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Advertising & Publicity Poster Stamp

    Bell Sound Systems was founded in the early 1930s by Floyd Bell. Bell Sound developed the first commercially available reel-to-reel tape recorder in the 30's. They went on to develop and manufacture several models. During World War II, Bell achieved major growth as a manufacturer of public address systems. They manufactured intercoms that were used on American destroyers during the war, and they even earned the Army-Navy Manufacturing Excellence Award.

    This is a poster stamp announcing the company's new address, at 1183 Essex Avenue, Columbus, Ohio. I am unsure of the exact year they moved to this address, but a 1939 listing in a trade magazine has them at this address. There is also a reference on the stamp to a licensing arrangement with E.R.P.I. Late in 1926, AT&T and Western Electric created a licensing division, Electrical Research Products Inc. (ERPI), to handle rights to the company's film-related audio technology.
    Stamp is F/VF, OG, NH.

    Approximate Stamp Size: 38 x 68 mm.

    * "STOCK IMAGE"


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After 35+ years I decided to retire from being an active Cinderella Stamp dealer. Most of my working inventory plus backup stock was sold at public auction. However, I have retained some material that I will be offering for sale. In addition, I have some "new" material that was mixed into lots I have bought for my own collections. I will be listing some of the material in my eBay store at fixed prices. I will also be offering some material at auction, either as single items or mixed lots. There will be many bargains available. There will be large and small lots, some containing similar material, some containing a random mixture, and some containing only one or a few items. The condition will be mixed, but none of the lots will be just accumulations of damaged or faulty stamps (unless specifically listed as such).

Items in stockpage or larger lots may be removed and repackaged into glassines to save on shipping costs.

A Note about Poster Stamps and Gum: Because many poster stamp collectors are primarily interested in the image on the stamp, the absence or presence of gum on the back is of little concern. If no mention of gum is made, then there may or may not be gum present. If you are only interested in poster stamps with original gum, please inquire before bidding. Actual condition issues (that are not apparent from the scan) WILL be described.

* A Note about "Stock Images": Occasionally I will have more than one example of an item in inventory. Rather than scan each one individually, I may use the same image for multiple examples of the item. If that is the case, the item supplied will be in substantially the same, or better, condition than the image. Any such items will have the words: "STOCK IMAGE" at the end of the description.


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