File:FiskEnvelope.jpg

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English: a cachet (kă-shā′) of the candle-holding Fisk tire boy.
Date Postmarked May 9, 1932 at 6 PM in Portland, Oreg[on]. Meter canceled.
Source The envelope has an imprinted return address and cachet. It was sent through the postal system.
Immediate source: from my own collection.
Author
Paul Martin  (1883–1932)  wikidata:Q7152236
 
Paul Martin
Alternative names
Paul IV Martin; Paul Martin IV
Description American illustrator and tennis player
Date of birth/death 6 June 1883 Edit this at Wikidata 19 March 1932 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death New York City Edit this at Wikidata Ossining Edit this at Wikidata
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creator QS:P170,Q7152236
(Stamp excluded.) Signed next to the left heel.

Other information: This logo was used on the mailing envelopes of the Fisk Tire Company and its retailers from 1930 to 34. Company headquarters: Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts.

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02:40, 31 March 2012Thumbnail for version as of 02:40, 31 March 2012525 × 294 (133 KB)JimPercy{{Information |Description ={{en|1=Cachet of the Fisk Tire Boy}} |Source =Mailing envelope with cachet from 1932 |Author =Illustrated by Paul Martin (1883-1932) |Date =Postmarked Mar. 9, 1932 |Permission = |other_versio...

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