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Aeronautics Exposition

 
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Posted 10/25/2012   1:28 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this topic Add ffejy to your friends list Get a Link to this Message
Another interesting stamp I need info about.

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Posted 10/25/2012   3:15 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add wt1 to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
What would you like to know about that poster stamp? I see that they are sold on private web sites for $10 to $13 (asking price, not necessarily selling price).

It's certainly a colorful stamp. It was based upon this poster promoting the same event:



For more reading on the event, check this out from the Pan Am Union (Vol. 44):



Finally, if you look closely at the bottom of the stamp you scanned, there the name of the printer is New-Art Lithographic Co., New York. They weren't around too long, as it seems they filed for bankruptcy in November of 1917 as per this NY Times newspaper article:

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Edited by wt1 - 10/25/2012 3:17 pm
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Posted 10/25/2012   3:59 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add ffejy to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
You pretty much answer all mt questions, I was curious about the history and value. Interesting! Thank you.
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