1916 KATHERINE STINSON ARRIVAL at CAMP HUGHES, real photo card showing military dignitaries welcoming the 18-year-old aviator after her JUL22'1916 flight from BRANDON-MAN to CAMP-HUGHES-MAN, posted with a Canadian Militia FPO-CAMP-HUGHES h/s dated JUL23'1916, a historic aviation rarity and VF ($175 US) (Image)

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1918 KATHERINE STINSON FIRST AIRMAIL CALGARY to EDMONTON, real photo card on JUL9'1918 showing hundreds of curious onlookers with a postal authority delivering a bag of mail to the plane, Stinson is in the cockpit, mint Photo-Ring (Calgary) published card No.3125, a rarity and VF ($175 US) (Image)

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1918 KATHERINE STINSON FIRST AIRMAIL CALGARY to EDMONTON, real photo card on JUL9'1918 showing the postal authority handing the mailbag to the then 20-year-old aviator, mint Photo-Ring (Calgary) published card No.3126, a rarity and VF ($175 US) (Image)

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1925 SEAPLANE AIRMAIL SERVICE VICTORIA to SEATTLE, cachet cover dated NOV2'1925 flown on FAM-2 on the NOV11'1925 first commercial flight by Captain Hubbard, much scarcer than the first flight on SEP21/1925, no postal fee charged for the airmail service, VF ($85 US) (Image)

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1930 BRITISH AIRSHIP R-100 at MONTREAL , two mint postcards noting one showing the airship with insert photo of Commander Ralph S. Booth, the other showing the airship circling over Montreal, VF ($65 US) (Image)

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1930 BRITISH AIRSHIP R-100 at ST-HUBERT-QUE AIRPORT, two Roessler covers with forged cachet showing the airship docked at the specially constructed airship mooring mast, posted with forged ST-HUBERT-AIRPORT h/s dated AUG3'1930 and AUG4'1930, addressed to PLAGE-LAVAL-QUE (Laval Beach) with receiver b/s on AUG7'1930, the stamps fell off from the high humidity and were reattached, F-VF ($65 US) (Image)

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1928-1929 YUKON AIRWAYS FIRST FLIGHTS, two flight covers AAMC #CL42-2801b (pilot signed) and #CL42-2902, lot includes the 4 reprint rouletted set with LL sheet singles, VF ($65 US) (Image)

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1931 RAE-NWT to FORT-FITZGERALD-ALTA RCAF FIRST FLIGHT (AAMC #3145), non-cachet cover from the RCAF flight dated AUG6'1931 and flown to Fort-Fitzgerald on AUG8'1931 with receiver b/s the same day, no charge for the airmail service, scarce and VF ($85 US) (Image)

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1936 HINDENBURG CANADA DESPATCH to ENGLAND, flight cachet cover with fabulous 60¢ Canada franking pays the airmail fee from WINNIPEG on MAY5'1936 to SOMERSET-ENGLAND, routing via Hindenburg from LAKEHURST on MAY12'1936 to FRANKFURT with a MAY14'1936 arrival b/s, onward airmail to England at no additional fee, 191 covers were despatched from Winnipeg most with philatelic Canada return addresses, a very scarce Canada despatch and VF ($400 US) (Image)

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24 CANADA FIRST FLIGHT COVERS 1929-1954, all are cachet covers with the majority pre-1932, includes 3 with #C4 frankings, 4 NWT flights, also 2 Trans-Atlantic 1939 flights and 2 Constellation 1954 Trans-Atlantic flights, retails over $250, mostly VF ($65 US) (Image)

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13 CANADA FIRST FLIGHT COVERS 1931-1934, all are cachet covers with #C2 frankings, stamps alone cat $325, mostly VF ($65 US) (Image)

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25 CANADA FIRST FLIGHT COVERS 1931-1934, all are cachet covers with #C2 frankings including 7 single frankings, one pair franking, and 17 uprated covers, stamps alone cat $910, mostly VF ($85 US) (Image)

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17 CANADA FIRST FLIGHT COVERS 1928-1933, all are early cachet covers noting mostly BC flights, also 2 NWT flights, dual USA and Canada frankings on an Albany to Montreal return flight, pilot signed AAMC #3137a ++, mostly VF ($65 US) (Image)

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15 CANADA FIRST FLIGHT COVERS 1931-1934, all are cachet covers noting better Special Delivery flight, 3 Registered flights, 12 covers with provisional #C4 frankings (stamps alone cat $192) ++, retails over $300, mostly VF ($65 US) (Image)

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37 CANADA FIRST FLIGHT COVERS 1928-1935, all are cachet covers, note about half are rated to USA, retails over $300, mostly VF ($65 US) (Image)

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20 CANADA FIRST FLIGHT COVERS 1939-1980, all are cachet covers noting overseas flights to Australia, Fiji, Boston, Fairbanks Alaska, Hawaii, Ireland, England ++, 4 are 1978-1980 flights noting two are pilot-signed, mostly VF ($65 US) (Image)

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283 CANADA AEROGRAMMES & DOMESTOGRAMMES 1953-1989, mostly mint with some first-day uses and a few commercially used, 55 are #A21/A63 Aerogrammes with 10¢-64¢ denominations, also 168 Floral Aerogrammes mostly in original post office packs, 60 are Floral Domestogrammes, retails over $650, mostly VF ($65 US) (Image)

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