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OBJECT TYPE: U.S./OFFICIAL
DATE: 1970
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1998.0932.001

MANUFACTURER: Tension Envelopes
MODEL: 50th Anniversary First International Air Mail Flight, Seattle, Wa. to Victoria, B.C. and return
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
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: Tension
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Postmarked October 15, 1970
Canada: Commemorates the first International air amil flight from Seattle, WA to Victoria, B.C. and return/ Piloted by Eddie Hubbard flying a Boeing CL4S Float Plane, on October 15, 1920
Function: Commemorative cover
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: U.S. post stamp: "50th ANNIVERSARY U.S. AIR MAIL SERVICE/ AIR MAIL/ 10 c"/ Slogan cancel: "ALWAYS USE/ ZIP CODE"/ Print below: "VIA AIR MAIL"/ Circular postmark: "SEATTLE. WASH. VI/ 1970/ AM/ 15 OCT/ 1970"/ Cachet: "50th Anniversary/ 1920-1970/ First International Air Mail Flight/ Seattle, Washington to Victoria, B.C./ and return/ Pilot Eddie Hubbard Flying a Boeing/ CL-4S Float Plane/ 15 October 1920"/ Stamped address: "Major R.K. Malott/ c[/]o Archives of the City of Victoria/ City Hall, Centennial Square/ Victoria, British Columbia"/ Stamped return address on back of cover: "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"/
Missing: Complete
Finish: White coloured cover with red and blue design around edges and a red cachet.
Decoration: N/A

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Tension Envelopes, Cover, 1970, Artifact no. 1998.0932, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1998.0932.001/

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