Beryllium Guy
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What I collect: Worldwide Stamps 1840-1930
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Post by Beryllium Guy on Apr 24, 2022 12:08:12 GMT
That's a very nice cover, Steve ( tomiseksj), thanks for posting. Just a minor comment, I agree on the Scott Catalogue number, but the image on the stamp is actually Andrew Jackson, rather than Jefferson.
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tomiseksj
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What I collect: Worldwide stamps/covers, Cinderellas, Ohio Prepaid Sales Tax Receipts, U.S. WWII Ration ephemera
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Post by tomiseksj on Apr 24, 2022 12:19:14 GMT
You are correct -- must have been coffee-deprived when posting. After all, why would a Jefferson stamp be nicknamed Blackjack?
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Post by stamphinger on May 1, 2022 0:27:35 GMT
A commercial cover with a cachet promoting Gold Medal Flour. The sender of this cover, Samuel Bell & Sons, a miller in his own right, noted on the cover that it was a representative for Gold Medal.
Gold Medal flour had its start in 1880 when the Washburn & Crosby Co, won a gold medal at the Millers International Exposition in Cincinnati, Ohio. This success was the basis for the company to launch the Gold Medal brand. In 1928 The company merged with three other milling companies to form General Mills.
In 1924, the Washburn & Crosby Co purchased a Minneapolis radio station WLAG and designated it WCCO. On the reverse of this cover is an note urging readers to listen to "Gold Medal Fast Freight," a radio program sub-titled "The Tuneful Hour of Gold Medal Flour." I suspect it was broadcast over WCCO to listeners in the upper midwest.
Don StampHinger
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swvl
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What I collect: FDCs, plus some US modern and new issues. Topical interests include music, art, literature, baseball, space...
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Post by swvl on Jun 10, 2022 1:40:46 GMT
Here's a nice contemporary advertising cover received in the mail recently from the New York Landmarks Conservancy. The building depicted is the former TWA terminal at JFK Airport (now a hotel), a modern classic designed by architect Eero Saarinen.
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Post by stamphinger on Sept 7, 2022 23:41:11 GMT
This post card from the early 1940s is a nostalgia item for me. The Quiz Kids began in the summer of 1940 as a radio program hosted by Joe Kelly and consisting of a panel of five children under the age of 16 answering questions sumbitted by mail from the listening audience. After close checking by the show's staff, if a question was chosen to be asked on air, the person submitting the question received a Zenith portable radio as a prize.
The card is nostolgic for me in that the original show ran 13 years from 1940 to 1953 and was a favorite of my parents. As a result, I remember listening to it in the late 1940s and probably watched the sequel on TV. The TV show ran from 1949 to 1953.
Don StampHinger
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swvl
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What I collect: FDCs, plus some US modern and new issues. Topical interests include music, art, literature, baseball, space...
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Post by swvl on Nov 29, 2022 14:55:02 GMT
One of my other hobbies is birding — not in any serious way, just learning about and trying to spot the birds in any part of the world I'm in. The Cornell Lab of Ornithology is an invaluable resource for anyone like me, and I like this contemporary advertising cover that arrived in the mail this week with a fundraising request. The enclosed reply envelope has a nice cachet, too. I might have to save that as well and make any donation online.
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Post by stamphinger on Feb 13, 2023 18:07:04 GMT
I'm not sure if this qualifies as an advertising cover, but placing it here is probably better than starting a new thread. The cover looks like it may be from a U.S. retiree to Costa Rica, a popular retirement destination for U.S. citizens. It really doesn't fit into any of my collections, but I was taken with the neatly drawn illustration which is printed on the envelope. The franking is Sc. C268, the 65 centavos value with a portrait of Antonio Vallerriestra from the long set of nineteen stamps commemorating the War of 1856-1857. Don StampHinger
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Post by smauggie on Feb 13, 2023 21:01:07 GMT
A newer one from Minneapolis.
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Post by stamphinger on May 14, 2023 22:38:01 GMT
A couple of illustrated commercial covers for my Advertising Covers collection. The first from the Haverell Distributing Co, in Lansing MI. An internet search did not reveal any evidence that this company was still in business in the 21st century. Nor was there any indication as to what products it distributed. The illustration, however, suggests that it may have produced and sold a hot wheat cereal. I bought the cover for its illustrated advertising. The second cover from Alexander Marketing Co also drew a blank on the internet search. The illustration in this cover suggests that it may have sold fresh produce. I bought this cover for it illustrations of a tomato, onions, and an ear of corn. Unfortunately, my scanner did not pick up the onions well.
