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PostcardEntry/Object ID
2023.2.35 A-BScope and Content
Blank postcard with a red image of Founding Father Benjamin Franklin.
Included is a small paper with a printed message from the Tatham Stamp and Company of Springfield, Massachusetts.
The message is as follows:
“IMPORTANT!
This special offer is part of the approval selection with which it is enclosed. If you wish to purchase it be sure to included it’s Net Price in your remittance; otherwise return it to us.
United States Government postal cards are printed in large sheets at the Bureau of Printing and Engraving at Washington. These sheets may be cut so that the stamp is inverted, instead of being in the normal position.
We enclose on of these cards, with the stamp inverted. These cards make for a wonderful novelty for your collection, to make them more interesting.
Tatham Stamp and Co.
Springfield, Mass.”
Also included is an inverted message at the bottom:
“SPECIAL OFFER
UNITED STATES 1951 2 CENT ROSE, FRANKLIN POSTCARD “WITH THE STAMP UPSIDE DOWN”
Special Offer No. USD1-4
Net Price 25 Cents
Springfield, Mass.”Collection
POSTCARDSParts
Count
2Parts
Postcard and PaperRelationships
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City
St. JosephState/Province
Missouri
