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Hi Brian,
This item is a little unusual as it is going overseas, which is why the additional 1 cent stamp was needed.
It appears the killer was used both on Jefferson (on the postcard) and on Ben Franklin (on the stamp).
It appears the postmark is Niagara Falls, NY.
The postcard is printed on the back with the business name of a company, which is interesting. As an importer of lagers the correspondence to Germany makes a lot of sense.
Overall it's a neat little piece of history.
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My understanding is that circular postmarks, a.k.a. Circular Date Stamps (CDS) were not originally intend to cancel stamps, but to provide information. The application of a CDS by the receiving post office would provide information about transit times, especially in the case of registered letters which were "backstamped" at each post office along the way. Stamps were cancelled at first by pen or makeshift cancellers, later by cancellation hammers that included both CDSs and killers. End of Cancellation 101, which I hope is correct!
Bob
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Thankyou for the information.I didn't even realize the image in the middle of the card was prepaid postage and saw the cancel until smauggie mentioned it ,shows how much I know about US postal History
That's why I put the card up.It is not something I collect.
Bob
It did have me puzzled as to why the CDS was not on the stamp(s).Learning all the time .I take it the stamp is very common ?
Brian
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Brian, the postal card is common and the stamp is common too, assuming it doesn't have a grill (I see no grill in the picture but doesn't rule it out).
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Antonio
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Looks like the business card was used for personal correspondence: Note that the printed Chicago, location of the beer importer, was crossed out and Niagra Falls was written in by the sender.
I like the card.
Bruce
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I like the preprinted aspect of the card. I know the post office offered free printing on stationary if you bought a minimum quantity. I'm not sure if that applied to this era. The card was designed to be a quick communication for this company, thus the preprint to save time. This is the era before phones were common, so many people communicated quick messages via penny cards. I have ones that say things like"I will be in your office at 3pm tomorrow. Some business areas had 2-3 mail deliveries a day to expedite these vital contacts. Think of it as a prehistoric email or text.
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I was born on LaSalle & Oak too bad it was mailed from New York
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Brian,
The stamp is #206.
Tom
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Hi Brian,
This item is a little unusual as it is going overseas, which is why the additional 1 cent stamp was needed.
It appears the killer was used both on Jefferson (on the postcard) and on Ben Franklin (on the stamp).
It appears the postmark is Niagara Falls, NY.
The postcard is printed on the back with the business name of a company, which is interesting. As an importer of lagers the correspondence to Germany makes a lot of sense.
Overall it's a neat little piece of history.
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My understanding is that circular postmarks, a.k.a. Circular Date Stamps (CDS) were not originally intend to cancel stamps, but to provide information. The application of a CDS by the receiving post office would provide information about transit times, especially in the case of registered letters which were "backstamped" at each post office along the way. Stamps were cancelled at first by pen or makeshift cancellers, later by cancellation hammers that included both CDSs and killers. End of Cancellation 101, which I hope is correct!
Bob
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Thankyou for the information.I didn't even realize the image in the middle of the card was prepaid postage and saw the cancel until smauggie mentioned it ,shows how much I know about US postal History
That's why I put the card up.It is not something I collect.
Bob
It did have me puzzled as to why the CDS was not on the stamp(s).Learning all the time .I take it the stamp is very common ?
Brian
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Brian, the postal card is common and the stamp is common too, assuming it doesn't have a grill (I see no grill in the picture but doesn't rule it out).
Cheers,
Antonio
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Looks like the business card was used for personal correspondence: Note that the printed Chicago, location of the beer importer, was crossed out and Niagra Falls was written in by the sender.
I like the card.
Bruce
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re: I have a postcard and need help!!!
I like the preprinted aspect of the card. I know the post office offered free printing on stationary if you bought a minimum quantity. I'm not sure if that applied to this era. The card was designed to be a quick communication for this company, thus the preprint to save time. This is the era before phones were common, so many people communicated quick messages via penny cards. I have ones that say things like"I will be in your office at 3pm tomorrow. Some business areas had 2-3 mail deliveries a day to expedite these vital contacts. Think of it as a prehistoric email or text.
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I was born on LaSalle & Oak too bad it was mailed from New York
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Brian,
The stamp is #206.
Tom
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