1917. Album. This large album measures 12” x 9.5” and contains well over 250 glued-in photographs, most measuring about 4” x 2.5”. The photographs are captioned in white ink on 46 of the albums 48 pages. Ten additional photographs are laid-in including a 10” x 8” official group..... More

Marne River and the Argonne Forest: 1918. Unbound. An amazing first-hand account by one soldier of heroism and bloody hand-to-hand fighting at the Marne River and in the Argonne Forest, two battles that turned the course of World War One. This grouping consists of two combat letters, a French Croix..... More

New York: For D.T. Valentine’s Manual for 1861 by Geo Haywood, 1861. Disbound. The hand-colored, lithographed map image measures 22” x 16.5” and has a 7/8” margin at top, a 5/8” margin on the right and bottom, and a 1/8” margin along most of the left edge where it had..... More

Philadelphia to Carlisle, Pennsylvania: 1779. Unbound. This two-page letter, datelined Philad’a 15th Feb’y 1779, was sent by Colonel Ephraim Blaine, the Commissary-General for the Middle District of the Continental Army, to Colonel John Davis, the Deputy Quartermaster General for Army’s Western District who was located at Carlisle, Pennsylvania. In..... More

Prisoner of War Enclosure Number 1, St. Pierre des Corps, France via APO 717]. Undated but circa 1918-1919. Envelope or Cover. This partially-printed legal-size envelope from Remki was sent from Prisoner of War Enclosure Number 1 (PWE #1) at St. Pierre des Corps, France which was controlled by the A.E.F.’s..... More

Most from Nevada mining towns: Most from 1900-1910. Collection of forty-eight western tokens plus other exonumia composed mostly of merchant "good for" tokens, several Pony Express commemorative ‘so-called-dollars’, a tool-check, and a ‘dog house’ license. These were issued at various locales, mostly in Nevada with a couple from California. The..... More

Washington, DC: 1886. Envelope or Cover. This one-page letter to G. S. Faucher Esq. of West Winstead, Connecticut is written on letterhead that reads “United States National Museum / Under Direction Of / The Smithsonian Institution.” It is dated October 28, 1886 and signed by G. Brown Goode as the..... More

Atlantic Gulch, Wyoming: 1872. This manuscript letter measures 5”x8”. It is in nice shape but was laid-down years ago on a period marbled bookboard. There is no mailing envelope since it was given in person by a father to his ten-year-old son along with “½ gr of native gold taken..... More

Philadelphia: Carey & Hart, 1839. Unbound. Approximately 14” x 17.5” including the wide margins. Includes three inset maps of Pensacola, Tallahassee, and the St. Augustine Harbor, as well as “water route” distance tables for Pensacola and St. Augustine. Strong, clear image with attractive hand coloring. Very light soiling... 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 to New Troy, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. 1836. Envelope or Cover. This three-page stampless folded letter measures 15½” x 10” unfolded. It was sent by Isaac Koons of Philadelphia on April 14, 1836 to William Swetland in New Troy, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. The letter bears an octagonal red Philadelphia postmark..... More

Hilton Head, South Carolina. Envelope or Cover. This four-page letter, sent by Jacob Brown to his father, is written on rather scarce patriotic stationery featuring a strutting rooster in red and blue, titled “Game Cock of Uncle Sam 1776 1862”. It is datelined “Head-quarters Hilton Reg’t Co. B. 115th regt..... More

U.S.S. Independence at New York: 1843. Envelope or Cover. This three-page stampless folded letter, measuring 16.5” x 9.5”, is datelined “U. S. Ship Independence / New York, Nov. 21st. 1843.” It bears a manuscript “12½” rate mark (the cost to send a letter from 80 to 150 miles) and a...... More