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Post by jamesw on May 13, 2015 0:40:13 GMT
As mentioned in Rods Ireland thread, I was gifted a number of Canadian First Flight covers from our buddy Jeff (ILS) a year or so ago. They were greatly appreciated, but lay neglected until now, with hundreds of other covers and cards in a couple of boxes. I've seen the error of my ways and have brought these out into the light (metaphorically speaking) and would like to share them with you all, as I should have done back then. Geeze, Jeff, I hope I thanked you properly! I will now. Many thanks ILS! These beautys will soon have a place of honour in the album. But I do have to wonder how all these flights, from Ireland to Montreal, or Monteal to Ireland, South Hampton and Newfoundland, ended up in Pennsylvania? The mysteries of the mails. Montreal to Botwood NFLD, August 10 1939. Both back canceled in Botwood.  Montreal to South Hampton England, August 10, 1939  Montreal to Foynes Ireland, you guessed it, August 10, 1939 (I'm sensing a pattern here). Back canceled Baile Atha Cliati.  |
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Post by jamesw on May 13, 2015 0:55:04 GMT
And to show this isn't just about Jeff (no swelled heads here!) here are a couple of other Canadian First Flights. The first Calgary to Regina in 1928 is postmarked with a special 'Prairie Flights' cancel on the front (Calgary) and back (Regina). It sports a C1 airmail stamp. The second cover, with a C5 celebrates the Havre St. Pierre to Rimouski, Quebec flight on December 18-19, 1936. This cover is back canceled in Rimouski, and also has a lovely 1936 Christmas seal on the back.  Let's see what other Canadian First Flight covers are out there! |
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Post by irishjack on May 13, 2015 1:05:16 GMT
Maybe Jeff can enlighten us, or maybe he will "button up his lips"  |
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Post by Bas S Warwick on Oct 10, 2015 23:39:00 GMT
1909-1959 Commerating Silver Dart cover.................1959 First Flight of Silver Dart 5c stamp SG509 Silver Dart: Dawn of Flight in Canada McCurdy had dubbed the machine Silver for the coating on its wings and Dart just because it seemed obvious. Someone cracked the propeller and McCurdy signaled to the crowd to get out of the way. A frail, winged craft sat like a mayfly on the ice of Baddeck Bay, in central Cape Breton. A young engineer, Douglas McCurdy, perched confidently among the steel tubing, wires and friction tape. It was a cool Tuesday afternoon, February 23, 1909, and an expectant crowd had assembled to see what the ingenious Alexander Graham Bell and his local protégé were up to this time. www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/silver-dart-dawn-of-flight-in-canada-feature/ |
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Post by jamesw on Mar 18, 2023 23:55:38 GMT
Thought I'd bring this one back to life. Picked up a collection of First Flight covers. The first eight, all issued June 2,3 and 6 of 1937 are all centred around Prince George BC. Interesting all the cachés show various wildlife. All sport Canada Airmail stamp #C5 issued 1935  Back cancelled Takla Landing BC and Fort St. James BC respectively  Back cancelled Manson Creek BC and Prince George BC respectively  Both back cancelled at Prince George BC  Both back cancelled at Prince George BC |
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REL1948
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What I collect: 1840-Pre-Decimal, GB and Colonies, 1840 1 penny reds, Postal Histories
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Post by REL1948 on Mar 19, 2023 0:00:54 GMT
Hello jamesw,
What a treat to see these lovely First-Flight covers and with one of Canada's loveliest airmail stamps to boot. Thank you so much for sharing these.
Rob
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Post by jamesw on Mar 19, 2023 0:05:51 GMT
The other four of this little collection use Canada Airmail C6 issued 1938.  Both post marked March 2 1939. The first from North Bay Ont. to Winnipeg Man., the second from Calgary Alberta to Vancouver BC. Both have respective machine receiver cancels on back.  These two from Shediac New Brunswick to New York NY dated July 1 1939, and Moncton NB to Bangor Maine, January 3 1941. The New York back cancel is handstamped, while the Bangor back cancel is a machine cancel. Interesting that none of these were cancelled in the cities they were actually addressed to, but then, they are philatelic and not postally used. |
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Post by jamesw on Mar 19, 2023 0:08:52 GMT
Thanks REL1948. They are nice aren't they? I don't usually go for this sort of thing (I always say that, and yet show the stuff anyway), but it is nice to have all those different cachés focused on the opening of the Prince George mail route.
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