Envelope
Archival Item
2026.1.2
Two paper envelopes with post mark, one stamp, and hand written address. A rosy sepia coloured, 6 cent Canada stamp is affixed to the top of each envelope and postmarked WHITEHORSE YUKON, MY 6, 38, and the back of the envelope is post marked JUNEAU, MAY 8, 4 PM 1938 ALASKA.
"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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