20 Dollars - Elizabeth II Stamp Transatlantic Flight, Canada

Engraved on your stamp-shaped coin is a colour reproduction ofa 1969 Canadian postage stamp, designed by Robert William Bradford and issued on the 50th anniversary of the first non-stop transatlantic flight. The original 15-cent stamp features a stylized map of the North Atlantic Ocean behind the Vickers Vimy bomber piloted by British aviators John Alcock and Arthur Whitten Brow, who completed their historic flight from St. Johns, Newfoundland, to Clifden, Ireland, on June 14-15, 1919. Like the original issue, the design includes the word CANADA, the historic flight date 1919, and the stamps 15-cent denomination.

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Robert William Bradford

Head of Queen Elizabeth II, as at 77 years of age, bare headed, wearing necklace and earrings, facing right.

Susan Taylor

Susanna Blunt

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