Havana, Cuba to Boston Massachusetts: 29-30 May 1835. Envelope or Cover. This three-page stampless folded letter measures 15½” by 9½” unfolded. It is datelined from Havana and addressed to Samuell Gray in Boston, Massachusetts. As noted in the lower left corner, it was privately carried on the ship Leander. Upon..... More
[1929]. Each of the four broadsides measures 6.25” x 9.75”. All are in nice shape. They are titled “Has Prohibition Brought Temperance?”, “Four Your Children’s Sake”, “Do You Want to Put the Criminal Out of Business? Help the Unemployed?”, and “Tax Payers! Do You Know”. Four different broadsides published by..... More
West Point, New York to Springfield, Massachusetts: 1846. Envelope or Cover. This stampless folded letter is datelined “Good Friday Morn. 1846”. It was sent by Margaret Stebbins Scammon to her brother, a banker in Springfield, Massachusetts, and displays a faint red circular West Point postmark and a fancy “5” rate..... More
Onboard the SS Admiral Rogers, Chatham Sound, Canada (just south of Ketchikan, Alaska): 1923. Envelope or Cover. This foldout postcard measures 11” x 7” when opened into a four-page menu. It is franked with U.S. two-cent Washington stamp (Scott # 554) which has been cancelled by a duplex Seattle &..... More
Chicago, Illinois: Wm. Wrigley Jr. and Co., 1902. Envelope or Cover. This advertising cover features color illustrations of 12 different varieties of Wrigley’s gum (Juicy Fruit, two types of Blood Orange, Licorice, Lemon Cream, Vanilla Pepsin, two types of Pepsin, Banana, Peppermint, Spearmint, and Pineapple). It is franked with a...... More
