Rubber Stamp Advertising Cover

This interesting cover has many advertising cuts displayed all over its front. This manufacturing company in Buffalo, New York, obviously believed that if one product image was good, then many would be even better!

Some of these devices are of interest to postal history collectors. In particular, the ticket stamping machine (second from left, bottom row) is seen on certain types of railroad-related covers. Many railroad stations used this type of device to mark railroad tickets, but they also used them to mark internal railroad business mail.

I scanned the cover a bit light, so you could see the many different images, rather than the stamp or cancellation. This cover is dated from the 1890's.

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