This unaddressed cover was found among a large box of stamps, covers and Cinderella material I bought at a North Amherst auction house when I was a student at UMASS in Amherst circa 1973.

The box came from the estate of a gentleman, an owner of an electrical shop in Shelburne Falls Massachusetts. He dabbled in stamps, among other hobbies.

Has anyone else seen an overprint relating to stamp collectors placed upon a US postage stamp? It reads: Northampton Stamp Club Banquet April 17 1936. The cover, being unaddressed, was likely favor canceled on the day of the banquet, possibly by a fellow stamp collector who worked at the city's post office.



For me, it's just an odd keepsake but the overprint seems an unlikely permitted act.

Thoughts?

Bruce

 
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re: New England Stamp Club Banguet 1936

Judging from the time of the Northampton postmark, 6 pm, I thought it possible that the postal clerk favor canceled a batch of these to be handed out at the banquet to fellow members of the club.
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