A vintage bilingual Trans Canada Air Mail first-flight label with an engraved Lachine Canal scene, printed on a recycled-cotton canvas tote bag.
- Front: the full Trans Canada Air Mail Montreal-Lethbridge first-flight label art
- Bag: 10-ounce canvas, 80% recycled cotton / 20% cotton
- Size: 15.75" h x 15.25" w (approx. 240 cubic inches)
- Self-fabric handles
- Printed to order in Grapevine, Texas
Printed in black on cream, this bilingual label reads Trans Canada Air Mail and Poste Aerienne Trans Canada above a finely drawn scene of the Lachine Canal, with a windmill, lock buildings and an aircraft passing overhead. Along the bottom: First Official Flight, Premier Vol Officiel, Montreal-Lethbridge. Trans-Canada Air Lines flew the first official transcontinental air mail in March 1939, with Lethbridge, Alberta, as a stop on the route between Montreal and Vancouver. Labels and covers like this were made to mark those inaugural flights and are prized today by air mail collectors.
The bag is made from 10-ounce canvas of 80% recycled cotton and 20% cotton. The recycled fibers are collected from garment-cutting waste and then intertwined with cotton for added strength and durability. Self-fabric handles. Dimensions: 15.75" h x 15.25" w; approx. 240 cubic inches.
Note: Bags not intended for use by children 12 and under.