Canada, Commonwealth. A Lot of Five Airline Insignia
Includes:
1. Canadian Airways Limited Cap Badge (in bronze gilt, voided design, maker marked "McKENZIE-CLAY WINNIPEG" on the reverse, illustrating a left-facing Canada Goose, surrounded by the inscription "CANADIAN AIRWAYS LIMITED", measuring 51 mm in diameter, dual screwbacks).
2. Air Canada Air Crew Wings Badge (in gilt plastic with silver and red paint, maker marked "STOFFEL SEALS TUCKAHOE, N.Y.", marked "PAT. NO. 3,262,223" and "1" on the reverse, measuring 68.3 mm (w) x23 mm (h), horizontal pinback).
3. Air Canada Officer's Cap Badge, Early Version (two-piece construction, in gold-coloured bullion wire, in various textures, on a black belt base, black paper backer, measuring 85 mm (w) x 55 mm (h)).
4. Air Canada Officer's Cap Badge, c. 1970s-1980s (in gold-coloured bullion wire, in various textures, the background of the company's insignia and the ribbon banner in deep red embroidery, on a black felt base, black paper and cotton backer, measuring 76 mm (w) x 65 mm (h), single push pin).
5. Air Canada Undetermined Badge (in gold-coloured bullion wire, in various textures, the central arrow insignia in maroon felt, on a black felt base, black paper backer, measuring 80 mm (w) x 70 mm (h), glue and paper residue evident on the reverse from previous board mounting).
Ranging from better than very fine to extremely fine.
Footnote:
1. Canadian Airways Limited was a Canadian regional passenger and freight air service based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. It was founded by James Armstrong Richardson Sr. in 1926 as Western Canada Airways (WCA) and was fully established in 1930 following WCA's acquisition of a number of smaller regional competitors. At its peak, Canadian Airways had a total of 51 aircraft of various types that provided both regular scheduled service between settlements as well as charter service to bush locations. In 1942, Canadian Airways was absorbed into the fledgling Canadian Pacific Airlines, following Richardson's death three years earlier.
2. Air Canada is the flag carrier and the largest airline of Canada by fleet size and passengers carried. It is headquartered in the borough of Saint-Laurent in Montreal, Quebec. Canada's national airline originated from the Canadian federal government's 1936 creation of Trans-Canada Air Lines (TCA), which began operating its first transcontinental flight routes in 1938. In 1965, TCA was renamed Air Canada following government approval. After the deregulation of the Canadian airline market in the 1980s, the airline was privatized in 1988. On January 4, 2000, Air Canada acquired its largest rival, Canadian Airlines. In 2003, the airline filed for bankruptcy protection and in the following year emerged and reorganized under the holding company ACE Aviation Holdings Inc. In 2017, Air Canada flew 48 million passengers, as the airline celebrated its 80th anniversary. It provides scheduled and charter air transport for passengers and cargo to 207 destinations worldwide.