Stamp, postage

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OBJECT TYPE: CANADA/AIRMAIL/SEMI-OFFICIAL/BLOCK-4
DATE: 1931
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1998.0492.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: MARITIME & NEWFOUNDLAND AIRWAYS
LOCATION: United States of America

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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: 7.1 cm
Width: 8.8 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: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: ISSUED DURING OR BEFORE 1931
Canada: FROM 1924 TO 1932, THE CANADIAN POST OFFICE AUTHORIZED SEVERAL AIRLINES COMPANIES TO PRINT THEIR OWN STAMPS AND CHARGE A FEE FOR SHIPPING MAIL TO REMOTE MINING AREAS, IN ADDITION TO THE REGULAR POSTAGE.
Function: ISSUED BY AIRLINE COMPANIES BUT HAVING OFFICIAL SANCTION.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: STAMP READS: "MARITIME & NEWFOUNDLAND AIRWAYS/ 1497/ 1931/ CANADA ST-PIERRE/ NEW FOUNDLAND/ WHERE CABOT SAILED"/ BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER READS: "PRINTED ON THE U.S.A."
Missing: N/A
Finish: RED ON YELLOW
Decoration: DEPICTS AN AIRPLANE FLYING OVER WATER/ STAMP IS STRIPPED RED WITH A SEMI-CIRCLE AND TRIANGLE LOGO

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Unknown Manufacturer, Stamp, postage, before 1931, Artifact no. 1998.0492, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1998.0492.001/

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