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Pittsburgh:
Nation's Distributing Center

Scanned stamp of a golden pendulum swinging between New York and Chicago.

Caption: Pittsburgh: Nations [sic] Distributing Center: Chicago -- Pittsburgh -- New York Half of Nation within 450 Miles.
Notes: One of a series of stamps issued by the Pittsburg Dispatch. Size: approximately 2" x 1.5" (5cm x 4cm).
Artist:
Date: Approx. 1911-1922.
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From the Collections of the Pennsylvania Department,
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh.

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