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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Narragansett Park Horse Racing News Pawtucket, Rhode Island Mailed August 6, 2025	Nicholson File Company With History	Josh Olney & Son Coal Company with Invoice
Ours Illustrated New England Journal with Scott #184	Frank C. Pettis Oysters Unused Advertising Cover	Perforated Pad Co. Woonsocket, RI Scott #U311
Oscar E. Place & Sons Co. Diamonds & Gold Rings Providence, RI - 1913	William K. Potter Shell Goods Mfr	Rhode Island Horse Breeders Assoc. Narragansett Park 1891
Salisbury Bro's & Co. Jewelry & Watches 1873 Issue Continental Banknote Company (Secret Mark) Scott #156	J.T. Slocomb Co. Combination Center Drills Sent  on July 31, 2025 to the Maxwell Motor Co.	Commercial Postcard Vaughan Yacht Marina Wickford, RI - 1940
Woonsocket Shuttle Co. All-Over Commercial Cover	Z. P. & J. S. White Machinery Castings 1874 with Dunn Letter