Archive for the ‘1940’ Category

1940 – Wm. Sharp (W. M. Sharp)

4 July 2015

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8500 block A Street

W. M. Sharp seems to have given up his stamp after 1939. This is the second hand-drawn mark of his I have from 1940. The other one says “W. Sharp.” Oddly, this one looks like “Wm. Sharp,” which would signify that his first name was William. But who knows?

1940 – G. Tribuzio

29 June 2015

1940mmmm

1521 89th Avenue

1940 – J. Widell

15 June 2015

1940llll

2807 Oliver Street

No clue why J. Widell made that little gesture on the final zero.

1940 – C. Monohan

12 April 2015

1940kkkk

1454 76th Avenue

Here’s an example from this year that’s actually readable.

1940 – A. J. Warren

5 April 2015

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7400 block Krause Avenue

My previous example from this year was pretty bad; this one’s pretty good.

1940 – L. Banchero

4 April 2015

1940iiii

7620 Holly Street

Another good print of a date I’ve shown here before.

1940 – Cal Cragun

11 March 2015

1940hhhh

2826 76th Avenue

This extends Cal Cragun’s record into the 1940s.