Advertising and Corner Cards
You describe advertising or corner cards by transcribing the wording printed on the cover. If the wording does not fully describe the illustration describing the nature of the illustration following the word showing.
2c Washington Shield 1905 New York, N.Y. Sta. F to Toledo, Ohio. Illustrated Advertising American Soda Fountain Company.
Advertising is used to describe an area of one sixth of the cover or more.
3c San Martin 1938 Buenos Aires, Argentina to Washington, D.C. Illustrated corner card Instituto Cultural, Argentino-Norteamericano.
Corner card is to describe an area up to one sixth the area of a cover.
United States 3c meter 1947 Washington, D.C. to New York, N.Y. Corner card Australian Embassy.
A corner card is assumed to be printed. Printed does not need to be noted. Please note if it is illustrated.
2c Washington Banknote 1885 New York to Richmond, Va. Printed Advertising National Temperance Society. Two small stains.
Always note whether advertising is illustrated or printed.
2c Washington Franklin 1916 Corning, N.Y. to Big Flats, N.Y. Red Illustrated Advertising Red Turkey Wheat Flour showing girl and turkey.
Describe the color of the advertising if is other than black. When transcribing the wording printed on the cover, if the wording does not fully describe the illustration describing the nature of the illustration following the word showing.
2c Washington Fourth Bureau 1931 Wendel, Calif. to San Francisco, Cal. Multi-color Illustrated Advertising Susanville Coca-Cola.
2c Washington Small Banknote 1893 Newark, N.J. to Washington, D.C. All Over Yellow Illustrated Advertising J.S. Mindy Manufacturer of Hoisting Machines. Bit reduced at right.
Be sure to note if the advertising covers the entire cover.
1c Green Jefferson Postal Card 1930 Chelsea, Mass. to Denver, Colo. Reverse Illustrated Advertising Parnell Lobster Division.
2c Columbian 1894 New York, N.Y. to Charleston, S.C. Obverse Color Illustrated and Reverse Printed Advertising Dennison Manufacturing Shipping Tags. Small stain on reverse.
Note if the some or all of the adverting is on the reverse. Note if one is illustrated or one side is printed.
U.S. 1c Franklin Fourth Bureau (3) 1934 Santa Ana, Calif. to Walkerville, Ont. Remailed with 3c KGV Medallion Windsor, Ont. Walkerville Postal Station to Santa Ana, Cal. Illustrated corner card Hotel El Tejon, Bakersfield, Cal.
You do not need to note the location of the advertising unless it is different than the cancel.
75p Arms of the Republic (2) 1928 Samo to Hameenlinna. Illustrated Return Envelope Kellokauppa Otava. EUROPEAN SIZE
When the advertising applies to the addressee, be sure to note that it is a return envelope.
You will occasionally see "quotation marks" in the word on advertising covers that need be transcribed. Change the "quotation marks" to 'apostrophes'. Never use "quotation marks" any place in a description for any reason. Quotation marks are used to send information between computer program and will cause unexpected results
