Standard practice in Canada was to send all sealed patterns to the Canadian War Museum when surplus to needs. When the CWM prepared for their move to new digs they were challenged by the amount of material that had to fit in the new building. To solve this they embarked on a program to scale down their collection - after all, who needs 126 examples of postwar RCAF service dress tunics?
Initially, the goods were transferred to other museums but, at the end of the program, some goods were donated to local theatre companies and a substantial amount of common/inexpensive items ended up in private hands.
Many of these sealed pattern items probably gained their freedom through this program. Based on the possible provenance there is no concern in owning this privately. However, I don't feel that the paper-work adds much value.
BTW, I own a sealed pattern Canadian Guards scarlet tunic.
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