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c. 1876 38-Star Flag Postcard Ad

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c. 1876 38-Star Flag Postcard Advertisement for Johnson Bookstore, Choice Extremely Fine.
3" x 4.5," a neat, colorful postage with a great vignette of George Washington floating in a sea of stars. From the Mastai Collection, with his embossed blindstamp at lower right and his inkstamp on the back. The entire back is toned, most likely from a previous mounting. The Johnson Bookstore was an establishment in Laconia, NH that offered such diverse items as books, stationery, fancy goods, and fishing tackle!

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