Envelope
Archival Item
2026.1.1
Paper envelope with post mark, post band, one stamp, and hand written address. A rosy sepia coloured, 6 cent Yukon stamp is affixed to the top of the envelope and postmarked Whitehorse, Y.T., AU 6, 1938, and the back of the envelope is post marked Vancouver AUG 8, 2 PM 1938 B.C. The post band consists of black stripes.
"During the 1920s and '30s there was huge interest in both aviation and stamp collecting in Canada. From 1928 to 1939, as the Post Office introduced new air mail routes, notices were sent out to people on their list of collectors. Those notices included instructions on how to prepare envelopes "("covers") to be carried on the first flight on each route. The post office would add the special cachets for that flight, and then postmarks from both the departure and arrival post offices. Once the flight was completed, the envelope would then be delivered to the addressee."
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