1965 AIR CANADA FLIGHT MENU “A”, showing an artist view of the 1900 Quebec City lower town, used on the early Viscount, Vanguard, DC-9, and DC-10 aircraft flights noting the first Air Canada logo on back that was introduced for a short period after the 1965 name change from TCA, scarce and VF ($35+ US) (Image)

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1965 AIR CANADA FLIGHT MENU “E”, showing an artist view of a 1900 rural Quebec town view, used on the early Viscount, Vanguard, DC-9, and DC-10 aircraft flights noting the first Air Canada logo on back that was introduced for a short period after the 1965 name change from TCA, scarce and VF ($35+ US) (Image)

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1926 JACK ELLIOT COMMERCIAL AIRMAIL, #CL8 pays the 25¢ airmail fee on cover posted at the RED-LAKE-MINING-DIVISION on MAR25'1926 and addressed to TORONTO, routing via Elliot Air Service to ROLLING-PORTAGE-ONT arriving the same day, a 2¢ Admiral #107 pays the onward first class mail rate for the 1100 mile overland trip to TORONTO, a scarce commercial cover on stationery for Ontario Land Surveyor Charles Gallagher, some travel wear from the trip and a small cover reduction LHS, cat $400, rare and F-VF ($150+ US) (Image)

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1930 EDMONTON to PEACE-RIVER FIRST FLIGHT, Commercial Airways #CL48 pays the 10¢ airmail fee on a cachet first flight cover from EDMONTON on DEC6'1930 with a PEACE-RIVER arrival on DEC 12, a 6 day transit, VF ($35+ US) (Image)

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1931 PEACE-RIVER to EDMONTON FIRST FLIGHT, Commercial Airways #CL48 pays the 10¢ airmail fee on a cachet first flight cover from PEACE-RIVER on FEB12'1931 (9:00AM) with an EDMONTON arrival (12:00AM) the same day, VF ($35+ US) (Image)

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1931 ATHABASCA to EDMONTON FIRST FLIGHT, Commercial Airways #CL48 pays the 10¢ airmail fee on a cachet first flight cover from ATHABASCA on FEB23'1931 (AM) with an EDMONTON arrival (1:00PM) the same day, VF ($35+ US) (Image)

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1931 EDMONTON to ATHABASCA FIRST FLIGHT, Commercial Airways #CL48 variety with broken line below the second “C” in COMMERCIAL, pays the 10¢ airmail fee on a cachet first flight cover from EDMONTON on FEB24'1931 (9:00AM) with an ATHABASCA arrival (AM) the same day , VF ($50+ US) (Image)

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1931 ATHABASCA to FORT-McMURRAY FIRST FLIGHT, Commercial Airways #CL48 pays the 10¢ airmail fee on a cachet first flight cover from ATHABASCA on FEB24'1931 (AM) with a FORT-McMURRAY arrival the same day, VF ($35+ US) (Image)

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1931 EMBARRAS-PORTAGE to FORT-CHIPPEWYAN FIRST FLIGHT & AUSTRALIA, a cachet cover dated DEC10'1931 with #C1(x3) paying the 15¢ flight fee with onward delivery to TOORAK-AUSTRALIA-VIC, unusual and VF ($35+ US) (Image)

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32 SASKATCHEWAN FIRST FLIGHT COVERS 1928-1939, all are different unchecked cachet covers, note one is pilot signed and many better stamp frankings, retails at least $550, VF ($75+ US) (Image)

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30 BC FIRST FLIGHT COVERS 1934-1939, all are different unchecked cachet covers, retails at least $450, VF ($75+ US) (Image)

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13 BC FIRST FLIGHT COVERS 1928-1938, all different cachet covers, includes a 1938 Ware to Prince George special delivery cover (scarce), also note a 1931 Vancouver airport dedication cover ++, retail value at least $200, F-VF ($55+ US) (Image)

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37 ONTARIO FIRST FLIGHT COVERS 1928-1939 (one later), all are different unchecked mostly cachet covers plus 5 non cachet 1928 Scudder flights between Leamington and Pelee Island, also a 1933 Balbo companion flight from Montreal to the Chicago World's Fair, a 1932 registered flight from Ottawa to Bradore Bay ++, two covers are pilot signed and note many better stamp frankings, retails at least $620, VF ($75+ US) (Image)

