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Photographed collector reference · Case & bottom stamp

1967–1986 · Regular · Niagara Falls — Case & bottom stamp reference (1967–1986)

1967–1986 · Regular · Niagara Falls: The source documents this Niagara Falls stamp over a long period without an obvious year code. Inserts, designs and identifiable advertising can provide additional clues; the stamp alone does not establish a specific year.

Known period
1967–1986
Plant
Niagara Falls / Canada
Case type
Regular
Dating evidence
Collector-reported reference — A collector or source has documented this example or attribution. The exact year, manufacturing history or classification may not have been independently verified.
Reference verification
Photographed specimen; date or classification attributed to the source, not factory-certified.
Year attribution
source-attributed
Real photo

Reference images · real photographed examples

Historical variants and original source records

Independent sources and distinct stamp layouts are preserved as individual photographs, not additional main cards. A pictured example alone cannot establish that every lighter from the year used the same construction.

Dating evidence and reference verification

Sources: J. Kim

Collector-reported reference: A collector or source has documented this example or attribution. The exact year, manufacturing history or classification may not have been independently verified.

Reference verification: Photographed specimen; date or classification attributed to the source, not factory-certified.

Photographic copyright: Credited individually below each photograph

Dating caution. This is a documented period reference, not proof of a precise manufacturing year. Case and insert can have different manufacture dates; inserts may have been replaced. A single feature does not establish authenticity.

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