Tuesday, January 30, 2024

Sunday, January 28, 2024

Saturday, January 27, 2024

Insurance Agent Cancels: Frank A. Colley of Boston

 

from The Boston Post, April 12, 1894

Colley was an agent for Essex Mutual Insurance


FRANK A. COLLEY

Thursday, January 25, 2024

Insurance Agent Cancels: James F. Hurt of Tazewell, Virginia

advert in The Tazewell Republican of June 16, 1898

In addition to Iced Tea, the Tazewell Republican of that day was dominated by headlines of the Spanish American War.
 
JAMES F. HURT,
APR
2
1901
INSURANCE.

Tuesday, January 23, 2024

Sunday, January 21, 2024

Insurance Agent Cancels: T. K. Wilkins of Lima, Ohio

 

from Best's Insurance Reports, 1902

T. K. Wilkins and his buddies at the Amazon Insurance Company were up to dodgy stuff.  According to the folks at Best's, Wilkens and his partners were running an unlicensed, "underground" insurance company.  Best reports that Wilkens et al., "evidently fear [investigation] by outsiders.  There is no reason for their refusal to furnish details [of the character of their assets]."  Best's final conclusion: "The statement (shown above) is a ridiculous document.  On the basis of the unearned premiums shown among the liabilities the company's net income cannot be more than $250 a month."

Wilkins is listed as the Secretary for Amazon Insurance.  It is not clear that the Lima, Ohio canceled stamps below were used on Amazon documents, though Amazon Insurance was based in Lima despite having been incorporated in West Virginia.  Maybe Wilkins' descendents can sue Jeff Bezos over the use of the Amazon name?


T. K. WILKINS,
JUN
3
1901
LIMA, OHIO.






Thursday, January 18, 2024

Insurance Agent Cancels: Avery & Pendleton of Brooklyn


Avery & Pendleton were agents for Niagara Fire Insurance.

 

Avery & Pendleton,
Jun
15
1899
B'KLYN, N.Y.

Tuesday, January 16, 2024

Insurance Agent Cancels: Gentle & Ludwig of Houlton, Maine

 

from The Aroostook Pioneer, 1895 Spring Illustrated Edition

Gentle & Ludwig.
FEB 15 1901
Houlton, Me.



Sunday, January 14, 2024

Saturday, January 13, 2024

Insurance Agent Cancels: Armenia Insurance of Pittsburgh

from The Standard Insurance Directory of New England, 1899



ARMENIA INS. CO.,
JUN
14
1901
 Pittsburg, Pa.

Thursday, January 11, 2024

Insurance Agent Cancels: Dockery & Company of Waco, Texas

from The Waco Times, February 8, 1900

 
    DOCKERY & COMPANY,
SEP
7
1900
WACO, TEX.

from Directory of The City of Waco, 1902


Tuesday, January 9, 2024

Insurance Agent Cancels: H. C. Little & Son of Lewiston, Maine

from The Bates Student, March 1910

H. C. LITTLE & SON.
FEB
2
1900
LEWISTON, ME


H. C. LITTLE & SON.
FEB
2
1900
LEWISTON, ME

 

Sunday, January 7, 2024

Insurance Agent Cancels: Hall & Hill of Indianapolis

from R. L. Polks Indianapolis City Directory, 1915

 
HALL & HILL,
OCT
2
1900
Ind'pls


Saturday, January 6, 2024

Insurance Company Cancels: Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

 

Advert, The Insurance Journal, November 10, 1898

Metropolitan Life
Ins Company
Nov 20 99

Thursday, January 4, 2024

Insurance Company Cancels: Home Life Insurance Company of New York

 

Advert, The Chronicle, January 7, 1897



HOME INS. CO.
JUL
31
1900
N. Y.


HOME INS. CO.
APR  1  1899


Tuesday, January 2, 2024

Insurance Agent Cancels: Holyoke & Russell of Marlboro, Massachusetts

HOLYOKE & RUSSELL.
APR
28
1899



from The Standard Insurance Directory of New England from 1910