Posted By:
Hal LewisSERIOUSLY... LOOK AT THIS:
On a scale of 1 to 100...
the MARKETING or ADVERTISING efficiency of that illegible purple stamp is what??
I will be generous and say it's a "2"
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Granted, this was 100 years ago...
but there is still NO WAY that THIS could have been considered "effective advertising" even back then.
Look at it again.
They didn't even make an EFFORT to place the stamp on the BORDER of the card where it would be easier to see and not interfere with the writing on the back of the card.
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It sure looks like all they were concerned about was getting the back of the card stamped...
AS IF THEY WERE IN A HURRY...
which they probably were if they were stamping 200 at a time when someone redeemed them for a bike or a glove!!!
I think Brian is right.