Richmond, Virginia: February 12, 1862. Unbound. In this three-page letter, Henderson explains to his cousin that as she requested, he had disinterred her husband’s remains and another cousin, a Confederate Lieutenant, would be escorting them to her. A metallic Case would have cost 180 dollars, a zinc Case $150, but... More about A LETTER FROM A MEMBER OF THE 3RD ALABAMA HOSPITAL TO HIS COUSIN INFORMING HER OF HIS EFFORT TO...

Salem, Virginia: May 24, 1861. Envelope or Cover. This letter was mailed using a U.S. 3-cent Nesbitt (Scott #U10) envelope on May 24, 1861, after Virginia had joined the Confederacy. As such it should have been rejected by the Confederate postal authorities. The letter is datelined, Salem May 24, 1861... More about The only known U.S. postal envelope mailed through the Confederate post office at Salem Virginia;...

London to Boston: 1807. Envelope or Cover. This two-page stampless folded letter measures 14.5” x 9”. It is datelined “London 7th Jany. 1807 with a manuscript annotation, “per Enterprise via New York” in the lower left corner. There is “36” rate marking along with a circular postmark in red that..... More about Stampless folded letter sent from London to merchants in Boston with a handstamp advertising...

Ship Burgundy to Middletown, Connecticut: August 14, 1837. Envelope or Cover. This two-page folded letter measures 16” x 10” unfolded. It bears a circular red New York “Ship” postmark dated August 16 and is in nice shape. The ship Burgundy regularly brought immigrants from Europe to the United States. On... More about Letter from an American passenger describing the arrival of immigration ship and informing a...

Addressed to Uhrichsville, Ohio: circa 1902. Envelope or Cover. This post card is franked with a 1-centblue-green Franklin stamp (Scott #300) with a multi-bar machine cancel. The reverse features a hand drawn illustration titled “The Fortune Teller Postal” with text that reads “A cross eyed dude is going to propose..... More about A hand-drawn humorous fortune-telling card featuring a witch and cross-eyed man

Boston to Franconia, New Hampshire: circa 1879. Envelope or Cover. This envelope features a hand drawing of climbers ascending Mt. Lafayette. It is franked with a 1-cent ultramarine Franklin stamp (Scott #182) and a 2-cent vermillion Jackson stamp (Scott #283). It bears a circular Boston postmark with an indistinct date... More about A hand-illustrated envelope showing climbers ascending Mt. Lafayette

Philadelphia: The Nixon & Zimmerman Enterprises, 1907. Envelope or Cover. This lot consists of three items: a booking letter on illustrated letterhead, its accompanying illustrated advertising cover, and a second, different illustrated advertising cover. In the booking letter, Nixon humorously confronts a theater manager regarding a disagreement over a booking... More about Small packet material relating to Tom Water’s piano-comedy, The Mayor of Laughland

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 about Illustrated letterhead with accompanying illustrated advertising cover for Gulden’s Mustard,...

[Kings Mill, Ohio]: Peters Cartridge Company, 1904. Envelope or Cover. This advertising cover (AICC #G77) features a five-color illustration of an armed rider on horse. The reverse is an all-over multicolor illustration of various ammunition produced by Peters. The text reads “Peters Cartridges and Loaded Shells are Superior.” It is..... More about Illustrated advertising cover for Peters Cartridges and Shells

Quincy, Illinois: Electric Wheel Company, 1908. Envelope or Cover. The illustrated advertising cover features a farm scene with two Electric Wheel wagons loaded with hay as well as an illustration of an Electric Wheel. The text reads, “Electric Wheel Co. Manufacturers Solid Metal Wheels and Farmers’ Handy Wagons.” The envelope..... More about Illustrated advertising envelope and catalog for Electric Wheel Company farm and lumber wagons

Sevierville, Tennessee: Divine Trust, 2010. Faux leather. This 35-page document, “Universal Postal Treaty for the Americas,” published by the “Office of the Postmaster General, Trustee of the Global Trust, Divine Province,” is mounted within a black leatherette portfolio. A printed letter from “James Thomas McBride Postmaster General” is laid in..... More about A “sovereign citizen” treaty providing ‘documentation’ that people living within the...

Various location: 1965. Album. This album measures 16.5” x 12.25” and is filled with approximately 220 photographs (most 3.5” square or 5” x 3.5”) and over 50 pieces of ephemera (mostly correspondence on illustrated stationery and route cards. 10 of the photographs are in color, the rest are b/w. All... More about Large album filled with photographs and/or ephemera from fifteen different circuses compiled by a...

Fort D.A. Russell (now F. E. Warren Air Force Base), Wyoming: 1897. Unbound. 14 card-mounted albumen photographs of life at Fort Russell in Wyoming during the 1890s. The photographs measure 4.5” x 3.75”; the cards approximately 6.5” x 5.5”. Several of the cards are captioned on the reverse. All are... More about A photographic archive of the 8th Infantry Regiment at Fort D. A. Russell in Wyoming