Envelope
Archival Item
1993.7.1
First Flight mail envelope issued for the inaugural mail flight of the Queen of the Yukon II, signed by the pilot J.M. Patterson. Postmarked Feb 28, 1929
"Air Mail - Care of Yukon Airways & Exploration Co. Ltd., White Horse".
"Air Mail - Care of Yukon Airways & Exploration Co. Ltd., White Horse".
This envelope contained mail that was delivered by the Queen of the Yukon in 1928.
Incorporated in May 1927, Yukon Airways and Exploration Company Ltd. was to open the frontier thought to be rich in furs and minerals. After postal officials in Ottawa granted it a contract to carry mail, the company officially introduced an airmail service in November 1927 using a brand new Ryan monoplane called The Queen of the Yukon.
From: http://www.aerophilately.ca/ya1.html
The first Queen crashed in May 1928, the Queen of the Yukon II was obtained in August 1929 and crashed November 2, 1929 killing pilot J.M. Patterson.
From: http://www.aerophilately.ca/ya1.html
The first Queen crashed in May 1928, the Queen of the Yukon II was obtained in August 1929 and crashed November 2, 1929 killing pilot J.M. Patterson.