50th anniversary Southern Cross commemorative flight Wigram - Sydney - Wigram 9th - 10th September 1978 - Museum of Transport and Technology, New Zealand

Object detail

Accession number

MSS-2020-5.2

Maker

Sir Charles Kingsford Smith Air Pageant Committee

Description

Three identical first day covers for the 50th anniversary of Sir Charles Kingsford Smith's Tasman crossing in the Southern Cross on the 11th of September, 1928 from Sydney to Christchurch. Highlights the commemorative flight made by Cliff Tait in a Fletcher FU24-950 between the 9 - 10 September 1978.

Signature/Marks and Type

"Christchurch / 9 Sp. 78 1 / N.Z." -on first day cover Stamped
"Wigram / 19th Sept 1978 / N.Z." -on first day cover Stamped

Media/Materials

Processed Material/Paper

Physical description

3 envelopes ; all measuring 11 x 22 cm

Record level

Item

Collection

Cliff Tait Collection

Credit line

Sir Charles Kingsford Smith Air Pageant Committee. 1978. 50th anniversary Southern Cross commemorative flight Wigram - Sydney - Wigram 9th - 10th September 1978, MSS-2020-5.2. Walsh Memorial Library, The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

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Classification

Commemorative Cover, First Day Communication Artefacts Documentary Artefacts Memorabilia

Production place

New Zealand

Subject: all levels

Tait, Clifford Vincent Messana, 1929- Records Aeronautics Fletcher FU 24 Kingsford Smith, Charles Edward, Sir, 1897-1935

Collection type

Ephemera and manuscripts Walsh Memorial Library

Related objects

Name/Title: Air pageant programmes : Historical souvenir record : 50th anniversary--first Tasman flight, Sept. 11th, 1928, from Richmond, Sydney to Wigram, Christchurch : Sir Charles Kingsford Smith Air Pageant, Wigram Airbase, Sept. 9th and 10th, 1978 Production date: 1978 Accession number: 07/017/002 See full details

Name/Title: First day cover 50th anniversary Southern Cross Maker: Sir Charles Kingsford Smith Air Pageant Committee Production date: 09 Sep 1978 Accession number: 05/184/080 See full details

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50th anniversary Southern Cross commemorative flight Wigram - Sydney - Wigram 9th - 10th September 1978