Envelope or Cover. Both letters are on official Jamestown Exposition stationery, and both are in nice shape. The first letter was sent by the Board of Jamestown Exposition Managers for Massachusetts soliciting subcommittees within the state to provide “articles illustrating colonial history, such as furniture, clothing, cooking utensils, articles..... More
Cincinnati, Ohio: 1947. Envelope or Cover. The elder Rabbi Brickner, the long-serving rabbi of Anshe Chesed Congregation in Cleveland was a well-known educator, orator and Zionist leader. The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, often simply referred to as the Joint, was initially founded in 1914 to provide assistance to Jews..... More
New York: 1864. This attractive billhead is 10” x 8.5” and printed in black on blue-gray paper. The illustration features a shore bird examining roasted poultry of different sizes. An blue 2 cent Bank Check stamp (Scott R5) is affixed to the document. The bill is for 157 chickens, 25..... More
Boston: 186. This very attractive billhead is 5.5” x 8.5” and printed in black. The terrific illustration features two men in a downpour. One very unhappy man is dressed in street clothes and top-hat getting drenched by rain as the wind rips apart his umbrella. The other man remains content..... More
Mineral Point, Wisconsin to New York City: 1850. Envelope or Cover. This three-page stampless folded letter measures 16” x 10” unfolded. It is datelined “Wyoming Valley Iowa County April 1st 1850” and bears an “X” rate handstamp and circular “Mineral Point / Wis.T.” postmark dated April 2, both in blue..... More
Haywith [Lowndes, Alabama]: 1839. This four-page stampless folded letter is datelined “Haywith 12th Sept,r 1839” and measures 8” x 10¼” unfolded. It is annotated “By Boy” indicating it was carried by an enslaved worker from A. Gilchrist to Colonel John Mc Hall at Washington, Alabama. The letter has some minor..... More
Envelope or Cover. This stampless letter measures 15½” x 9¾“. It was sent by A. M. Fannin and M P Allen to their relatives, care of “Miss L. A. Fannin / Madison / Ga.” It bears a faint circular red “Augusta & Atlanta R.R.” station agent postmark and a manuscript..... More
Chautauqua, New York. Unbound. Hand drawn comic illustration done in black ink on a red 1-cent U.S. postal card (Scott UX24), presumably a self-portrait, featuring Mary’s unnamed beau seated at his desk having already written “17 dozen” postcards to her that evening. More
Jacksonville, Florida: 1913. Unbound. A colorful handdrawn comic illustration on a red 1-cent U.S. postal card featuring Commodore Perry in a bathtub, named The Niagara, writing his memoirs which begin “We have met the enemy and he is ours, Perry”. More
Jacksonville, Florida. Unbound. A colorful hand drawn comic illustration on a 1-cent red U.S. postal card (Scott UX24) featuring a banjo-playing alligator serenading Mary, “Oh, sing a song to Mary / ‘Way up in Erie town. . .”. More
Port Huron, Michigan: Ladies of The Maccabees, 1901. Envelope or Cover. This business envelope was sent by the Buffalo, New York chapter of the Ladies of The Maccabees to the Supreme Record Keeper, Bina M. West, at its national headquarters, the Maccabee Temple in Port Huron, Michigan. It is franked..... More
Elkhorn, Oregon (now a dead post office): 1911 – 1920. Unbound. This lot of consists multiple items: One canceled check from the Silver King Mining Company, one application and contract to purchase Silber King Mining Company stock, two Silver King Mining Company employment agreements accepting shares of capital stock in..... More
Troy, New York: 1840. Envelope or Cover. This two-page stampless letter measures 8¾” x 12½”. It was sent by C.W. Thompson in Troy on 12 February 1840 to business associates, the Nye Brothers, in Champlain, New York. It bears a circular red Troy postmark and a manuscript “18¾”, the cost..... More
