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OBJECT TYPE: POSTAL STATIONARY
DATE: 1969
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1996.0773.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: First Nonstop Trans-Atlantic Flight 1919-1969
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: Commemorates the 50th Anniversary of the "First Nonstop Trans-atlantic Flight", 1919-1969, flown by Capt. John Alcock and Lt. Arthur Whitten Brown
Function: Its historical significance has made this cover a collectible item
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Canada post stamp reads: "CANADA/ 15/ 1919/ FIRST NON-STOP TRANSATLANTIC FLIGHT/ LE PREMIER VOL TRANSATLANTIQUE SANS ESCALE"/ Slogan cancel is illegible/ Circular postmark: "TORONTO/ 630 PM/ JUN 13/ 1969/ ONTARIO"/ Cachet reads: "FIRST DAY OF ISSUE/ JOUR D'EMISSION/ First Nonstop/ Trans-Atlantic Flight/ June 14-15, 1919/ COLE COVER/ Vicker's Vimy Rolls/ 1919/ 1969/ St. John's Newfoundland to Clifden Ireland/ Flown by/ Capt John Alcock - Lt Arthur Whitten Brown/ 1800 AIR MILES/ Elapsed air time 16 hours and 12 minutes"/ Typewritten address: "Mr. K. Molson,/ 58 Heathcote Ave.,/ Willowdale 430, Ont."/
Missing: N/A
Finish: White cover with blue, black and red cachet
Decoration: Cachet depict a Vickers Vimy flying over the ocean

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Unknown Manufacturer, Cover, 1969, Artifact no. 1996.0773, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1996.0773.001/

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