Don StampHinger
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Post by stamphinger on Aug 1, 2023 15:54:07 GMT
An illustrated advertising cover for my Food Products collection from Gold Coin Creamery in Denver, Colorado. No evidence found that Gold Coin is still operating. It apparently was in business only from the 1930s to the 1950s. There was an item on the internet about a civil law suit against the creamery. Gold Coin was charged with adulterating its butter and misrepresenting its cottage cheese, found guilty and fined $1050. That was in 1947. Don StampHinger
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Post by stamphinger on Aug 13, 2023 20:59:02 GMT
Another illustrated advertising cover, this one from Bon Ton Beverages of Chicago, Illinois. I have not been able to find a lot of information about Bon Ton other than it originated in 1920 from the sale of Bethesda Springs Mineral Water Co. Bon Ton developed several new soda drinks and the brand remained in business until 1997. Don StampHinger
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swvl
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Post by swvl on Sept 17, 2023 21:51:51 GMT
Here's an eye-catching contemporary cover of this sort that arrived in my mailbox recently. It's a fundraiser for the World Wildlife Fund. Who wouldn't want to save the tigers after seeing this?
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JeffS
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What I collect: Oranges Philately, US Slogan Cancels, Cape of Good Hope Triangulars, and Texas poster stamps and cinderellas
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Post by JeffS on Sept 18, 2023 22:02:54 GMT
As I was getting caught up on events this morning I noticed this thread which I had previously overlooked. This lovely oranges dealer and shipper advertising cover from 1961 arrived while I was away. I really like it as colorful illustrateds from this late (1961) are far less encountered than those from the early part of the Century (1900s)
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JeffS
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What I collect: Oranges Philately, US Slogan Cancels, Cape of Good Hope Triangulars, and Texas poster stamps and cinderellas
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Post by JeffS on Sept 18, 2023 22:20:19 GMT
I found this in Houston, Cleveland Orthopedic Co. makers of braces and surgical appliances. This is tidily demonstrated by the graphic depiction of a crooked trunk tree being straightened using rope and a straight object. A pic is worth 1000 words, right?
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JeffS
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What I collect: Oranges Philately, US Slogan Cancels, Cape of Good Hope Triangulars, and Texas poster stamps and cinderellas
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Post by JeffS on Sept 20, 2023 8:46:46 GMT
This colorful advertising cover from a Florida fruit packing company is certainly an eye-catcher.
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Post by daniel on Sept 27, 2023 18:11:19 GMT
American Federation of Musicians: Musician's Protective Association The American Federation of Musicians is a labour union, that still exists today, representing professional instrumental musicians in the United States and Canada. Founded in 1896 and included Canada by 1900. The organisation represents professional musicians. It negotiates fair agreements, protects ownership of recorded music, secures benefits such as healthcare and pension, and lobbies legislators. In the U.S., it is known as the American Federation of Musicians (AFM), and in Canada, it is known as the Canadian Federation of Musicians/Fédération Canadienne des Musiciens. The Local associations are known as Musicians' Protective Associations. In this case Reading, PA is Local 135. This cover is addressed to the AFM in Boston. Dated July 6 1935.
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Post by daniel on Sept 28, 2023 2:30:07 GMT
Hotel Covers Hotel Cadillac, New York sent to George Whitfield Brown in Washington, Dec 10 1903. Spencer House, Indianapolis, Indiana sent to I L Smith & Co. in Red Lion, Sep 2 1912 and West Coast Hotel, Clearwater, Florida sent Feb 8 1945 to Mrs Evans, in Clementon NJ, by Special Delivery but sent to Camden in error and redirected. All have receiving marks shown in the second scan.
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Post by stamphinger on Dec 1, 2023 23:33:31 GMT
I bought this cover for the ice skating boy carrying some covers. The cover's return address is not familiar, but I suspect it may be a philatelic magazine entitled Covers. The reference to "Mailing Offices" and low postage suggest it may have carried subscription information. A. G. Matthews of Minnneapolis published a Covers magazine beginning in 1939. He sold it to Van Dahl Publications in 1950. This cover probably dates from its Minneapolis period. Van Dahl stopped publishing Covers in 1969.
