Washington DC: 14 October 1865. Unbound. Two partially printed pages plus the original mailing envelope addressed to Maryland Congressman Charles E. Phelps (a Medal of Honor recipient) for delivery to his constituent, Perry M. Shipley. The Pardon measures approximately 23.5" x 17.5" unfolded. It bears an official embossed Presidential Seal..... More
Basel: Heinrich Petri, 1578. Disbound. The Quatering of Bessus and the founding of Margiana by Alexander the Great from Cosmographia, das ist: Beschreibung der gantzen Welt by Sebastian Munster. Basel: Heinrich Petri, 1578. Disbound. This disbound leaf from Munster's Cosmographia measures 8" x 13.5". It contains two woodcuts showing..... More
Basel: Heinrich Petri, 1578. Disbound. This disbound leaf from Munsters Cosmographia measures 8" x 13.5". It contains six woodcuts showing unusual men and animals from the Indian subcontinent. The leaf is in nice shape with some marginal toning. One woodcut shows a pigmy conversing with a man from Dondun where..... More
Basel: Heinrich Petri, 1578. Disbound. The "Monster of Krakow" from Cosmographia, das ist: Beschreibung der gantzen Welt by Sebastian Munster. Basel: Heinrich Petri, 1578. Disbound. This disbound leaf from Munsters Cosmographia measures 8" x 13.5". It contains two woodcuts, one showing the Monster of Krakow and the other, the..... More
U.S.S. Pittsburgh at Hawaii, Guam, Philippines, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Borneo, Siam, Singapore, Java, Ceylon, etc: 1929-1931. Album. This archive consists of an 8” x 14” 300-page scrapbook, filled with articles, clippings, photographs, cartoons, newsletters, assorted ephemera. Hood used 86 pages in the rear of the album to keep a...... More
1917. Album. This large album measures 12” x 9.5” and contains well over 250 glued-in photographs, most measuring about 4” x 2.5”. The photographs are captioned in white ink on 46 of the albums 48 pages. Ten additional photographs are laid-in including a 10” x 8” official group..... More
China, Egypt, India, and Italy: 1930-1933. Album. This tooled leather album measures approximately 13” x 9” and contains over 200 corner-mounted photographs. The photos range in size from 2.25” x 3.25” to 5.25” x 3”. Many of the photos are captioned on the reverse and bear Preston Haines’ initials... More
New York: Sheikhs ul Kaaba, March 21st, 1885. Envelope or Cover. This invitation, dated March 21st, 1885, is printed on pink paper measuring approximately 5” x 8”. It is signed in print by Charles Southern and Rober Hyslop. It is enclosed in a matching pink envelope featuring a ‘ankh ansata’..... 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
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Kingston, Pennsylvania to Jersey Shore, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania: 1854. Envelope or Cover. One-page stampless folded letter from a hiring agent informing a client that he has located and tentatively procured the services of a broom maker. The letter shows a circular Kingston postmark dated “Mar/21” as well as a straightline..... More
