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I bought this card for the perfin on cover, for my Ben Franklin collection.
Read the message from Anna to Buster... I wonder what exactly a 'good old romp' with two guys was in 1909?
And do any perfin collectors know what company Anna pilfered the stamp from? Who was "ML", I'm thinking Metropolitan Life Insurance?
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The same thing a "good ol romp" is with two dudes now. 
Prolly talking about heading out for a night of drinking.
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Your perfin is for the Morgan SS Lines in New Orleans.
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Judging by the juvenile handwriting, I suspect Anna is a child. So any "romping" probably refers to running around with her friends and annoying grown-ups. Probably breaking and stealing things, and making a lot of noise.
Were Buster Brown shoes popular in 1909? That may account for Mr. Stockham's nick name.
Also, one of the dogs has the name "Jim" written on his forehead. So where does this "Jim" fit in? Anna's brother?
Cheers!
Eric
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"U. John" was probably Uncle John. I think Anna and Buster were cousins. (?)
Excellent card BTW
WB
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"Your perfin is for the Morgan SS Lines in New Orleans."
Thank you for identifying it Carol! I'm glad to see it was from a local company. Perfins were created to keep employees from stealing stamps, I see a lot of them used privately like this!
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"Were Buster Brown shoes popular in 1909? That may account for Mr. Stockham's nick name."
From Wikipedia:
Buster Brown was a comic strip character created in 1902 by Richard F. Outcault. Adopted as the mascot of the Brown Shoe Company in 1904, Buster Brown, his sweetheart Mary Jane, and his dog Tige, an American Pit Bull Terrier, were well-known to the American public in the early 20th century.
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I bought this card for the perfin on cover, for my Ben Franklin collection.
Read the message from Anna to Buster... I wonder what exactly a 'good old romp' with two guys was in 1909?
And do any perfin collectors know what company Anna pilfered the stamp from? Who was "ML", I'm thinking Metropolitan Life Insurance?
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re: Things That Make You Wonder...
The same thing a "good ol romp" is with two dudes now.
Prolly talking about heading out for a night of drinking.
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re: Things That Make You Wonder...
Your perfin is for the Morgan SS Lines in New Orleans.
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re: Things That Make You Wonder...
Judging by the juvenile handwriting, I suspect Anna is a child. So any "romping" probably refers to running around with her friends and annoying grown-ups. Probably breaking and stealing things, and making a lot of noise.
Were Buster Brown shoes popular in 1909? That may account for Mr. Stockham's nick name.
Also, one of the dogs has the name "Jim" written on his forehead. So where does this "Jim" fit in? Anna's brother?
Cheers!
Eric
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re: Things That Make You Wonder...
"U. John" was probably Uncle John. I think Anna and Buster were cousins. (?)
Excellent card BTW
WB
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re: Things That Make You Wonder...
"Your perfin is for the Morgan SS Lines in New Orleans."
Thank you for identifying it Carol! I'm glad to see it was from a local company. Perfins were created to keep employees from stealing stamps, I see a lot of them used privately like this!
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re: Things That Make You Wonder...
"Were Buster Brown shoes popular in 1909? That may account for Mr. Stockham's nick name."
From Wikipedia:
Buster Brown was a comic strip character created in 1902 by Richard F. Outcault. Adopted as the mascot of the Brown Shoe Company in 1904, Buster Brown, his sweetheart Mary Jane, and his dog Tige, an American Pit Bull Terrier, were well-known to the American public in the early 20th century.
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