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OBJECT TYPE: Canada/official/first day of issue
DATE: 1979
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1998.0901.003

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: McKee Trophy
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 3
Total Parts: 4
AKA: First day cover
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: 16.4 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: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Postmarked November 15, 1979
Canada: Unknown
Function: Day of issue cover.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Canada post stamp reads: "17/ POSTES/ POSTAGE/ Curtiss HS-2L/ CANADA"/ Circular postmark: "DAY OF ISSUE. JOUR D'EMISSION/ OTTAWA CANADA/ 79-11-15"/ Cachet reads: "A TRIBUTE TO CANADA'S AVIATION COMMUNITY, IT'S PEOPLE AND IT'S AIRCRAFT/ UN HOMMAGE À LA COMMUNAUTÉ AÉRONAUTIQUE CANADIENNE, SES GENS ES SES APPAREILS AÉRIENSÉ THE McKEE TROPHY CANADA`S HIGHEST AVIATION AWARDÉ LE TROPHÉE McKEE, LA RÉCOMPENSE AÉRIENNE CANADIEN LA PLUS IMPORTANTE"/ [spelling mistakes are copied from cover]/ Stamped on back of cover: "Return in 8 days to:/ Major R.K. Malott (Rtd)/ 16 Harwick Crescent/ Nepean, Ontario K2H 6R1/ Canada"/
Missing: Complete
Finish: Cream coloured cover with red and black cachet
Decoration: Circular cachet with a red depiction of the McKee Trophy

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Unknown Manufacturer, Cover, 1979, Artifact no. 1998.0901, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1998.0901.003/

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