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#54471H
1977 Charles Lindberg and the Spirit of St. Louis, Newfoundland Commemorative Cover
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This commemorative cover was postmarked May 20, 1977, at St. John's, Newfoundland — the exact 50th anniversary of Charles Lindbergh's solo transatlantic flight — and bears a Canada 12-cent Queen Elizabeth II definitive stamp. The cachet title, "Lindbergh: Rendezvous with Immortality," is part of a series produced by Fleetwood to mark the golden anniversary of the flight. The artwork depicts the Spirit of St. Louis banking low over the Atlantic at dusk, and the caption beneath reads a passage from Lindbergh's own account of the moment he left Newfoundland behind and committed to the open ocean ahead.
St. John's was a deliberate choice for this postmark. On May 20, 1927, Lindbergh altered his flight path slightly to pass directly over the city so that witnesses on the ground would see him and confirm he was still airborne. It was one of his last contacts with land before 33.5 hours of open ocean flying that ended at Le Bourget Field outside Paris. St. John's had also been a departure point for earlier transatlantic aviation attempts, making Newfoundland's connection to the history of transatlantic flight deep and well established before Lindbergh ever took off.
For collectors of aviation history, first flight covers, or Lindbergh material, this cover captures a meaningful moment in a meaningful place. The Fleetwood series was among the most thoughtfully produced commemorative cover programs of the era, and a St. John's postmark on the 50th anniversary date gives this cover a geographic and historical connection that goes well beyond a standard cachet.
This commemorative cover was postmarked May 20, 1977, at St. John's, Newfoundland — the exact 50th anniversary of Charles Lindbergh's solo transatlantic flight — and bears a Canada 12-cent Queen Elizabeth II definitive stamp. The cachet title, "Lindbergh: Rendezvous with Immortality," is part of a series produced by Fleetwood to mark the golden anniversary of the flight. The artwork depicts the Spirit of St. Louis banking low over the Atlantic at dusk, and the caption beneath reads a passage from Lindbergh's own account of the moment he left Newfoundland behind and committed to the open ocean ahead.
St. John's was a deliberate choice for this postmark. On May 20, 1927, Lindbergh altered his flight path slightly to pass directly over the city so that witnesses on the ground would see him and confirm he was still airborne. It was one of his last contacts with land before 33.5 hours of open ocean flying that ended at Le Bourget Field outside Paris. St. John's had also been a departure point for earlier transatlantic aviation attempts, making Newfoundland's connection to the history of transatlantic flight deep and well established before Lindbergh ever took off.
For collectors of aviation history, first flight covers, or Lindbergh material, this cover captures a meaningful moment in a meaningful place. The Fleetwood series was among the most thoughtfully produced commemorative cover programs of the era, and a St. John's postmark on the 50th anniversary date gives this cover a geographic and historical connection that goes well beyond a standard cachet.
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