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Canadian Postal Archives philatelic collection - 1932 Canada "Allegory of Flight" surcharged air post essays [philatelic record]
Date:1932.Reference:R16469-0-2-EType of material:Stamps and stamp productsFound in:Archives / Collections and FondsItem ID number:5386794Date(s):1932.Place of creation:CanadaExtent:12 essays.Language of material:EnglishScope and content:This collection contains a complete separately mounted set of twelve surcharged Canada airmail essays, comprising various experimental type faces and settings, each printed on a single copy of the 5 cent - 1928 Canada "Allegory of Flight" airmail stamp. The essays were prepared for the 1932 airmail stamp, surcharged 6 cents, on the 1928 issue, with the 5 cent value tablets obliterated, (see: Scott Canada #C3 - issued 22 February 1932). All essays bear the manuscript notation "Cancelled," in black (fountain pen) ink, across the face of the vignette.Provenance:Additional information:Custodial history:Purchased by the former National Archives in 1991 from Saskatoon Stamp Centre.Accompanying material note:Language of accompanying material: English.Citation/reference note:"The Encyclopaedia of British Empire Postage Stamps 1639-1952 - Volume V - The Empire in North America" - Robson Lowe Ltd., London. 1973 - (See page 249.)Exhibitions note:Exhibition Title: DAP Acquisition Open House. Curator: Lilly Koltun, National Archives of Canada, Documentary Art and Photography Division, Ottawa, Ontario; 1992.06.17 - 1992.06.17Source:Private -
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