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OBJECT TYPE: Canada/official
DATE: 1973
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1998.0963.005

MANUFACTURER: Barber-Ellis
MODEL: 50th Anniversary Internal Winter Air Mail Flights of Newfoundland 1923
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 5
Total Parts: 5
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: 16.5 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: Barber Ellis
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Newfoundland and Labrador
Period: Postmarked March 27, 1973
Canada: Commemorates the 50th anniversary of the first internal Winter air mail flights in Newfoundland, March 27, 1923/ Piloted by Major F. Sidney Cotton in a Rolls-Royce bi-wing Martinsyde
Function: Sent through the mail for the purpose of creating a collectible item
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Canada post stamp: "Indians of/ the Plains/ Les Indiens/ des Plaines/ CANADA 8"/ Circular postmark: "FORTEAU/ PM/ 27 IV/ 73/ LAB."/ Print lower centre: "PAR AVION VIA AIR MAIL CORREO AEREO"/ Cachet: "1923 50th Anniversary 1973/ Internal Winter Air Mail Flights/ of Newfoundland 1923/ Pilot: Major Sidney Cotton/ Aircraft: Rolls-Royce Bi-wing Martinsyde/ Forteau, Labrador to Hawkes Bay/ via Flowers Cove/ 27 March 1923"/ Stamped address: "Major R.K. Malott/ c[/]o The Mayor's Office/ Hawkes Bay, Newfoundland"/ Mfr's logo inside cover: "BARBER-ELLIS"/ On back, mfr's print upper left corner: "107 DESIGN"/ Mfr's print lower center: "DESIGN RD 1929 B.-E. LTD."/ Return address: "Return in 3 days to:/ Major R.K. Malott/ 16 Harwick Crescent/ Ottawa 6, Ontario/ Canada"/
Missing: Complete
Finish: White coloured cover with a blue wavy design with airplanes and "Air Mail" printed inside the cover and with red and blue design around edges and a green cachet/
Decoration: Depicts a Rolls-Royce bi-wing Martinsyde

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