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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Alys McKey Bryant Canadian Commemorative Cover
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Alys McKey Bryant Canadian Commemorative Cover

Artifact IDMO 1986.36.1
Object Type Cover, Commemorative
Maker
Gifter
Date1938
MediumPaper, Ink
Dimensionsoverall H 3 3/4 in x W 6 1/2 in (9.5 cm x 16.5 cm )
Physical DescriptionA stamp cover commemorating the 25th anniversary of the first flight in Canada by a woman, Alys McKey Bryant. On the left side of the red, white, and blue air mail envelope is a purple, Philatelists of Vancouver, BC cachet featuring an illustration of a Curtiss biplane with text that reads: Commemorating the / TWENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY / of the First Flight in Canada by a Woman / ALYS McKEY BRYANT / VANCOUVER, B. C. / July 31, 1913. Above the cachet is an original ink signature: Alys McKey Bryant EB. Additional blue text along the bottom of the envelope reads: VIA AIR MAIL / PRINTED IN U.S.A. / 1913 TWENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY 1938.

The envelope is addressed to (typed): Mrs. Franklin Delano Roosevelt, / The White House, / Washington, / District of Columbia. U.S.A. Adhered in the upper right corner of the envelope is a Canadian blue 6¢ Mackenzie River Steamer and Seaplane air postage stamp (Scott C6). The envelope is postmarked Vancouver, B.C., July 31, 1938.

On the reverse of the envelope is the typed return address: Mrs. Alys McKey Bryant, EB / Box 56 Benjamin Franklin Station / Washington, D. C. / U.S.A.

The cover has two enclosures, an Alys McKey Bryant postcard and an autobiographical card (see MO 1986.36.2-3).
Historical NoteAmerican aviator Alys McKey Bryant (1880–1954) was the first woman to fly on the Pacific Coast and in Canada.
Additional Details
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesStamp Collecting Materials (National Archives Identifier 749938)
Use Restriction StatusRestricted - Possibly
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