MailOmat 1939 Post Office Kiosk

MAILOMAT ~ 1939
Pitney-Bowes Postage Meter Co.

I don't know about you, but I spend
my fair share of time at the
 Post Office Kiosk.
These lovely ladies above are modeling the hottest postal technology circa 1939...
the "MAILOMAT"

 from Rust Craft Rustler, September 1939

"The 'Mailomat' a coin-operated letter box, made its debut last spring in the lobby of the

 General Post Office in New York City.

Developed by the Pitney-Bowes Postage Meter Co.

 of Stamford, Conn.,

 in cooperation with the U.S. Post Office Dept.,

 the machine is a public-use version of the postage meter now used by numerous business firms.

 It is, in fact, a complete automatic post office.

The customer drops a coin in a slot, twists a dial to the postage value he needs and inserts his letter, which is stamped, post-marked and deposited in the U.S.  mail box for collection."

"John Doe...Any Place...Any where..."

"The machine will take up to 60c in coins at a time, and can handle air mail, foreign and special delivery mail.

After the New York Post Office test, sample installations will be made in hotels, filling stations, department stores, etc.  to find out which locations are best suited for the Mailomats, which Pitney-Bowes will eventually start leasing out."

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a Valentine for You, love Marie

A Valentine for You

Received your thank you letter

 and glad you liked the blouse,

I thought you could wear it 

with slacks out in the yard,

 hope it was the right size.

Dad has been feeling much better 

the last week or so,

 maybe the nice weather helps a little. 

 It has been beautiful hasn't it, 

I'll bet you have been working

 a lot in the yard lately. 

 Newt and I spent

 Sunday at the ocean beaches, 

dug clams, and took pictures.

Tell Art hello,  and 

we will be seeing you one of these days.

Love, Marie

"A Forget-Me-Not Card" Cleveland, USA

Forget-Me-Not is an American Greetings brand.

pretty, circa 1950s  Valentine card, features

 embossing, glitter, 

off-set fold with scalloped edge

 and gold printing details; the verse reads,

"This hasn't any cupids,

Sentimental words and such!~

It's just a friendly greeting

'Cause I like you very much!"

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Harry Doehla Distinctive Stationery 1950s

Petal Script Distinctive Stationery, Harry Doehla 1951

This pretty, colorful advertisement shows Harry Doehla STATIONERY Box sets from the "Petal Script" line - 1951

Needlepoint - "all the loving artistry and heart warming charm of an old-fashioned 'SAMPLER' ....dainty, distinctive, and a welcome gift of good taste"

ORCHID LUXURY "as luxurious looking as its name, this extra large '3 stack' box of Orchid Luxury Letter sheets, envelopes and folded notes is a radiant work of art ...a pleasure to give ... a treasure to receive!"

MEMORY LANE "exquisite raised border on this Memory Lane box matches the delicate embossing on the lovely stationery itself ...perfect for personal correspondence ...and a lovely gift for any occasion!"
 

FLORAL ENSEMBLE ~ 4 Exquisite Designs in the same box ...Rose, Dogwood, Wild Rose and Cosmos ...each with it's own exquisitely embossed pastel border, and each its own distinctive print-lined envelopes to match ...Scented with a Delicate floral Fragrance..:"

 

"Nobody who writes letters 

 ever has too much Stationery.

 It is never out of season ...

it is as welcome in May as in December.

 It is the right gift for every age

 ~ from 7 to 70."Doehla Ad

CAMEO PASTEL Correspondence notes ~ "Soft, gentle, velvety pastel tints luscious enough to eat! orchid, pistachio green rose, pink, primrose yellow, sky blue, creamy fawn.  Each with exquisitely die-cut or scalloped edge, and a border of embossing cameo white peeping through the tint"

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