[New York]: American Tract Society, 1850s. Pamphlet. This lot consists of five different religious tracts published by the American Tract Society probably during the 1850s. They range in size from 4¼” x 7” to 4½” x 7¾”. Three have four pages; one eight pages; and one 12 pages. One of..... More
Unbound. This lot contains two partially printed $1,000 bond certificates (Criswell #122 and #144A) for the Confederate States of America War Loans of 1863 and 1864. The first is dated February 20, 1863. It measures 14” square and was printed on pink paper. It was lithographed by Archer &..... More
Plymouth, Massachusetts: 1864. Unbound. This manuscript invoice datelined “Plymouth. Feb. 24, 1864,” measures 8.5” x 14”. It is titled, “Invoice of Cordage forwarded by Railroad to Boston and sold to Owners New Schooner Israel Snow Esq. Rockland & others by Plymouth Cordage Co." Israel Snow was a Rockland, Maine ship..... More
Various: 1932-1940. This lot contains around 65 Great Depression foreclosure documents: Administrator’s Deeds, : Master’s Deeds, Sheriff’s Deeds, Special Master’s Deeds, Trustee’s Deeds, Trustee’s Deeds Under Sale, and Warranty Deeds. The Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company was listed as the plaintiff or complainant in all of the foreclosures and..... More
Unidentified: circa 1895. Unbound. An unusual and scarce three-dimensional trade card for Sunlight Soap that measures about 4” x 5.5” x 4” when standing. Old, but well-done, reinforcement to the sled runners, seat tabs, and gun barrels. Still, in nice shape and quite displayable. The card features colorful..... More
New York: 1882. Envelope or Cover. This 1882 advertising packet directed toward retail merchants and addressed to Creasy & Brown of Mifflinville, Pennsylvania, that consists of an An illustrated broadsheet featuring a bottle of Cashmere Bouquet Perfume, A 20-page pricelist listing over 200 perfumes, soaps, and scented..... 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
Various locations: 1797-1798. Unbound. This archive consists of 11 documents related to the voyage, seizure, plundering, and eventual return of the Sloop Diana out of Alexandria, Virginia. The ship was captured twice by French privateers while bound for Cape Nicholas Mole, Saint-Domingue, and Port au Prince, Haiti. This was one..... 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 City: 1897. Unbound. This example of the first U.S. paid-reply postal card set (Scott #UY1) is unsevered; the postal message card (Scott #PM1) remains attached to its postal reply card (Scott #PR1). The indicia on both one-cent cards feature a portrait of Ulysses S. Grant as President. The..... More
Loudonville [Ohio]: 1852. Unbound. This four-page letter from E. F. Judkins is datelined “Loudonville [Ohio] December 19 1852”. There is no mailing envelope. In this letter, Judkins, who was apparently the foreman of a track-laying crew for the Ohio & Pennsylvania Railroad relates the difficulties he is facing and..... More
Various: 1857-1874. Unbound. These three letters were all written by Edward (“Santa”) St. Croix Oliver to family members during his time as a sea captain; one also includes a letter from his wife Sarah (“Sallie”) Jane Johnson St. Croix. Two of the letters are in nice shape, and one has..... 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
[Norwich: Norwich & Worcestor Rail Road Company, 1855. Ribbon-bound. This 8” x 10” six-page, ribbon-bound document, dated May 1st 1855, from Acting President of the Norwich & Worcestor Rail Road Company G. S. Perkins, appoints “Richard Coulburn” (sic Colburn) as the Master Machinist responsible for company’s Machine Shop and Motive..... More
Lake Charles, Louisiana: 1907. Unbound. This two-page letter from Hig to Jim is datelined “Lake Charles La 4-28,07”. In nice shape. A transcript will be provided. In the letter, Hig (possibly a traveling salesman) advises his old friend Jim to hold on to stock he owns controlling some property..... More
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: 1857. Unbound. This four-page lettersheet measures 19” x 11.5” unfolded. It contains a one-page manuscript letter written by J. Edgar Thomson, the President of the Pennsylvania Railroad, at Philadelphia to William Ferguson, the British agent for the Illinois Central Railroad in New York City. It also includes a...... More
Spooner, Wisconsin: circa 1905. Card. Four card-mounted photographs, each measuring approximately 7” x 5”. One of the cards is blind-stamped “L. L. Richardson, Spooner, Wis.” and one has a later annotation on the reverse, “Shell Lake Lumber / Spooner, Wisconsin.” The photographs are in nice shape; there is some wear..... More
Newburyport, Massachusetts: 1802. Unbound. This partially printed shipping document dated “June 8th, 1802” measures 8” x 6¼”. It is illustrated with a large capital ‘S’ that depicts an oceangoing ship in the background. In it, Moses Brown of Newburyport, commits to transporting rum and sugar to Amsterdam via the Brig..... More
Quincy, Massachusetts and Exeter, New Hampshire: 1841-1845. Envelope or Cover. This archive consists of nine stampless folded letters between Nathaniel White at Quincy, Massachusetts, and his son, George, who attended Philips Exeter Academy and later Yale. The letters were written between 1841 and 1845; eight were written by Nathaniel and..... More
San Francisco, California to Liverpool, England: April 23, 1869. Envelope or Cover. This one-page folded letter is franked with a 12-cent black Washington stamp embossed with an E-grill for postal security (Scott # 90). The stamp is canceled by a fancy radial cork handstamp. It bears a magenta San Francisco..... More
San Francisco: 1875. Unbound. The three documents are all in nice shape. They are: A two-page “State of California / City & County of San Francisco” partially printed “Public Instrument of Protest,” dated August 28, 1875. The document reads in part: "Sing Tie Kee . . . did..... More
Pennsylvania, California and Japan: 1968. Unbound. This collection of 20 b/w and color photographs ranges in size from 4.25” x 3” to 9” x 7.5”. 11 snapshots picture the dealer and his wife interacting with their hosts in Japan. One large b/w image shows all of..... More
St. Louis, Missouri: St. Louis Independent Packing Co., 1917. Envelope or Cover. An attractive advertising cover featuring a large illustration of the St. Louis Independent Packing Company with two enclosed invoices. The illustrated envelope is franked with a two-cent red Washington stamp (Scott #487) and posted with a 1917 machine..... More
Brocton-Bridgewater, Massachusetts: 1823-1828. String. Brocton and Bridgewater, Massachusetts, were located within about seven miles of each other, about 25 miles south of Boston and 35 miles east of Providence, Rhode Island. Both of these manuscript account books were kept between 1823 and 1828. One is for Sylvanus Keith &..... More
Greenpoint (Brooklyn), New York: 1861. This 3-page letter and endorsement measure approximately 8” x 9”. It was apparently carried by courier between Rowland’s Continental Iron Works and the Providence Tool and Armory Company, which employed both Borden and Andrews, as there are no postal markings. The letter has two horizontal..... More
