General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

2

Total Parts

2

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

16.4 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

North America

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Postmarked January 28, 1929

Canada

This cover was part of the mail that is back stamped February 2, because the airplane was forced to land at Folleigh Lake.

Function

SENT THROUGH THE MAIL FOR THE PURPOSE OF CREATING A COLLECTIBLE ITEM

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Canada post stamp: "CANADA/ POSTES/ POST/ 5/ AIR/ CENTS/ 5 "/ Slogan cancel: "INSURE/ YOUR PARCELS/ AT/ THE/ POST OFFICE"/Print below: "VIA AIR AMIL"/ Circular postmark: "SAINT JOHN/ NEW BRUNSWICK/ 2 PM/ JAN 28/ 1929"/ Cachet: "CANADA AIR MAIL/ FIRST/ OFFICIAL/ FLIGHT/ ST JOHN/ TO/ HALIFAX/ 1929"/ Handwritten address: "A.J. Owner/ 120 Winthrop st./ Medford/ Mass./ U.S.A."/ Blue label affixed upper left corner: "Halifax - Saint John. [handwritten following print] N.B."/ Circular postmark on back of cover: "HALIFAX/ CANADA/ 12/ JAN 31/ 29"/ Mfr's print lower centre: "This envelope approved by the U.S. Post Office Dept., for AIR MAIL ONLY./ Use for other purposes not permitted."/ Below: "DESIGNED BY BEN DAHLKE. BUFFALO. N.Y."/

Missing

Complete

Finish

Cream coloured cover with red and blue design around edges and a blue cachet.

Decoration

Cachet depicts a moose and an airplane.