COMMERCIAL & ADVERTISING COVERS & POSTCARDS

Commercial covers, especially Turn-of-the-Century covers are an interesting side-line to cover collecting. They may contain just a commercial address or they can be quite fancy and include company logos or graphics. For our purposes in the study of Rhode Island history, they are an important adjunct in tracing the history of Rhode Island's businesses and commerce as it pertained to the growth of the state.

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American Luggage Works Manufacturers Providence, RI - 1934	American Mutual Fire Insurance Co	The American Pickle Co Providence, RI - 1907
American Screw Co	Armour Packing Co	Arnold Numismatic Co. Providence, RI 1909
Atlantic Tubing and Rubber Company	Stanley B. Ashbrook Noted Philatelic Expert Registered Mail Philatelic Material	G. C. Barker & Sons House & Decorative Painters & Paint Supplies
Brown Brothers Co. - 1903 To Cabot Mfg Company Brunswick, Maine	Brown & Sharpe Manufacturing Co - 1913 To Maxwell Motor Co	Brown & Sharp - 1922 Order Confirmation Card American Multigraph Co
W. E. Barrett Co. - 1903 Farm Tools - with Letter	Central Hotel Providence, RI With  Card & Letter	Coggeshall Hardware