An empty used envelope from 1909, got our Ernest Bell Library team talking a lot today. And the best part…… ……a tatty, but glorious, circa 1909 ‘Ingersoll family’ – ‘Anti-Vivisection Crusade’ Cinderella stamp, featuring a dog ‘sitting’ on a vivisector’s knife, has survived for 100+ years and is now in our Ernest Bell Library. ~ In philately, a cinderella stamp is “virtually anything resembling a postage stamp, but not issued for…
Even 100+ years ago many ‘vegans’ & other meat abstainers were campaigning for animal rights & against vivisection. Today we jump back to ~ 1911 to revisit…… ————————————– Two old postcards & Trans-Atlantic Co-operation Open the Doors!! New York Anti-Vivisection Society This first postcard promotes the New York Anti-Vivisection Society’s – ‘The Open Door’ magazine. Mrs. Diana Belais – launched the New York Anti-Vivisection Society in 1908 – an article – here. We…