Redwood City, California: October 15, 1940. Unbound. This typed letter, dated 17 October 1940 and signed by a prominent Issei member of California’s Japanese-American community presents a 2’ x 4’ silk U.S. flag to an unnamed person, presumably a government official or journalist. Both are in nice shape; the display..... More
New York for the Lynchburg, Virginia branch: 1878. Unbound. This Freedman’s bank check was made payable to George Burch for “Twenty-seven Cents” and signed by two of the company’s commissioners, Robert Purvis and John A. J Creswell. It is uncanceled, unpunched, and uncashed with a manuscript endorsement on the reverse..... More
Camptonville, California: 1883. Unbound. This three-page letter is complete with its mailing envelope. The envelope is franked with a green, 3-cent Washington stamp (Scott A46) and bears a large, circular Camptonville postmark. Both are in nice shape. Transcript included. In this letter, W. M. thanks his Oakland friend..... More
Bridgewater, New Hampshire: 1846. Unbound. This partially printed document summarizes the vote taken “at a legal town meeting . . . at Bridgewater in the county of Grafton on Tuesday, march tenth, in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and forty-six . . . for one person to represent..... More
Portland, Maine: N. A. Foster, Printer, 1849. Unbound. This broadside measures approximately 7” x 11.25”. Clean with light wear and faint tape stains from mounting. In this broadside, “The Hutchinson family, Judson, Abby, John and Asa Respectfully announce to the citizens of Portland and vicinity, that they will..... More
New York: McLoughlin Bros, circa 1875. Box. This set contains two puzzles (each with all their pieces) and the box. The box measures approximately 8.75” by 10.5”. Each puzzle measures about 9” x 10.5”. One puzzle depicts an African-American cakewalk dancer in drag with bonnet, cape, and parasol. The other..... More
Plaza, North Dakota: 1912. Unbound. The card is signed, “Frank. Plaza, N. D.” It is franked with a 1-cent green Franklin stamp (Scott A138), which has been canceled with an unusual “Minot & Bismarck / N.D.” postmark with the word “South” centered under the year, “1912”. The card has some..... More
New York: New York: Jos. W. Stern and M. Witmark respectively, 1919. Unbound. Both pieces of sheet music measure 9.25” x 12.25”. Four pages each including the covers. The cover of Mirandy features a large portrait half-tone photo of Jim Europe in uniform and a smaller cameo of Noble Sissel..... More
Georgia, Pennsylvania, and South Carolina: 1845–1858. Envelope or Cover. These fourteen letters (mostly stampless folded letters but some in envelopes with 3-cent stamps, Scott Types A10 or A21) were written by or to the Miller-Furman family over 14 years in the mid-19th century. Postmarks include Georgia (Augusta, Milledgeville, and Scottsborough)..... More
Forsyth County, Georgia: 1848. Unbound. In this one-page document, bondsmen pledge $100 as a guarantee that: “Adam Campbell shall personally appear before the Superior Court when held for said County on the fourth Monday in August next then and there to answer . . . for and concerning the offence..... More
Lancaster, Pennsylvania to Rockingham, Virginia: 1889. Unbound. This two-page letter, dated 19 November 1889, is in nice shape with mailing folds. A transcript will be provided. In this letter the Police Chief of Lancaster, Pennsylvania notifies a Rockingham County, Virginia to be on the look-out for two horse..... More
[Washington, DC]: United States Office of War Information, [1942]. Pamphlet. This 10” x 13” pamphlet contains 72 unnumbered pages encouraging African-Americans to support the U.S. effort in World War Two. Complete, but as usually found, it is quite worn as it was printed on cheap acidic paper. There is extensive..... More
Cedarville, Ohio: circa 1915. One photograph, measuring 9.75” x 7.75”, shows an entire finely-dressed blackface minstrel company posed on an ornately curtained stage. A second photograph, approximately 7” x 5”, shows eight members of the company posed on the same stage carrying a drum, sabers, and pennants for Cedarville, Slippery..... More
Omaha: Beacon Press, 1919. Wraps. This oblong, saddle-stapled, softcover photo-booklet measures 7.5” x 5.25” and is “Copiously illustrated.” It contains 26 pages of text and 14 images of the riot, its victim, and some of the perpetrators. The binding is sound; cover and several leaves have some edgewear and short..... More
Champaign-Urbanna and Chicago, Illinois: 1970s-1980s. Unbound. There are six programs and flyers of varying sizes. All in nice shape, one with pencil notes. "Porgy and Bess." Starring legendary bass-baritone William Warfield and Bernice Fraction. Presented at the Festival Theatre by the University of Illinois School of Music and Krannert..... More
