Canadian First Flight Airmail Covers – Lot of 5 Flown Covers, 1929 & 1947 – Toronto, Hamilton, Kingston, Detroit, Boston Routes – Plus 2 Lindbergh Collector Cards

Real mail that flew on the first flights. This lot holds five genuine Canadian airmail first-flight covers from the pioneer days of flying the mail — three from the airport-opening summer of 1929 and two postwar first officials from 1947 — each with its printed flight cachet, correct airmail stamp, and clear postmarks front and back. The 1929 covers carry Canada's first airmail stamp, the 5¢ "Allegory of Flight"; the 1947 covers carry the beloved 7¢ Canada Goose. Also included are two modern printed collector cards from the Anthony R. Conyers airmail collection (Spirit of St. Louis 75th anniversary design) that came with the group. A ready-made starter collection of Canadian postal aviation history.

Details
Type: Flown first-flight / special-flight airmail covers (postal history)
Quantity: 5 flown covers + 2 modern collector cards = 7 pieces
Cover 1: Toronto to Hamilton, June 6, 1929 — "Opening of Hamilton Airport" special flight cachet; Toronto postmark Jun 6, 1929, 5 PM; Canada 5¢ airmail stamp (1928 Allegory of Flight); addressed to Ernest M. Smale, Lompoc, California; Hamilton and Lompoc receiving marks on back
Cover 2: Kingston to Montreal, June 4, 1929 — "Opening of Kingston Airport" special flight cachet with Kingston coat of arms; Kingston postmark Jun 4, 1929, 11 AM with Kingston Industrial Exhibition slogan cancel; Canada 5¢ airmail stamp (1928); addressed to Cincinnati, Ohio; Montreal receiving mark on back; pencil collector number "227"
Cover 3: Hamilton to Detroit, July 15, 1929 — "First Regular Flight" cachet showing Dundurn Castle, Hamilton; Hamilton postmark Jul 15, 1929 with "Buy a Dominion Government Annuity" slogan cancel; Canada 5¢ airmail stamp (1928); addressed to V.W. Inglis, Detroit, Michigan; dealer pencil numbers on back
Cover 4: Yarmouth, N.S. to Boston, April 1, 1947 — "First Official" cachet; Yarmouth postmark Apr 1, 1947, 10 AM; Canada 7¢ airmail stamp (Canada Goose); addressed to Leon Matthews, Erwin, North Carolina; Boston Air Mail Field receiving mark on back
Cover 5: Saint John, N.B. to Boston, April 15, 1947 — "First Official" cachet; Saint John postmarks Apr 15, 1947; Canada 7¢ airmail stamp (Canada Goose); addressed to Wm. Llewellyn Millar, Madison, Wisconsin; Boston Air Mail Field receiving mark on back
Cards: 2 identical modern printed collector cards from the collection of Anthony R. Conyers, Scottsdale, AZ — Spirit of St. Louis / Lindbergh 75th anniversary artwork, "Authentic Flown First Flight Airmail Covers" (these are printed collection cards, not flown covers)
Materials: Paper envelopes with original stamps, cachets, and postmarks
Completeness: Lot as found and pictured
Functionality: Collectible postal history / philatelic ephemera
Included: 5 x Canadian flown airmail covers (1929 and 1947, as listed) + 2 x Conyers collection cards

Condition
Honest, sound condition for 78- to 97-year-old mail, sold as pictured. All five covers have clear, legible cachets, stamps firmly in place and tied by their postmarks, and readable receiving marks on the backs. Expect the usual for the era: light age toning (heaviest on the Saint John cover), minor edge and corner wear, envelopes opened along the flap, a small spot on the back of the Yarmouth cover, and dealer/collector pencil numbers on the backs of two covers. No tears through any stamp or cachet. The two Conyers cards are clean and modern.

Pickup and Shipping Information
Local pickup in Saskatoon is available by arrangement, and cash is accepted at pickup.
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