Boston: Stewart Gold Mining Company of Colorado, May 28, 1864. Envelope or Cover. This one-page shareholder list measures approximately 5” x 8”. It was printed on 28 May 1864 and mailed three-days later to the “Assessors of Bridgewater, Massachusetts.” It is franked with a 2-cent black Jackson stamp (Scott #73)..... More
New York: Charles Gulden, 1908. Envelope or Cover. This colorful letter from Gulden’s Mustard contains a mimeographed notice (signed in print by Charles Gulden) informing stores the company has obtained a temporary injunction against a rival firm to prevent the sale of Chance & Son’s “Don Caesar” olives, whose name..... More
New Diggings, Wisconsin Territory: 1845. Envelope or Cover. This stampless letter measures 16” x 12½” unfolded. It was written by D. Haskell at New Diggings, Wisconsin Territory on December 5, 1845 and sent to Phineas Whitney in Cumberland Center, Maine. It bears an excellent strike of rare combination handstamp and..... More
New Orleans: 1807. Envelope or Cover. This 1807 two-page stampless folded letter, measuring 16” x 11¾“ unfolded, was sent by Dr. Robert Dow, a long-time Scottish immigrant, living in New Orleans, Louisiana Territory, to John Watkinson at Middletown Connecticut. The letter was carried to New York as indicated by the..... More
Norfolk, Virginia: E. H. Hobbs Company. Envelope or Cover. This one-page illustrated letter was sent by the E. H. Hobbs Company of Norfolk, Virginia to H. C. Jones, Esq. in Beaufort, North Carolina. The writing paper features an illustration of the company’s products. Its accompanying envelope features an illustration of..... More
San Francisco to Shikoku Island, Japan via New York City: 1945. Envelope or Cover. This legal-size envelope is addressed to “Frank Perry, American Civilian Internee Held by Japan / in Zentsuzi War Prison Camp / Zentsuzi, Skikoku Island, Japan / Via: New York, N.Y.” The return address on reverse is..... More
Retsoff, New York to Springboro, Pennsylvania: 1888. Envelope or Cover. This grouping contains a March 10th, 1888, bill of lading from the Western New York & Pennsylvania Railroad Company and a shipping notice from Foster & Brown, agents of the “Retsof Mining Co., Miners and Shippers of Salt,” dated March..... More
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Prisoner of War Enclosure Number 1, St. Pierre des Corps, France via APO 717]. Undated but circa 1918-1919. Envelope or Cover. This partially-printed legal-size envelope from Remki was sent from Prisoner of War Enclosure Number 1 (PWE #1) at St. Pierre des Corps, France which was controlled by the A.E.F.’s..... More
New York City to West Point, New York: 1848. Envelope or Cover. This one-page stampless folded letter measures approximately 16” x 9.75”. It was sent by John Moorhead in New York City, to Captain Brewerson, an engineer stationed at West Point. The letter bears a manuscript annotation “Post Paid,” a...... More
Savannah, Georgia and the Brig Troup: 1813-1817. Envelope or Cover. This correspondence consists of three stampless folded letters. The first two letters were favor-carried and have no postal markings. The third has a circular Savannah, Georgia postmark and manuscript “75”, three times the normal postage indicating it had two enclosures..... More
Alnwick, Northumberland, England: 1794. Envelope or Cover. This two-page stampless folded letter measures 14½” x 8¾” unfolded. It was sent by George Egdell in Alnwick, Northumberland, England to his brother, William, in New York City. The letter is datelined “Alnwick Decr. 10th 1794” and bears an Alnwick postmark and a...... More
Wyandotte, Kansas: Office of the Contractors of the Union Pacific Railway Company, Eastern Division, 1863. Envelope or Cover. This letter on the stationery of the Union Pacific Railway Company, Eastern Division is datelined, Wyandotte, Kansas, November 7, 1863, and enclosed in a mailing envelope which bears a circular Wyandotte, Kas..... More
