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CONGO Scott 492 (x8) stamps tied by February 2, 1968 Leopoldville cds on airmail cover sent from Barbier & Serlippens to Marks & Clerk, New York. From a collection of Marks & Clerk incoming mail formed by L.L. Gleason, stamp collector and former employee of the company.
Sent 1968, opened cleanly at top, light general wear & toning. Very Fine condition.
According to Wikipedia: Marks & Clerk is an international group of intellectual property service providers, encompassing patent attorneys, trade mark attorneys, lawyers and consultants. Including partners, it currently employs over 300 legal practitioners worldwide and over 550 other staff.[1] It primarily offers intellectual property (IP) protection, strategy, dispute resolution and commercial and valuation services to clients around the world. The business has a total of 15 offices worldwide. It operates out of eight offices in the UK, two in Canada and others in Luxembourg, China, Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia.[2]
UK – 1887
Canada – 1921
Hong Kong – 1973
Luxembourg – 1989
Singapore – 1995
China – 1997
Anthony Evans & Co. (Hong Kong) – 2008
Malaysia – 2009
The firm merged with the Lloyd Wise Group in 2007, extending its client base into the Asia-Pacific region. In 2009 its UK Patent and Trade Mark Attorney business became a Limited liability partnership.[3] It celebrated its 130th anniversary in 2017.
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