Photography in Postal History

Friday, 29 December 2023

University of Minnesota Photo Lab Letterhead

Damga tarihi : 1948 Amerika

Minnesota üniversitesi fotoğraf laboratuvarı antetli zarf.

Date of use : 1948 USA

Business stationery.Used by the Official institutions, University of Minnesota Photo Lab.

Wednesday, 27 December 2023

Letter to Fuji Photo Film Company

Damga tarihi : 1970 Yunanistan

Fotoğraf makinaları,Fotoğraf filmleri ve çeşitli fotoğrafik malzemelerin üreticisi Fuji film firmasına gönderilmiş zarf.

Date of Use : 1970 Greece

Business Stationery. The letter was addressed Fuji Photo Film,manufacturer of cameras, accessories, films and photographic materials.

Sunday, 17 December 2023

China FDC: Daguerre & 150 Years of Photography

Chinese First Day Cover showing Daguerre's portrait, daguerreotype image, and stamp commemorating 150 years of photography

Kullanım tarihi : 1989 Çin

Fotoğrafın 150. yılı için çıkarılan özel damgalı ilk gün zarfı. Zarf üzerinde L.J.M Daguerre'nin(1787-1851) bir portresi ve onun ilk Dagerreyotiplerinden biri yer almaktadır.

Date of use : 1989 China

A First Day Cover with stamp and special cancel that both honor the 150th Anniversary of Photography.The cachet on cover shows portrait of L. J. M. Daguerre(1787-1851) and one

of his first daguerreotypes in the background.

Thursday, 14 December 2023

Difo Photographic Lab Business Stationery – Belgium

Letterhead from Difo, a Belgian photographic supplier and photo lab, featuring vintage typographic design.

Damga Tarihi : 1981 Belçika

Fotoğraf malzemeleri satıcısı ve fotoğraf laboratuvarı Difo firmasına ait antetli iş zarfı.

Date of use : 1981 Belgium

Business Stationery.Used by the company Difo, photographic supplies dealer and also photo laboratory.

Sunday, 3 December 2023

Winch Brothers Photographic Publishers

Damga Tarihi : 1885 Osmanlı İmparatorluğu

İngiltere, Colchester'da bulunan Fotoğraf ve Güzel sanat yayıncısı Winch Brothers firmasına gönderilmiş mektup zarfı.

Date of use : 1885 Ottoman Empire

Business stationery.Used by the company Winch Brothers.Photographic and fine art publishers.

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