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35 ALBERTA FIRST FLIGHT COVERS 1928-1939, all different cachet covers noting 3 are pilot signed, 2 are postmaster signed, some better stamp frankings, a 1932 last flight cover from Edmonton to Winnipeg (scarce), a 1931 Lindbergh flight,a a 1930 Edmonton airshow cover ++, retails over $600, F-VF ($75+ US) (Image)

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31 MANITOBA FIRST FLIGHT COVERS 1928-1938, all are different unchecked cachet covers, note 2 are pilot Roy Brown signed, many better stamp frankings, retails at least $575, VF ($75+ US) (Image)

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33 CANADA FIRST FLIGHT COVERS 1929-1978, all are cachet covers including 9 Maritime flights 1929-1933, also a set of 24 Malott covers commemorating the 50th anniversary of the first 1928 Canada airmail flights, retails over $250, VF ($55+ US) (Image)

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38 CANADA FOREIGN FIRST FLIGHT COVERS 1928-1949, all are cachet covers noting 28 are to or from the USA, 7 to England, plus first flights to Australia, Fiji, Hawaii, note a scarce special delivery airmail from Montreal to Washington and some better stamp frankings, retails over $450, F-VF ($55+ US) (Image)

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13 MANITOBA FIRST FLIGHT COVERS 1928-1933, all different cachet covers, unchecked with retail value at least $200, F-VF ($55+ US) (Image)

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21 ALBERTA FIRST FLIGHT COVERS 1928-1931, all different cachet covers, includes a scarce 1931 special delivery from Calgary to Lethbridge, also a 1931 Commercial Airways #CL48 franked cover from Ft-McMurray to Athabasca ++, retail value at least $200, F-VF ($55+ US) (Image)

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22 SASKATCHEWAN FIRST FLIGHT COVERS 1928-1930, all different cachet covers with #C1 frankings, includes some better pilot signed covers, unchecked with retail value at least $200, F-VF ($55+ US) (Image)

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16 TERRITORIES FIRST FLIGHT COVERS 1929-1938, all are different unchecked cachet covers, note 10 are NWT flights and 6 Yukon flights, many better stamp frankings, retails at least $250, VF ($55+ US) (Image)

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18 CANADA FIRST FLIGHT COVERS 1928-1939, all different cachet covers including better Yukon and NWT flights, registered 1939 Transatlantic to Ireland, a USA dual country airmail fraked 1928 flight from Toronto to Montreal then onward to Fort-Worth (TX) ++, retails over $350, F-VF ($55+ US) (Image)

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15 CANADIAN AVIATION PHOTOS 1919-1930's, includes a 1919 photo of the first plane at Merritt (BC), an RCAF Trainer at the Pat-Bay (BC) Airport, 2 Gowan-Sutton aerial photos of the Vancouver airport on Dedication Day, 2 float plane real photos at the Victoria harbor 1920, float planes at Noranda-Mines (ONT) 1930, 2 real photos showing airplane and pilots at Gander (NEWF'D) ++, a rare group retailing over $300, mostly VF ($55+ US) (Image)

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42 CANADA FIRST FLIGHT COVERS 1928-1940's (2 later), mostly cachet covers with #C1 frankings, note flights to USA, 2 are 1965 Bahama TCA flights, a few Transatlantic Pan-AM and Imperial Airways flights ++, 8 are legal size covers, retails over $200, F-VF ($35+ US) (Image)

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1954 MOOSE-JAW-SASK (CANADA) AIR CRASH, during the APR8'1954 approach to the Moose-Jaw Airport a TCA North Star (from Winnipeg and en-route to Vancouver) collided mid-air with an RCAF Harvard trainer, this was the worst Canadian airline disaster to date spreading debris over 10 blocks of the town and starting a number of house fires, the lot includes a severely fire damaged cover that originated in OTTAWA and was addressed to VANCOUVER plus the OHMS ambulance cover with the post office condolence letter, all 37 passengers and crew died, VF ($75+ US) (Image)

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