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OBJECT TYPE: U.K./official/first day of issue
DATE: 1970
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2001.0577.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: RAF College Cranwell
LOCATION: England

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
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: 16.4 cm
Width: 11.0 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Aviation
Category: Archives
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Europe
State/Province: Unknown
Period: envelope postmarked Feb. 5, 1970
Canada: Unknown
Function: commemorates 50th anniversary of setablishment of RAF College on Feb. 5, 1920
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: printed lettering on front of envelope reads: "AVRO 504K/R.A.F. COLLEGE CRANWELL/80 H.P. GNOME/MAX. SPEED AT SEA LEVEL/82 M.P.H./ENDURANCE 4 1/2 HOURS/ROYAL AIR FORCE MUSEUM S.C.8/50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE/R.A.F. COLLEGE/5th FEB 1920-1970/ROYAL AIR FORCE/COLLEGE/CRANWELL"; lettering on postage stamp reads: "ROYAL AIR FORCE 1918-1968"; ink stamp on front reads: "SPECIAL/ANNIVERSARY/FLIGHT"; ink stamp on front reads: "ROYAL AIR FORCE COLLEGE CRANWELL/1920/1970/5 FEB 70/BRITISH FORCES 1103 POSTAL SERVICES"; ink stamp on front reads: "flown from/RAF COLLEGE CRANWELL/to VAERNES, Norway/in VARSITY WF 370/Pilot:/Group Captain D.B. CRAIG/OBE ADC MA RAF/Flight Time: 5 hrs. 27 mins."; printed lettering on adhesive stamp affixed to front at lower right reads: "OC RNAF Station/Vaernes/TRONDHEIM/Norway"; lettering on ink stamp on back reads: "TRONDHEIM/5-2-70/BR VIII"; lettering on ink stamp on back reads: "R.A.F./-6 FEB 1970/CRANWELL"
Missing: N/A
Finish: multi-coloured images, text & postage stamp/ red, blue, breen & black ink stamps
Decoration: image of RAF Avro 504K biplane on front of envelope & on postage stamp; RAF cranwell logo on front

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Unknown Manufacturer, Cover, 1970, Artifact no. 2001.0577, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2001.0577.001/

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