United States, Italy, Korea, Vietnam: 1942-1973. Archive. Includes an early 1963-1964 Vietnam photograph album during the period President Kennedy began to increase in-country U.S. military presence. This archive consists of official paperwork, certificates, letters, and a photograph album that belonged to Lieutenant Colonel Carl L. Palmer. The photograph album..... More
Stalag IIB (Hammerstein, Germany): 17 June 1944. Unbound. This German Kriegsfangenenpost Postkarte (prisoner of war mail postcard) is addressed to Jodice’s girlfriend in Watertown, Massachusetts. It bears an indistinct German town postmark and purple handstamp from Stalag IIB. A U.S. censor’s handstamp that was applied before delivery is in the..... More
U.S. Army Rhodes General Convalescent Hospital at Utica, New York: 1945. This large 12" x 14" album contains 38 pages filled with text and photographs. Ten pages contain Bourgeois's densely filled, pencil-written memoir-journal describing in detail his combat and prisoner experience Europe during World War Two. Three pages contain military-related..... More
Alexandria, Virginia: 1862. Unbound. This two-page letter is datelined “Near Alexander va Nov 13th 1862.” It is complete with an inch of toning along the top edge. Short .5” splits starting at the ends of one mailing fold. A transcript will be included. Aldrich was a member of the..... More
Leeds: Published by Edwd Bianes (Edward Baines), Aug 5, 1816. Unbound. Approximately 16.5” x 10.25” including margins. A very nice folding map with a strong, clear image. Trimmed along the upper neatline. Lightly toned save for along the publisher’s fold where binding tab was glued to the reverse. There is..... More
Washington, DC: 1857. Envelope or Cover. This handbill advertisement measures approximately 8” x 10 and is printed on light blue paper. Its accompanying mailing envelope is addressed “To the Heirs of Mrs. Ruth Bullard.” The envelope is franked with a straddle copy of a one-cent blue Franklin stamp (Scott #24)..... More
November 6, 1775. Envelope or Cover. This two-page stampless folded letter measures 13” x 8” unfolded. It is datelined “Kent County, November 6th 1775”. It is annotated “p Post” and bears a “G Town” postmark as well as two faint manuscript marks: a Philadelphia “1/s” (one shilling) in the upper..... More
1944-1945. Envelope only, no letter. The envelope was addressed to Private First Class Walter Mikucki at the Osaka Yodogawa Bunsho POW Camp in Japan. It has a typed “Prisoner of War Postage Free” free frank in the upper right corner and has received a Chicago “War Savings machine postmark dated..... More
Ft. Bridger, Utah Territory: 1869. Envelope or Cover. Two letters, both sent at Brimfield, Massachusetts; one datelined “Fort Bridger, U.T. Jan. 30th 1869”, the other, ”Fort Bridger Mar 9th, 1869”. One is enclosed in an envelope franked with a 3-cent stamp (Scott #65) and bearing a faint circular fort postmark..... More
Tuscaloosa to Montgomery, Alabama: 29 Sep 1861. Envelope or Cover. This letter is datelined “’Camp Beauregard’ Sept. 29th 1861”. It is enclosed in a stampless envelope addressed to Miss Marie. L. Elmore at Montgomery in “Care of Col. Jno a. Elmore”. It bears a circular “Tuscaloosa / Oct 2 /..... More
Greenpoint (Brooklyn), New York: 1861. This 3-page letter and endorsement measure approximately 8” x 9”. It was apparently carried by courier between Rowland’s Continental Iron Works and the Providence Tool and Armory Company, which employed both Borden and Andrews, as there are no postal markings. The letter has two horizontal..... More
Austin, Texas: Fifth Military District, 1870. Three sets of manuscript orders related one of the first post-Civil War military actions taken to protect Texas settlers from escalating attacks by Native American tribes including the Comanche, Kickapoo, Kiowa and Apache. Each set of these orders is written on bifold stationery..... More
Camp near Kenston, North Carolina: 1863. Unbound. This three-page summary of the proceedings of a Confederate Army Court Martial is dated “28th July 1863.” The document is in nice shape. Transcript provided. Images in this listing not included. The proceedings document the trial of Isham Stone, a Private..... More
Siberia: Circa 1919. Album. Photograph album documenting the U.S. 31st Infantry Regiment's participation in the Allied Intervention in Siberia following World War I and the Russian Revolution. This album contains 127 photographs and 28 mostly real photo postcards (RPPC) created using various photographic and photomechanical processes including silver gelatin..... More
Various New England Locations: 1920s. Photograph Album. The album contains 58 vernacular b/w photographs, most measuring approximately 2.5" x 4.5". Most photographs are in nice shape and held to the page with corner mounts; a few have light corner creases. Album and pages have some minor wear. The highlight of..... More
West Point, New York: 1868. Unbound. These 34 albumin photographs are mounted on both sides of 17 heavy card leaves. Most measure 7.75” x 5.5”. All are captioned in the margin. They also are annotated W.P.M.A. 1868. The photographs are all in nice shape, as are most of the mounting..... More
Glendale, California: 1930s. Album. This 12" x 8" album contains over 115 original photographs (most 4.5" x 2.75") and real photo postcards. All of the images are glued to the pages. About 100 of the photos show training, racing, experimental, military, and commercial aircraft; the remainder show students and school..... More
Mostly Los Angeles County: 1918-1919. Album. This 72-page 9” x 8” album contains approximately 200 photographs ranging in size from 3” x 2” to 5” x 7”. The cover of the suede album features a photograph of a small sailboat. The glue-mounted photos are in nice shape; a few have..... More
Unlisted Publisher, 1861. Map. Map size - 7.75"x9". Leaf size - 9"x10.5". Clean with some folds; probably from a book. Very short closed tear at right margin; small piece of tape on reverse. Uncommon Civil War map showing the Battle of Port Royal. Publisher unknown, but probably contemporary. The Battle..... More
Various locations: mostly 1865. Nine letters written to Stephen H. Gregory, a member of D Company, 39th New York Volunteer Infantry. Eight were written during April and May of 1865 while Gregory was recovering from wounds at the Homewood Hospital in Washington D. C. The ninth letter is pre-war. Two..... More
Detroit, Michigan: August to October 1861. Envelope or Cover. Three of these five passes measure about 3¼” x 2”. All are printed on yellow cardstock. Two passes are generic and printed for “One soldier Co. ___ Reg’t”. The three other passes required a name to be filled in..... More
Primarily Ft Belvoir, Virginia: 1941-1942. Album. This 10” x 7” album is filled with over 90 b/w photographs, most measuring 5” x 4”.. The photographs are attached with corner mounts; almost all are captioned. Some of the ephemera is laid in. Mounts for three of the photos have been lost..... More
New York: Firth, Pond & Co, 1861. First Edition. Sheet Music. An uncommon piece of sheet music honoring Colonel E. E. Ellsworth that features his full-length portrait in the center of the front cover surrounded by eight detailed vignettes. From a privately bound home collection so with a rough left..... More
Edmeston, [New York]: 1 May and 27 September 1863. Unbound. Two letters: one two-page letter and one four-page letter. Both have mailing and storage folds. Clean and legible. Centerfold of one has a split mended with what appears to be archival repair tape. Both letters were written by Waterman..... More
Envelope or Cover. Three letters containing a total of 13 pages of text. All three are enclosed in 3” x 5.5” envelopes franked with 3-cent Washington stamps (Scott #65) that have been canceled with circular (two double-ring, on single-ring) Baltimore postmarks with target killers. Each bears a manuscript “Winona” annotation..... More
