Elliot-Fairchild Air Service
Elliot-Fairchild Air Service
Sherman Fairchild was the manager of the American Fairchild Airplane Manufacturing Corporation. Sherman, after learning of the success of Jack Elliot, persuaded Elliot to enter into a partnership. Sherman would provide a new 7 seat Fairchild aircraft which could operate on unfrozen lakes. The plan was to use this aircraft in the Rouyn mining area that was vacated by Northern Air Service.
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Stamps Issued
CL 8 issued issued March 26 1926.
Upper right stamp has the tall "r" variety in the word "Fairchild".
This stamp essentially has the same design as CL 7 with the title changing to Elliot-Fairchild, and the omission of the word "First" and two maple leaves. The use of this stamp was short lived, lasting only a week or two.
Stamps and notes from the David G. Brown collection.
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Flight Covers
August 12, 1926.
Red Lake to Sioux Lookout to Halifax.
CL8 issued by Elliot-Fairchild with cache added by Patricia Airways and Exploration Ltd.
Back of Cover
Front of Cover
After the failed merger between Fairchild and Jack Elliot, a few letters franked with CL8 were being delivered by Patricia Airways and Exploration Ltd. Patricia Airways applied their own box date to the cover. This is a very rare example of a CL8 cover.
Cover and notes from the David G. Brown collection.
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Company Notes
- Earliest flight for the use of CL8 was on March 26th 1926.
- A new stamp was produced to replace CL8.
- Imperforate pairs exist for CL8.
- Known error with the word "Air Service" shown inverted.
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