Formed in 1927, the company planned to open an air servicve between Vancouver, Victoria and Seattle. Purchasing a Ford 4-AT-B Tri-motor passenger airplane, the company made its first passenger carrying flight on July 23, 1928. Soon after, the company had permission from postal authorities in Ottawa to issue a company semi-official stamp.
Unfortunately, the service was very short lived. On August 25, 1928, the Tri-motor aircraft plunged into the Strait of Juan de Fuca killing senior pilot Harold Walker, co-pilot R.L. Carson, and five passengers.
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Victoria to VancouverJuly 23, 1928.
This is the experimental flight made before the company issued its semi-official stamp. With the success of this flight, the company was ready for business in early August. |
Vancouver to VictoriaAugust 3, 1928.
This is the first official flight with the company stamp in use. The cover also has a special three line cachet to mark the occassion. Company flights after this date take place on a daily basis until August 25, 1928. Covers can be found with the company stamp after this date, but could not have been flown by the company. |
- Short lived service only lasting a month.
- Special cachet used on the first first from Vancouver to Victoria on August 3, 1928.
- Most stamps can be find in mint condition, since very few were originally used.
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