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Cachetmaker: Laird Poster Stamps

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      This page displays all eleven (11) sets of Poster Stamps that I know about, published in Erie, PA up to October 1937 by Clarence Eugene Laird, father and historian (1861-1937), and Eugene Clarence Laird, son and cachet designer (1896-1980), of Erie, PA. All Poster Stamps on this page were designed by the Lairds. I have not seen any of these stamps on any 1930's era canceled covers.

      Laird Cachet Lines and Laird Company names that appear on the stamps or the selvage:
American Historical Cover Society
Winding Trails Booster Fund
The Halcyon Press, 17 West 16th Street
Elmwood Stamp Company, P.O. Box 143

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1. #AL1 - Abraham Lincoln (sheet title unknown) -- {A}
         ... ??cal Anniversary Stamps, sponsored by the
         ... Eugene C. Laird, Cachet Director, Erie, Penna.
         ??
         The only stamp on this sheet I have seen.
   
2. #WTBF1 - Winding Trails Booster Fund #1 -- {A}
         Sheet No. 1 -- These stamps are issued as a receipt for a contribution of 10¢ to the Booster Fund
         This issue of Booster Stamps in limited to not more than 1,200 sheets
         Other than strictly as collectibles, I don't know what other purpose the Lairds had in mind for how contributors would use these sheets. For the 6 sheets I have, all have no gum and no perfs for separating them into single stamps like all the other poster stamp sheets displayed on this page.
         11-07-2023: I found the explanation why these Booster Stamps were issued with no gum. It is shown below to the right of the WTBF1 stamps. It is from "Winding Trails Magazine", December 1935, page 5. Although the article does not mention "Booster Stamps" specifically, WTBF with no gum are the only stamps that fit this description. This also means it is likely that these four sheets were issued sometime in the Spring of 1936.
   Row A: 7M -- 8M -- 9M -- 1C -- 5C
   Row B: 1M -- 2M -- 3M -- 4M -- 6M
         Booster Fund sheets have the same above numbers in the same order on all four sheets. It is unknown what these numbers refer to. No other sheets have these numbers.
   
3. #WTBF2 - Winding Trails Booster Fund #2 -- {A}
         Sheet No. 2 -- These stamps are issued as a receipt for a contribution of 10¢ to the Booster Fund
         This issue of Booster Stamps in limited to not more than 1,200 sheets
   
4. #WTBF3 - Winding Trails Booster Fund #3 -- {A}
         Sheet No. 3 -- These stamps are issued as a receipt for a contribution of 10¢ to the Booster Fund
         This issue of Booster Stamps in limited to not more than 1,200 sheets
   
5. #WTBF4 - Winding Trails Booster Fund #4 -- {A}
         Sheet No. 4 -- These stamps are issued as a receipt for a contribution of 10¢ to the Booster Fund
         This issue of Booster Stamps in limited to not more than 1,200 sheets
   
6. #ERIE1 - Souvenir Stamps of Erie, Pennsylvania #1 -- {A}
         Published by The Halcyon Press, 17 West 16th Street, Erie, Penna.
         These Stamps Were Designed and Printed by The Halcyon Press, Erie, Penna.
   
7. #ERIE2 - Souvenir Stamps of Erie, Pennsylvania #2 -- {A}
         Published by The Halcyon Press, 17 West 16th Street, Erie, Penna.
         These Stamps Were Designed and Printed by The Halcyon Press, Erie, Penna.
   
8. #ERIE3 - Erie Souvenir Stamps #3 -- {A}
         Used on business and personal communications, or upon advertising literature, these beautiful and fascinating Souvenir Stamps will broadcast the attractions of Erie by a unique method, with a degree of permanence not otherwise attainable. These Souvenir Stamps are of unusual interest to tourists and travelers wishing to preserve inexpensive souvenirs of Erie. Designed and manufactured by The Halcyon Press, 17 West 16th Street, Erie, Penna.
   
9. #Ohio1 - Souvenir Stamps of Columbus, Ohio -- {A}
         Published by
         The Halcyon Press, 17 West 16th Street, Erie, Pennsylvania
         Designed and Printed by The Halcyon Press, Erie, Penna.
   
10. #NF1 - Sheet No. 1 -- Souvenir Stamps of Niagara Falls -- {A}
          Published by Elmwood Stamp Company, P.O. Box 143, Erie, Penna.
          These Stamps Were Designed and Printed by The Halcyon Press, Erie, Penna.
    
    
11. #NF1 - Sheet No. 2 -- Souvenir Stamps of Niagara Falls -- {A}
          Published by Elmwood Stamp Company, P.O. Box 143, Erie, Penna.
          These Stamps Were Designed and Printed by The Halcyon Press, Erie, Penna.
    
    

• #160-665 -- Laird Cachets - Father and Son by Allison W. Cusick
        [#160, 27(5), 7-01-1982, p. 665-669]
• #195-1055 -- U.S. Virgin Islands: Part 2: Scott 799-802 Laird Cachet Varieties by Douglas H. Henkle
        [#195, 31(8), 12-01-1986, p. 1055-1059]

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