General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

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Patents

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General Description

PAPER

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

9.3 cm

Width

16.5 cm

Height

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Thickness

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Weight

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Diameter

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Volume

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Lexicon

Group

Aviation

Category

Commemorative

Sub-Category

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Manufacturer

AKA

Unknown

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

British Columbia

Period

POSTMARKED AUGUST 3, 1928

Canada

ON AUGUST 3, 1928, BRITISH COLUMBIA AIRWAYS, BEGAN REGULAR DAILY FLIGHTS TO AND FROM VICTORIA AND VANCOUVER, B.C., UNTIL THEIR AIRCRAFT WAS LOST AT SEA ON AUGUST 25, 1928. THE FLIGHT ON AUGUST 3 WAS PILOTED BY A.H. WILSON.

Function

ITS HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE HAS MADE THIS COVER A COLLECTIBLE ITEM

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Airmail stamp onback of cover: "BRITISH COLUMBIA/ AIRWAYS LIMITED/ AIR/ MAIL/ 5 VICTORIA-VANCOUVER 5/ CENTS"/ Two identical postmarks, one illegible, over airmail stamp: "VANCOUVER/ AUG 3/ 12:30 PM/ 1928/ B.C."/ Rectangular slogan postmark: "IN OLD JAPAN/ CANADA'S PACIFIC EXHIBITION/ VANCOUVER-B.C. AUG. 8-18"/ On front of cover, oval stamp: "CANADA POSTAGE 2 CENTS 2"/ Slogan cancel over stamp: "INSURE/ YOUR PARCELS/ AT/ THE/ POST OFFICE"/ Top left print: "From.... "/ Stamped below: "First Regular Flight/ Air Mail/ Victoria-Vancouver, B.C."/ Circular postmark: "VICTORIA BRITISH COLUMBIA/ 11 AM/ AUG 3/ 1928"/ CONT IN COMMENTS

Missing

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Finish

POSTAL STATIONERY IS YELLOWED CREAM COLOUR WITH GREEN PRINTED AND EMBOSSED CANADA POST STAMP/ BLACK POSTMARKS/ BLUE ON WHITE AIRMAIL STAMP

Decoration

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