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Company
Non-booklet items: advertising covers, cinderellas, approval sheets,
etc
Original letter/invoice
Following is the original letter/invoice for the transaction of the potato stamps to make the T14 booklet.
("COPY" on image so it may not be duplicated)
The envelopes with the stamps within.
Some of the actual stamps left over from the above inventory. All were issues in booklets, thus the thraight edges on some of the stamps.
This is how the panes look.
These stamps were required for the Potato Act of 1935. On January 6, 1936, the U.S. Supreme Court declared the Act unconstitutional. The stamps were destroyed, however a few had been delivered to Florida and California.
This is the cover page for their 1947 Stamp price list. (Last stamp they offered is Scott 947 issued in in 1947).
Will show images of cover, inside front page, first page,and back page.
Cover
Inside
front
First
page
Back page
Stamp Hinges
Tatham Stamp co. offered three grades of hinges: 1,000 for 10 cents, 1,000 for 15 cents and the best 1,000 for 20 cents.
This is an image of their best for 20 cents. There are no hinges offered today that are completely peelable w/o damage to the stamp! The only peelable hinges w/o damage to the stamp available today are "Dennison" hinges, not made any more, but many times can be found on eBay. They can cost up to $15.00 a pack of 1,000.
Front
of Envelope
Back of
Envelope
Booster Stamps
Little known, is that when the Tasco booklets were being sold to promote the hobby to collectors, Tatham also sold a series of poster stamps to promote the hobby to non-collectors! The hope was that existing collectors would buy these stamps and affix them to their mail with the aim of trying to bring new stamp collectors into the fold! Tatham called these items "Stamp Collector's Booster Stamps". A series of 10 different designs were printed on 5-3/4 x 4-1/4 inch miniature sheetlets. The sheetlets were issued on 5 different colors of paper for a total of 50 different varieties.Two of each sheetlet were then stacked, folded, and all 10 sheetlets(100 stamps) were crammed into a small 5-1/2 x 3 inch craft envelope.
This item may be unique. If you know of any others, please let me know. email
Following images about full size.
Image of poster stamps. Full Size Image
Five different colors in sheets of 10. Two sheets of each color for a total of 100 "Booster" stamps.
The envelope the "stamps' came in. Notice the selling price of only 25 cents!
TATHAM'S Check list
This little booklet was given out to stamp collectors with the idea that they would check off the stamps they had in their US collection and Tatham would send them on approval those they didn't.
Back
and front cover
Inside
front cover and first page
Inside
back last page and cover
Tannu Tuva
Center of Asia!!
Very nice set of 1935 Tannu Tuva Zoological Stamps, all of which are uncanceled. They came hinged to a display piece from the Tatham Stamp & Coin Co.. The paper display piece, which did not fit entirely on my scanner, has two hole punches along the top edge. The top edge has an offer, for only 25 cents, to order a copy of the display sheet on light card stock and unfolded (this is a thinner stock and was folded when shipped). This offer mentions that it would be perfect for framing and "if you exhibit the stamps on our special unfolded sheet in the manner suggested, you may win valuable exhibition prizes." BTW: If you wanted insurance on the mailing you were to add 10 cents.
This sheet was sent on approval. Price was $1.00
The stamps mounted on the sheet are in Mint condition and perforated.
The back side of the sheet has some pictures of the members of the government and an image of the cover of the New York Times magazine dated Sunday, April 4, 1937 According to the magazine there is a semi-abandoned settlement (see arrow on map) that is the exact center of Asia.
On Approval
This is an approval offering of US Postage Due stamps for 25 cents.
The stamps were never removed from the approval sheet.
Booklet of stamps on approval. Total price $4.12 (Today 2006 $60.00)
The Following cover (envelope) from the Tatham Stamp & Coin Company is postmarked September 9, 5:PM 1938 Springfield, Mass.
Back of cover with Cinderella stamps.
Close up of
Cinderella stamps.
Advertising Token
(aluminum)
Abraham Lincoln medal token TASCO ADVERTISING featuring the 16th President U. S. A., 1861-1865 with Lincoln bust pictorial. The reverse reads Tatham Stamp & Coin Co., Highest cash prices paid for Coins, Stamps, Paper money, Springfield, Massachusetts.
Images about 125% in size (28 MM)
The company sent out many approval selections each month. The following is one of the contains of one of those selections.
Below is cover letter included. Looks like they were pushing Christmas seals at the time.
The blank invoice for the stamps that you could purchased. You needed to fill it out. Most all stamp approval co.'s of the day offered a discount if you purchased everything. In this case $2.00 was the price.
This is the back of the invoice. Notice that they are offering Covers from the Franklin D. Roosevelt collection that were auctioned by H.R.Harmer after his death. Priced at $1.00 each or six for $5.00
Did you notice above that they are selling an album for christmas seals. Below is the offer again with order form,. On the back is a sample page which is the exact size of the album pages. (Image shown actual size)
The back of the above offer.
If you
want to see an actual album, click here.
They also included four other slips of paper.
And of course here are the approvals that came in the selection.
Here is the envelope for returning the stamps and your money.
Here is an approval sheet of Christmas Seals.
Tatham stamp co. approval sheet of 12 King Geo VI
coronation stamps in black.
All stamps are mint, perforated and with gum.
Stamps dated May 12, 1937. Must be Cinderella stamps. They are all black and not listed in catalog.
Below is the back side of the approval sheet.
The inside of the approval sheet exlpaining the designs.
We now have a stamp Stamp Forum that has a topic "TASCO Advertising items, photos, Approvals etc."
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