US #113 The Great American Tea Company All Over Advertising Cover

Own a 19th-Century Advertising Cover From the Great American Tea Company (Later Known as A&P)

This 19th century advertisign cover is from the Great American Tea Company, later known as the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company or A&P.  A&P grocery stores may have gone out of business in 2015, but this is a little piece of the decades of history behind the...  more

Own a 19th-Century Advertising Cover From the Great American Tea Company (Later Known as A&P)

This 19th century advertisign cover is from the Great American Tea Company, later known as the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company or A&P.  A&P grocery stores may have gone out of business in 2015, but this is a little piece of the decades of history behind the company.

This cover features the 1869 2¢ Pictorial stamp (US #113).  It represents the importance of horseback mail delivery in US postal history.  There was a little controversy ver the design as some people say the horse looks like it's leaping instead of galloping.

AND there's a fancy cancel!  This particular design is called the "Circle of Wedges" and was carved in cork by a postal clerk at the end of the 19th century before the US created standard cancellation rules.

This really is a neat little cover.  Get it in your collection today – only ONE available!