U.S.A., 1930's
These highly sought after items are the very first occurrence of a dinosaur in philately.
Note the different words, 'Opaline motor oil' and 'Pennsylvania motor oil'.
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From the nineteen thirties until the fifties, the Sinclair Oil Company used a number of different
meter frankings with a sauropod to advertise their motor oil. They chose a dinosaur as company logo as a symbol of the
great length of time their oil spent in the ground. These highly sought after items are the very first occurrence of a dinosaur in philately. Note the different words, 'Opaline motor oil' and 'Pennsylvania motor oil'.
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