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OBJECT TYPE: Canada/official
DATE: 1971
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1998.0939.001

MANUFACTURER: Tension Envelopes
MODEL: 50th Anniversary First Attempt to fly into Canadian North
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 7
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: 9.1 cm
Width: 16.3 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: Tension
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Alberta
Period: Postmarked March 24, 1971
Canada: Commemorates the 50th anniversary, 1921-1971, of the first attempt to fly into the Canadian North by Imperial Oil's Junkers Aircraft "Rene", G-CADQ & "Vic", G-CADP/ Pilots Lt. George W. Gorman & Elmer G. Fullerton, by the Peace River & Fort Vermilion, Alberta, Hay River, Fort Providence & Fort Simpson, NWT, March 24, 1921/
Function: Commemorative cover
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Canada post stamp: "Canada 6/ HENRY KELSEY/ FIRST EXPLORER ON THE PLAINS/ LE PREMIER EXPLORATEUR DES PRAIRIES"/ Print below: "VIA AIR MAIL"/ Circular postmark: "PEACE RIVER/ 6 PM/ MAR 24/ 1971/ ALBERTA"/ Cachet: "1921 50th Anniversary 1971/ FIRST Attempt to Fly into the Canadian North/ by Imperial Oil's 2 Junkers Aircraft/ "RENE" G-CADQ & "VIC" G-CADP/ 24 March 1921 - 26 April 1921/ Pilots: Lt. George W. Gorman & Elmer G. Fullerton/ Route: Peace River & Fort Vermillion, Alberta/ Hay River, Fort Providence & Fort Simpson, NWT./ 24 March 1921 Peace River - Fort Vermilion"/ Stamped address: "Major R.K. Malott/ c[/]o The Mayor's Office/ Fort Vermilion, Alberta"/ Stamped return address on back of cover: "Return in 3 days to: Major R.K. Malott/ 16 Harwick Crescent/ Ottawa 6, Ontario/ Canada"/ Mfr's logo upper right: "TENSION/ ENVELOPES"/ Mfr's [?] print on tab: "JOHN C. CORNELIUS/ 628 NICOLLET AVE. MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. 55402"/ Circular postmark: "FORT VERMILION/ 25 III/ 71/ ALBERTA"/
Missing: Complete
Finish: White coloured cover with red and blue design around edges and a purple cachet.
Decoration: Depicts a Junkers aircraft

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Tension Envelopes, Cover, 1971, Artifact no. 1998.0939, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1998.0939.001/

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