I Was Given A Postal Stationery Cover And I Would Like Help?

Nice experimental/early machine cancel. Probably American Postal.

oh yeah? I honestly haven't got that far with it yet. I just got it and scanned it. that's it.

Here's a period ad for the addressee, India Alkali Works:



And a bit on the President of the company named on your letter sheet, C(harles) F. Stodder:



Note their featured product is "Savogran". Eventually the company took that name and is still in business today!

http://www.savogran.com/history.html

Probably a typo, but just note your letter sheet example is Scott U293. Although Scott doesn't give it a specific catalog number (APSS probably does) if you look at the upper left of the cover, you'll see it is Series 4.

We've seen these before here, Jeff.

Remember this thread?

https://goscf.com/t/29276&SearchTerms=grant

I like those - nice pickup. Here's my full one. Shame someone hinged it down to an album at one time

The Grant Letter Sheet is properly a letter card as it can be sealed on all sides keeping the message confidential but can be opened by tearing off the perforated bits. The Grant Letter Sheet was considered a failure but consider that there are three varieties of the original printings (different perfs across the top) and a number of different series numbers after the initial printing. Variations in the side perforations and also in the gum create many varieties for the specialist. There are many printed advertising uses of the Grant Letter sheet that add topical interest.

Wow that is amazing! And yes wt1 it was a typeo. All of the information is, to me, amazing! and to think you can still buy that stuff. though heavy metals sound awful dangerous to me.. Thank you so very much!