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Canada 1968 50th anniversary flight cover #A-6802 Montreal-Toronto (cover #3)
Canada 1968 50th anniversary flight cover #A-6802 Montreal-Toronto (cover #3)

Canada 1968 50th anniversary flight cover #A-6802 Montreal-Toronto (cover #3)

$ 1.15

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  • Place of Origin: Canada
  • Topic: Aviation

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    Canada 1968 50th anniversary flight cover #A-6802 Montreal-Toronto (cover #3)
    .  May 24, 1968.
    50th anniversary of Brian Peck's flight from Montreal to Toronto on June 24, 1918.
    Montreal 50th anniversary slogan cancel.  On postcard from the National Aviation Museum of the "Canuck"
    .  Black cachet in French.  Front with "Fly Air Canada" handstamp and Public Relations receiver.  #429A Franking.
    These flight anniversary covers were produced over a 15 year period starting in 1968.  Most were produced by R.K
    . Malott.  Some of the issues were flown and some were not; they are listed in Chapter 11 of the "Airmails of Canada and Newfoundland".  This book is in a new printing (2022) and is highly recommended - available from the APS.