE BRETON/ NOVA SCOTIA"/
Missing: N/A
Finish: CREAM COLOURED COVER WITH GOLD AND GREEN PRINT AND DESIGN/ BLUE AND BLACK ON WHITE CANADA POST STAMP/ BLACK CACHET ON FRONT/ BLUE CACHET ON BACK
Decoration: COVER DEPICTS THE SILVER DART IN GREEN WITH A GOLD MAPLE LEAF

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Unknown Manufacturer, Cover, 1959, Artifact no. 1998.0540, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1998.0540.001/

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