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Bidboard # 1934
Lot # 161
Catalogue Value or Estimate: $175.00
Current Bid: $95
Canada Covers

Semi-Official Airmail - Patricia Airways Limited / Western Canada Airway 1928. A CL43 semi-official airmail franked cover, posted from Jackson Manion on Jun 25th 1925 to Rolling Portage (en-route to final addressee in USA). Although franked with Patricia Airways stamp and endorsed "Via Patricia Airways", the CL43 is postmarked by Western Canada Airways (Hudson / Rolling Portage P.O.) as by this time, Patricia Airways had suspended their airmail service and the mail was carried by competitor, Western Canada Airways. On October 6th 1928, the Post Office contract for the area was officially granted to Western Canada Airways. Patricia Airways, seeing the "writing on the wall" knew that they could no longer compete and sold out to Canadian Airways of Toronto / Montreal on October 14th 1928. An interesting piece of airmail history, which can be neatly explained within the markings on this cover. 2023 Unitrade =