The cover is headed for my small Philatelic Publications Covers collection until I learn otherwise. In any case I find the illustration attractive and appropriate to the Dutch heritage of Holland, Michigan.
Don StampHinger
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Post by stamphinger on Dec 14, 2023 16:28:27 GMT
I bought this cover for the clever illustration of the Towle Company's product, zippers. An internet search for the company turns up E. J. Towle Co as silversmiths. Not sure if it is the same company. Headed for my illustrated advertising cover collection.
Don StampHinger
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Post by stamphinger on Dec 17, 2023 16:52:07 GMT
I bought this post card for the illustrations of the Beech-Nut gum products and the image of the circus bus. From what I have seen, the Beech-Nut Circus was not a circus as we usually think of it, but rather an exhibit with miniature circus animals, performers, performance rings, bands, etc. A internet image of a Beech-Nut circus is also below. The card was an advertising give-away for those visiting the "circus." Don StampHinger Internet photo of Beech - Nut Circus
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Post by stamphinger on Jan 19, 2024 18:17:41 GMT
I collected this cover for the colorful cachet depicting an idyllic tropical island scene apparently produced for The Virgin Islands Tourist Co. It is appropriately franked with the Charlotte Amalie Harbor stamp from the 1937 American Territorial set, Sc. 802. The cancel dial was poorly inked, but the postmark is April 27, 1940. No markings or images on the cover's reverse. Don StampHinger
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JeffS
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What I collect: Oranges Philately, US Slogan Cancels, Cape of Good Hope Triangulars, and Texas poster stamps and cinderellas
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Post by JeffS on Feb 5, 2024 6:33:29 GMT
Quite the advertising slogan for a hardware seller, The House that Has Things.
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Post by de61 on Feb 27, 2024 15:40:37 GMT
I collected this cover for the colorful cachet depicting an idyllic tropical island scene apparently produced for The Virgin Islands Tourist Co. It is appropriately franked with the Charlotte Amalie Harbor stamp from the 1937 American Territorial set, Sc. 802. The cancel dial was poorly inked, but the postmark is April 27, 1940. No markings or images on the cover's reverse. Don StampHinger Hi stamphinger : I previously posted two examples of FDCs with this graphic design in the thestampforum.boards.net/thread/6420/first-day-covers-commercial-usage thread. Apparently, the text could be altered to suit the requirements of the sender.
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Post by stamphinger on Feb 27, 2024 17:19:31 GMT
de61 Interesting. I thought I had seen that cover as a first day. Good to see you back on the TSF. Don StampHinger
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Post by stamphinger on Apr 10, 2024 0:44:16 GMT
The yellow Studebaker on this post card caught my eye, along with the reference to it being a "Dictator." A look on the internet revealed that Studebaker intended for this name to imply a "setting of design style" for American car buyers. The company produced Dictators for ten years, 1927-1937, so this was the last model so named. It was the lowest priced model in the company's line of cars. The retail price ranged from $750 to $900 depending upon the body style, i.e. coupe, four door sedan, etc.
Don StampHinger
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Post by rod222 on Apr 10, 2024 2:06:21 GMT
The yellow Studebaker on this post card caught my eye, along with the reference to it being a "Dictator." A look on the internet revealed that Studebaker intended for this name to imply a "setting of design style" for American car buyers. The company produced Dictators for ten years, 1927-1937, so this was the last model so named. It was the lowest priced model in the company's line of cars. The retail price ranged from $750 to $900 depending upon the body style, i.e. coupe, four door sedan, etc.
Don StampHinger Beautiful ! Looks like a longer wheel base version of my favourite motor car, .... the 1948 English Ford Pilot side valve V8
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swvl
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Post by swvl on Apr 20, 2024 14:37:01 GMT
I haven’t been posting as often on the forum lately (busy times at work and home), but I’m back to share another nice modern advertising cover. This one comes from Feed the Children, a nonprofit that fights childhood hunger. I like how the cachet complements the stamp (Butterfly Garden Flowers nonprofit coil stamp - Cosmos, Sc. 5664, from 2022).
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