Advertising: Horses 1918 Smith & Lenton Harness Maker and Carriage Trimmer Brunswick Maine to Bangor Maine
RPO (Railway Post Office) Cancel Bangor & Boston, Maine Rec'd Mar 13 1918 TR 37-11

Vintage 1918 advertising cover (envelope) originates from Smith & Lenton, a harness maker and carriage trimmer business located at 160 Maine Street in Brunswick, Maine
Key Details from the Cover:
  • Return Address: Smith & Lenton, 160 Maine Street, Brunswick, Maine ("Return in Five Days to...") with an illustration of a team of draft horses harnessed to a cart.
  • Addressee: Addressed in cursive ink to J. F. Parkhurst & Co. in Bangor, Maine. J. F. Parkhurst & Son Co. (often addressed simply as J. F. Parkhurst & Co.) was a prominent trunk, bag, and saddlery manufacturer and wholesale dealer in Bangor, Maine. Founded in 1866 by Jonathan Fuller Parkhurst at 281 Main Street, the firm grew into one of New England's leading leather goods producers and became Bangor's largest employer by 1910
  • Postmark: Cancelled with a Bangor & Boston R.P.O. (Railway Post Office) postmark dated Mar. 13, 1918.
  • Postage Stamp: Features a 3-cent purple United States postage stamp (Washington issue of the era) tied by the postmark.

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