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OBJECT TYPE: Canada/official
DATE: 1959
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1998.0539.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY OF FLIGHT IN BRITISH EMPIRE
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: 9.4 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 FEBRUARY 23, 1959
Canada: COVER AND STAMP COMMEMORATES THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF J.A.P. MCCURDY'S FLIGHT IN THE SILVER DART OVER BRAS D'OR LAKE, BADDECK, N.S. IN 1909
Function: SENT THROUGH THE MAIL FOR THE PURPOSE OF CREATING A COLLECTIBLE ITEM
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Canada post stamp: "1909/ 1959/ CANADA/ POSTES POSTAGE"/ Slogan cancel over stamp: "VISIT/ YOUR SCHOOLS/ EDUCATION WEEK"/ Circular postmark: "BRANTFORD ONT. CANADA/ 2'PM/ 23 II/ 1959"/ Handwritten address: "Mr. Lionel Smith,/ 823 Colbeorne St. E.,/ Brantford, Ontario."/ Print on cover: "CANADA/COMMEMORATING/ Golden Anniversary of Flight in/ BRITISH EMPIRE/ [drawing of silver dart]/ by J.A.P. McCurdy, in the Silver Dart,/ Over Bras d'Or Lake, Baddeck, N.S./ Day of Issue - Feb. 23, 1959."/ There are no markings on the reverse side of the cover/
Missing: N/A
Finish: WHITE COVER WITH BLACK PRINT/ DRAWING OF THE SILVER DART IS BLACK AND BLUE/ BLUE AND BLACK ON WHITE CANADA POST STAMP
Decoration: DRAWING OF THE SILVER DART ON LEFT OF COVER/ CANADA POST STAMP DEPICTS THREE SUPERSONIC AVRO CF-105 ARROWS AND THE SILVER DART

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Unknown Manufacturer, Cover, 1959, Artifact no. 1998.0539, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1998.0539.001/

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