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OBJECT TYPE: POSTAL STATIONARY
DATE: 1969
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1996.0767.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: 50th Anniversary First non-stop transatlantic flight
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
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: Ontario
Period: Postmarked June 13, 1969
Canada: Unknown
Function: Its historical significance has made this cover a collectible item
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Canada post stamp: "CANADA/ 15/ 1919/ FIRST NON-STOP TRANSATLANTIC FLIGHT/ LE PREMIER VOL TRANSATLANTIQUE SANS ESCALE"/ Circular postmark: "TORONTO/ 630 PM/ JUN 13/ 1969/ ONTARIO"/ Typewritten address: "MR. K. Molson,/ 58 Heathcote Ave.,/ Willowdale 430, Ont."/ Cachet reads: "FIRST DAY OF ISSUE/ JOUR D'EMISSION/ Below first image reads: " Captain JOHM W. ALCOCK/ Pilot"/ Below second image: "LIEUTENANT A. WHITTEN BROWN/ Navigator"/ Below reads: "COMMEMORATING THE/ 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE/ FIRST NONSTOP TRANSATLANTIC FLIGHT/ 14-15 JUNE 1919"/
Missing: N/A
Finish: White cover with black and white cachet
Decoration: Depicts photographs of Captain John W. Alcock and Lieutenant A. Whitten Brown and a map of St. John's, Newfoundland to Clifden, Ireland

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Unknown Manufacturer, Cover, 1969, Artifact no. 1996.0767, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1996.0767.001/

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