Unlisted: Michael J. Myhal, 1973. Myhal, Michael. First Edition. Soft Cover. 4to. Limited edition (#198 of 500). Unpaginated, but approximately 75 pages. B/w illustrations and photos throughout. Sound binding. Clean with some minor edgewear. Doesn't appear to have ever been read. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. "How..... More
Philadelphia: 1832. Envelope or Cover. This one-page printed circular ,dated “Philadelphia, May 30th, 1832 was folded and sent by mail to the “Hon. P. Ellis” (Senator Powhattan Ellis of Mississippi) at “Washington City, D.C.” I bears a small, circular “PHIL 6 JUN” postmark in red and a black “FREE” handstamp..... More
New York: Badeau Lockwood & Company, 1865. Document. Folio. One page, partially-printed invoice for a large assortment of fireworks sold on 7 June 1865, less than one week after General Kirby Smith surrendered the last significant Confederate force.The invoice is in nice shape with legible handwriting. The invoice is from..... More
M.C.A.S. Goleta California to Armed Guard School, Gulfport, Mississippi: 1944. Unbound. This two page letter is written on U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Santa Barbara stationery is dated “Jan. 25 – 44.” It is enclosed in a free-franked, Marine Corps envelope and postmarked at Goleta, California on January 26, 1944..... More
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
Vicinity of Ilion, New York: circa 1910. Album. Photograph album documenting improvement projects along the Erie Canal during the construction of the New York State Barge Canal system This album measures approximately 7½ “ x 10 ½“ and contains over 65 photographs ranging in size from 3½“ x 2½”..... More
New York: Dick’s Pub. House, Circa 1893-1894. Wraps. Softcover pamphlet with 16 unnumbered pages. Pink cover features a wood engraving of Lone Star Harry. Toned pages, otherwise in very nice shape with a tiny chip to the lower fore-edge corner. Lone Star Harry’s given name is unrecorded, although the..... 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
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
Sierra Leone, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Illinois: 1888-1897. Album. This album measures 11½" x 9" with 36 pages containing 66 cabinet photographs in page-inserts. Most of the photographs have ink captions on either the front or back. The album is padded in red velvet and has a decorative metal clasp. Everything..... 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
. Stafford, Virginia to Buck Hall (Buckhall), Prince William County, Virginia: 1840. Envelope or Cover. This one-page, stampless folded letter measures approximately 13” x 8” unfolded. It is datelined, “Stafford Sept. 4 : 1840” and addressed to “Mrs. Mary A. Hoole / Buck Hall / Prince William / V.” It..... 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
Mostly Utah, Wyoming, and Montana: 1869 – 1920s. Various. The two highlights of this amazing lot are: Moore’s file copy of a single-spaced, five-page 1927 typed letter to the Commander of the National Indian War Veterans vividly detailing his combat experiences between 1869-1873 during the Indian Wars in Utah and..... More
New York: Pudney & Russell, 1860. First Edition. 1/4 leather. Approximately 5” x 7.5”. Complete with iii introductory pages including the half-title, tissue-protected frontispiece portrait of Sam Houston, and 100 text pages. Marbled paper covered boards with later half-cloth spine covering. Bright gilt lettering on spine. Very good condition. Sound..... More
Bilbao, Spain: 1831. Envelope or Cover. This three-page stampless, folded letter is datelined “Bilbao 5th Augt 1831.” Although it references an enclosed invoice, the invoice is no longer present. The letter was no doubt favor-carried to Le Havre in France as it bears a faint forwarding agent cachet on 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
Ship Burgundy to Middletown, Connecticut: August 14, 1837. Envelope or Cover. This two-page folded letter measures 16” x 10” unfolded. It bears a circular red New York “Ship” postmark dated August 16 and is in nice shape. The ship Burgundy regularly brought immigrants from Europe to the United States..... 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
Naples: 1810. Unbound. This two-page stampless folded letter measures approximately 14.5" x 10" unfolded. It was sent by Olphert Tittle in Naples to Olphert Tittle (his father) in Beverly, Massachusetts. The letter is dated "March 11th 1810," and its salutation begins "Honor'd Mother." It bears a weak red strike of..... 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
