Eau Claire, Wisconsin: 1910. Unbound. This four-panel illustrated advertising folder for wooden boats was printed in orange and black. It was sent by the Dunphy Boat Manufacturing Company in Eau Claire, Wisconsin to potential customer within the same city. It is franked with a one-cent green Franklin stamp (Scott #331)..... More
Shanghai, China: 1936. Envelope or Cover. This one-page illustrated Christmas Greetings letter is datelined “Regimental Hospital / 4th Marines. Shanghai, / 29 November 1936.” It was sent by Chief Pharmacist’s Mate J. N. Lawrence to Richard McP[herren] Cabeen in Chicago. It contains one page of typed text on stationery from..... More
Racine, Wisconsin: 1900. Envelope or Cover. This advertising packet for “The Dr. Shoop Family Medicine Co.” of Racine, Wisconsin includes a cover letter, unused mailing list form, a “Premium List” pamphlet showing possible rewards, a Premium order blank, and the original mailing envelope. The envelope was sent to the Postmaster..... More
Clebeland, Ohio: 1899. This registered letter from the Ustredni Vybor Sesterska Podporujici Jednota (Central Committee of Sisterhood Benevolent Union) was sent to a Czech immigrant in Racine, Wisconsin from Cleveland, Ohio on December 6, 1899. The letter and its accompanying mailing envelope bear the Sisterhood’s logo, a flying dove carrying..... 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
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
Detroit, Michigan: 1891. Envelope or Cover. This lot consists of an attractive illustrated advertising envelope featuring a large illustration of the ornate building that housed the Detroit International Fair and Exposition. The cover notes that the exposition “Opens Aug. 25th / Closes Sept. 4th 1891.” It is addressed to a...... More
Oxford, Maryland: 1885. Unbound. This four-page, partially printed handbill, measuring 5½” x 8¼”, offering board-free enrollment as a “Special Cadet” at the Maryland Military and Naval Academy is datelined “Oxford, Md. Dec 26 1885. The name field is blank. A large patriotic illustration titled “The Maryland Military & Naval Academy..... More
Sheffield, England: 1875. Unbound. This illustrated partially-printed invoice on thin paper measures approximately 10” x 15.5” unfolded. It was prepared by William Jessop & Sons, Steel Manufactures of Sheffield, England for crucible steel sold to J. C. Hand & Company in Philadelphia. The document is dated February 7, 1875. It..... 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
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: 1861. Unbound. This unused patriotic propaganda envelope is known as “the Snake of South Carolina.” It was produced and sold by Harbach & Bro. of Philadelphia early in 1861. The design is printed in five colors: red, blue, brown, green, and purple. It features a bald..... 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
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: 1847. Unbound. This four-page folded letter contains a two-page printed circular with a blue Sons of Temperance seal and a one-page manuscript letter. The circular is signed in print by Philip L. White and Fred. A. Fickhardt and datelined “Philadelphia, November 16, 1847”, The letter is datelined “Phila..... More
San Francisco: 1859. Unbound. Both Blair and James had been free-soil Democrats who were instrumental in both forming the new Republican Party in 1856 and securing John C. Fremont to run for President on its ticket. Although, Fremont was not one of the major candidates to represent the Republicans in..... More
Western Pacific: 1944-1946. Handmade Album. This 54-page handmade scrapbook measures approximately 9” x 12” and was assembled by T/4 (Technician 4th Grade) Fred B. Metcalf using rattan twine and manila file folders probably obtained from a unit office. It documents the deployment of the 1889th Engineer Aviation Battalion (Colored) to..... More
{Boston, Massachusetts]: 1887. Unbound. This ‘stock certificate’ is printed on card stock that measures approximately 5¾“ x 3½“. It is in nice shape with a little discoloration in the lower left corner. The front of the card notes that “This Certifies that / Mrs Jennie M. Butler /..... More
