Posted in 1980 from Riga, capital of the Latvian SSR, to Islington, Ontario, Canada, this Soviet postal stationery airmail envelope carries an imprinted 32-kopeck stamp depicting a jetliner and compass rose (Scott #4698 design type). The left side features a dynamic multi-colored cachet illustrating a Soviet Tupolev Tu-154 commercial airliner orbiting a globe against a pink starburst. The stamp is tied by a light wavy-line machine cancellation alongside a circular Riga postmark. The reverse carries official 1980 Goznak imprint data detailing paper and production specifications. Connecting Soviet civil aviation with the extensive post-WWII Latvian diaspora in Canada, this flown cover is an attractive collectible for aerophilatelists and Baltic postal history enthusiasts.