The cachet of the the first official flight cover from Grindstone island to Charlottetown carries an interesting story.
The Magdalen Islands are located in the Gulf of Saint-Laurence and are part of the province of Quebec. In 1910, these islands found themselves completely cut off from civilization when a telegraph cable broke. In order to communicate with the mainland, the ever-enterprising islanders filled a large, empty molasses barrel with letters. They then launched the mail-barrel with a sign that said ‘Winter Magdalen Mail’. The barrel was found in Nova Scotia by Murdoch McIssac who forwarded the mail and passed on the plea for help
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