Sandy Hill, New York: J. K. Sanborn, 1868. Envelope or Cover. This advertising packet consists of two four-page brochures illustrated advertising sawmill equipment enclosed in an illustrated advertising cover. It was sent from J. K. Sanborn, a sales agent in Sandy Hill, New York to Milo J Moore in Sherburne..... 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
St. Louis, Missouri: Heydt Bakery, 1916. Envelope or Cover. An advertising envelope featuring logos of the various breads sold by the Heydt Bakery, which was a branch of the American Bakery Company. It is franked with a two-cent red Washington stamp (Scott #463) postmarked with a 1916 machine cancelation. Enclosed..... More
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: 1837. Unbound. One-page letter, dated “April 22st 1837” from a Philadelphia mechanic describing stove foundry he and thirteen other workers had just started in within the city that earned the ire of local “cappitalists.” No mailing envelope, letter only. A transcript will be provided. In this..... 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
Baltimore, Maryland: [circa 1869]. Envelope or Cover. This four-page advertising circular measures 8.5” x 11”. It was sent from P. Zell & Sons in Baltimore to William R. Rhea in 3 Springs, Virginia. The circular is undated, but no in-text testimonials are dated past 1868. Overall, the circular is in..... More
Boston: Stewart Gold Mining Company of Colorado, May 28, 1864. Envelope or Cover. This one-page shareholder list measures approximately 5” x 8”. It was printed on 28 May 1864 and mailed three-days later to the “Assessors of Bridgewater, Massachusetts.” It is franked with a 2-cent black Jackson stamp (Scott #73)..... More
New York: House of Anthony, Parker & Co. of New Castle upon Tyne, 1855. Envelope or Cover. This two-page bifold circular measures 8” x 10”. It was printed on 13 March 1855 and subsequently mailed from the coal company’s agent in New York to the Boston Gas Light Company. It..... More
Island of St. Helena: November 1853. Envelope or Cover. This stamped, folded broadside, printed in St. Helena for a prominent “shipping agent” in November of 1853, measures approximately 8” x 10”. It was transported in bulk on an unnamed ship from St. Helena to an associate of the agent in..... More
Retsoff, New York to Springboro, Pennsylvania: 1888. Envelope or Cover. This grouping contains a March 10th, 1888, bill of lading from the Western New York & Pennsylvania Railroad Company, a shipping notice from Foster & Brown, agents of the “Retsof Mining Co., Miners and Shippers of Salt,” and the two-cent..... More
Camden, Maine to Vernon, Vermont: March 20, 1862. Envelope or Cover. Telegraph message on Vermont & Boston Telegraph Company letterhead enclosed in an illustrated Vermont & Boston Telegraph Company envelope that features an American eagle posing in front of a pair of cherubim or putti spinning the earth as bolts..... More
Providence, Rhode Island: Providence Tool Company Armory, 1860-1863. Unbound. This archive contains over 300 records documenting business conducted by the Providence Tool Company Armory between the years 1860-1863 including both manuscript (the majority) and partially-printed purchase orders, bills, letters inventory lists, sales records, and other documents. The documents are sorted..... More
Charleston, South Carolina: A. C. Tuxbury Lumber Company, circa 1905. Unbound. This lot has 18 card-mounted albumin photographs detailing operations of the Tuxbury Lumber Company in Charleston, South Carolina. Ten images, measuring approximately 4.5” x 3.5” are mounted on dark grey cards measuring about 6.5” x 5.5”. Eight images, measuring..... More
San Francisco, California to Liverpool, England: April 23, 1869. Envelope or Cover. This one-page folded letter is franked with a 12-cent black Washington stamp embossed with an E-grill for postal security (Scott # 90). The stamp is canceled by a fancy radial cork handstamp. It bears a magenta San Francisco..... More
Unidentified printer, 1832. Unbound. This broadsheet measures approximately 11" x 17.25. Printed on both sides. Light foxing and stains. Edges worn. Chip at lower right corner does not affect any text. One small thin (half the size of a dime) that affects three or four words of the text. Docketing..... More
New York: 1857. Envelope or Cover. This invoice was sent by Joseph Greenleaf, the Treasurer of Sailors’ Snug Harbor on Staten Island to Caleb Swan at 126 Ninth Street. It is dated 28 October 1857 and bills Swan $100 for “Six Months Ground Rent”. It bears a somewhat blurred Boyd’s..... More
Baltimore: 1833. Envelope or Cover. This one-page folded letter was written on March 20, 1833 and privately carried to the New York forwarding agents DeRham, Islen, and Moore who placed it aboard the Old Line’s packet ship, Henri IV. (The envelope bears ab oval “De Rham Iseling & Moore” forwarding..... More
New York to Cognac, France: 1836. Envelope or Cover. This two-page folded letter was written on December 31, 1836 and sent to Cognac, France via the Havre-Whitlock Line’s packet ship Albany. It arrived at Le Havre on February 1, 1827 where a “Bureau Maritime” receipt stamp was applied along with..... More
