US : Thematic Vignettes : The Hearst Octopus.

I'd very much like to date this, any ideas?


1938

1939

Also like to identify the logo,...(bug)
the bar and oval, I have seen this on Empire State Building
lift tickets, hat makers cinderellas, all sorts of things,
anyone?

I have never seen that stamp before, but as to your question about the "bar and oval" logo at the bottom (also referred to as a "bug") it relates to the printer's union that produced the item.

For a history of the various "bugs" used in printed materials, here's a web site with some history about them:

http://www.docspopuli.org/articles/UnionBug.html

Here's information on the actual poster stamp dating back to 1939 "to finance an American Newspaper Guild strike action against Hearst's Chicago Newspapers":

http://www.rigastamps.biz/servlet/t...topus/Detail

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