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- OBJECT TYPE
- Canada/official
- DATE
- 1938
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1998.0893.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- White Horse - Fairbanks
- LOCATION
- Unknown
More Information
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
- 9.3 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
- Yukon
- Period
- Postmarked May 3, 1938
- Canada
-
Inaugural flight was piloted by S.E. Robinson on May 3, and the first return flight was piloted by W.J. Jones on May 8. - 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/ POSTAGE/ 6/ CENTS/ AIR/ CENTS/ 6"/ Circular postmark: "WHITE HORSE YUKON/ MY 3/ 38"/ Print upper center as part of design of cover: "AIR MAIL"/ Cachet: "FIRST OFFICIAL/ AIR MAIL FLIGHT/ WHITE HORSE/ CANADA FAIRBANKS/ ALASKA"/ Typewritten address: "ROBERT H. DEERING/ 59 IRVING STREET/ PORTLAND, MAINE"/ Handwritten upper left corner: "White Horse - Fairbanks"/ Circular postmark on back of cover: "FAIRBANKS, ALASKA./ MAY/ 3/ 5 PM/ 1938"/
- Missing
- Complete
- Finish
- Cream coloured cover with red and blue design around edges and a black cachet.
- Decoration
- Cachet depicts a totem pole, a canoe and an airplane flying overhead.
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