Improvements in Means for Advertising..
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 9th Apr., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 22nd May, 1889
Complete Specification Accepted, 1st June, 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Means for Advertising..
I, WILLIAM KNEEN of 3 Horseley Fields Wolverhampton in the County of
Stafford, Joiner and Builder do hereby declare the nature of this Invention to be as
follows:-
The object of my Invention is to provide means in connection with postage stamps
whereby they may be used and sold as or in combination with a means of advertising.
According to my Invention I provide labels of a size slightly larger than a postage
stamp so that each label when a stamp is applied thereto projects beyond the stamp on
one or more sides. I prefer to make these labels in the form of sheets perforated so
that they can be readily separated after the manner of postage stamps. To these
labels I apply by printing or otherwise advertisements arranged so that there is on
each label a space left for the reception of a postage stamp, this space being
preferably in the centre of the label. Upon the sheets of labels thus made are then
applied postage stamps in the spaces left for them. The sheets of labels are gumined
on the back and can be sold as combined sheets of advertisements and stamps, the
labels being separated and applied to envelopes or packets as postage stamps are
applied, the stamp and advertisement being thereby simultaneously applied to the
envelope or packet.
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SA 1000
J. H. JOHNSON & Co.,
47, Lincoln's Inn Fields, W.C,
Agents,

page_text: Improvements in Means for Advertizing.
I WILLIAM KNREN of 3 Horseley. Fields Wolverhampton in the County of Stafford
Joiner and Builder do hereby declare the nature of this Invention and in what
manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and
by the following statement:-
The object of my invention is to provide means in connection with postage stamps
whereby they may be used or sold as or in combination with a means of advertizing.
According to my Invention I provide labels of a size slightly larger than a postage
stamp so that each label when a stamp is applied thereto projects beyond the stamp
on one or more sides. I prefer to make these labels in the form, of sheets perforated
so that they can be readily separated after the manner of postage stamps. To these
labels I apply by printing or otherwise advertisements arranged so that there is on
each label a space left for the reception of a postage stamp, this space being preferably
in the centre of the label. Upon the sheets of labels thus made are then applied
postage stamps in the spaces left for them. The sheets of labels are gummed on the
back and can be sold as combined sheets of advertisements and stamps the labels being
separated and applied to envelopes or packets as postage stamps are applied, the
stamp and advertisement being thereby simultaneously applied to the envelope or
packet.
:
The accompanying drawing illustrates clearly this Invention. It shews portions of
two sheets of labels as hereinbefore mentioned as the way prefer of carrying my
Invention into effect. Figure 1 shews the labels with spaces all round the stamp for
advertizements. Figure 2 shews spaces for advertizements only at top and bottom.
It is to be understood that the space or spaces may be on one side only or on any
number of the sides as may be desired.
The sheet A is divided by perforations a into a number of labels B, with spaces C
for the reception of postage stamps D the spaces at one or more sides as at bb being
for advertizements as illustrated by way of example.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
The combination of advertisement labels and postage stamps substantially as and for
the purpose hereinbefore described.