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

9.8 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 AUG 29, 1918 AND AUG 30, 1918

Canada

THE POST OFFICE AUTHORIZED THREE AIRMAIL FLIGHTS, IN ORDER TO SEE IF AIRMAIL SERVICES WOULD BE PRACTICAL. THIS COVER MIGHT HAVE BEEN ON ONE OF THOSE FLIGHTS, HOWEVER, THE POSTMARK OF AUG 29, 1918 DOES NOT CORRESPOND TO ANY KNOWN FLIGHTS

Function

ITS HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE HAS MADE THIS COVER A COLLECTIBLE ITEM

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Airmail stamp on back of cover reads: "FIRST AERIAL MAIL/ THE AERO CLUB OF CANADA'S/ SERVICE -PER ROYAL AIR FORCE/ AUGUST 1918"/ Canada post stamp on front of cover reads: "CANADA POSTAGE/ 2 TWO/ CENTS/ 2/ ITC"/ Cancel reads: "CANADIAN NATIONAL/EXHIBITION/ -TORONTO/ AUG 26, 1918/ 3"/ Circular postmark: "TORONTO. ONT. 1918/ AUG 29/ 8-PM"/ Rectangular postmark: "C. OTTAWA/ AUG 30 1918 9 9/ GENERAL DELIVERY"/ Typewritten print reads: "MR. C.E.D. Horton/ OTTAWA [pen-line across Ottawa]/ ONTARIO."/ Handwritten below: "29 JAMISON AVE/ TORONTO/ ONT."

Missing

N/A

Finish

CREAM COLOURED COVER WITH BROWN STAMP AND BLACK SLOGAN CANCEL/ AIRMAIL STAMP ON BACK OF COVER IS BLACK AND RED ON CREAM

Decoration

N/A