CANADA First Flights - Index |
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1st Category: Pioneer First Flights (Can001-037) Those pioneer flights date-stamped by flown mail or by mail-postmark would chronicle the early beginnings of flight. This postal documentation would become the forerunner of air mail. These pioneer flights were either authorized or tacitly recognized by postal authorities. |
2nd Category: Semi-Official & Sprecial First Flights (Can050-152) The early pioneering air lines issued their own air-use label stamps which were used in addition to regular Canadian postage. |
3rd Category: Air Mail Services First Flights (Can200-365) Mail sent "Via Air" and carried by designated Canadian Airlines over authorized air routes. |
4th Category: Air Stage Service First Flights (Can500-677) Mail sent "Via Air" and carried by designated Canadian Airlines between points generally inaccessible or difficult to reach by ordinary means during certain periods of the year or during periods of emergency. |
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