ENGLAND #212 SILVER JUBILEE STAMP TO USA RLO TYPE 21 SEAL COVER & LETTER 1935

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England

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212

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Cover (Postal History)

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England #212 silver jubilee stamp to usa rlo type 21 seal cover & letter 1935 england #212 silver jubilee stamp to usa rlo type 21 seal cover & letter 1935 click images to enlarge description great britain scott #212 silver jubilee stamp tied by july 5, 1935 london, england machine cancel on cover sent and signed by herbert marcus (of neiman marcus clothes fame with accompnaying letter on savoy hotel london stationery) to h.B. Jordan of amaillo, texas. Undeliverable with return to sender pointing finger auxiliary marking, two redirections in the usa before sending back to london where opened to determine a return address and reclosed with type 21 seal. This is the earliest known usage reported for the type 21 seal. (type 21, crown: george v -3, design size: 88.5mm x 25mm, horizontal bar on' g' is low "r.L.S. 54" at bottom left, perf: 10 horizontally, eku: 7/5/1935) according to wikipedia: herbert marcus (september 6, 1878 – december 11, 1950) was one of the co-founders of neiman marcus, and later became its chief executive officer.Born to a jewish family in kentucky, marcus moved to hillsboro, texas after dropping out of high school to work and live near his brother theodore, his three sisters and his parents.[1] his various retail, sales and janitorial positions helped him escape the economic hardships of life in kentucky. He moved to dallas, texas in 1899 and married minnie lichtenstein, the mother of his four sons, in 1902. They moved to atlanta with his sister carrie and her husband abraham lincoln neiman to work for the coca-cola company. Their success was rewarded with a buyout of $25,000 in exchange for giving up the sales territories in kansas and or missouri of the nascent soft drink concern. This $25,000 enabled the neiman and marcus families to establish neiman marcus in dallas in 1907.[2] neiman-marcus specialized in ready made high quality clothes for women at a time when visiting a tailor and or doing extensive alterations at home was the norm. Business grew quickly as cotton and later oil and other industries and population growth buoyed the texas economy. In 1928 his sister carrie divorced a. L. Neiman, herbert bought out neiman's share, and neiman-marcus came entirely under marcus family control. Herbert became president of temple emanu-el (dallas, texas), was a director of the dallas museum of art and held many other civic positions to bolster the culture and well being of the city that made neiman-marcus thrive. The marcus family negotiated with condé nast of condé nast publications and neiman-marcus became the first concern located west of the atlantic seaboard to advertise luxury fashion in their magazines.[3] during world war ii herbert and the marcus family and employees helped neiman-marcus showcase clothing and lifestyles that would be most helpful with regards to rationing and other wartime realities. The post war years brought more lavish fashion shows and finery into neiman-marcus as luxury goods returned to fashionability. Carrie marcus neiman and herbert's sons took increasing responsibility for both fashion and business decisions as herbert aged. After herbert's death in 1950 his sister carrie and then his son stanley marcus took over top management positions.[4] at one time herbert marcus lived in the lakewood neighborhood in dallas.[5] the returned letter office (rlo) in the royal mail has a role similar to that of the dead letter office in the united states. Seals specifically for use in the rlo have been used since the first repair seals appeared about 1883. Other than one type, seals have the name of the rlo where they were used. Seals used in offices other than london are rare. Sent 1935, beautiful as is condition. (seals / tapes by definition were used to repair damaged mail caused by a wide variety of conditions and found in a wide range of condition.) this cover appeared in the exhibit of the late jim kotanchik's gold medal award winning exhibit, "official seals of great britain" the exhibit was probably last shown at westpex in 2009. It is possible that some of the information contained therein is no longer current. Jim kotanchik was a highly regarded expert in worldwide seals. Base shipping is $2.00 domestic and $3.00 international. Purchases at/over $49.95 must be insured. All items/orders selling for over $49.95 will be based upon final sale price. Seller will combine multiple purchases. Wait for an please invoice from seller before making payment. Please take a look at my other listings. There is a clickable link to view a larger picture. The scans accurately reflect the condition yet if you have any questions please feel free to ask. Check out the store listings! Images sell!Get supersized images & free image hostingcreate your brand with auctiva'scustomizable templates.Attention sellers - get templatesimage hosting, scheduling at auctiva.Com.Track page views withauctiva's free counter

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