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James A. Riley collection. [philatelic record]

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Collection

Date:

1905-1946.

Reference:

R3763-0-5-E

Type of material:

Stamps and stamp products

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

162055

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James A. Riley collection.
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Date(s):

1905-1946.

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

4 postal covers.

Language of material:

English

Accession:

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J. A. Riley collection [philatelic records] Canada first official air mail flight covers

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Collection consists of one postal cover, 1905, addressed to J.A. MacCauley, S.S. River Denis, British Columbia, and bearing "PAQUEBOT" handstamp postal marking, sent from the Canadian Bank of Commerce, Antigonish, N.S.. The collection also consists of two Canada first official air mail flight postal covers: Moncton, New Brunswick to St. John's, Newfoundland, 1942; London, Ontario to Chicago, Illinois, U.S,A., 1946; and one American Flying Mail Association private issue first day postal cover, bearing 6-cents on 5-cents surcharged Canada air mail postage stamp, dated Feb. 22, 1932.

Provenance:

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Riley, J.A

Biography/Administrative history:

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Riley, J.A : James A. Riley, philatelist, of Madison, Wisconsin. National Archives of Canada Philatelic Collection acquisition file 1992-011 (DAP).

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Custodial history:

These postal covers were gifts from James A. Riley to the National Postal Museum (accession number unknown). They were later acquired by the Canadian Postal Archives (and initially included in accession 1989-565 DAP).

Source:

Private

Related control no.:

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1992-011 DAP
1993-069 DAP
89-069
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Postal covers: No donor restrictions. Copyright: Unknown. Credit: National Archives of Canada.

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Date modified:: 2024-04-09