Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Yachting Association, 1880. Envelope or Cover. The bi-fold, cardstock invitation is addressed to L. Lockwood Esquire of Sandusky. It includes a chart of the regatta course as well as the regatta rules and list of prizes. Also included are the cover letter and envelope used to forward... More about Invitation to participate in the Cleveland Yachting Association 1880 Inter-Lake Regatta

Apalachicola, Florida: 1843. This one-page letter is dated “Apalachicola Janry 15th 18,43”. It bears a circular, red “Apalachicola FTy” postmark with a bold red “25” rate stamp. It is in nice shape. A transcript will be provided. In this letter, Russell, the Captain of the lighter Ida replies..... More about Letter from a lighter captain at the port of Apalachicola to his ship’s owner in New York...

New York: Chas. Magnus, circa 1862-1863. Envelope or Cover. This colorful unused Civil War patriotic cover is titled “Maj. Gen. Peck’s Headquarters at Suffolk, Va. 1. And the 11th Pennsylvania Cavalry Camp (Col Spears.) There are two illustrations on this envelope. The lower illustration shows Peck’s headquarters complex. The upper..... More about Patriotic cover with a color illustration of "Maj. Gen. Peck’s Headquarters at Suffolk,...

Detroit: John C. Goodrich, circa 1895. Envelope or Cover. This advertising cover incorporates nine small drawings: five of the toy top and four of Palmer Cox’s Brownies playing with the toy top. The envelope is franked with a one-cent blue Franklin stamp (Scott Type A87) that is tied to the..... More about All-over illustrated advertising cover for The Tornado Top and Whistle featuring Palmer Cox’s...

Scenery Hill, Pennsylvania: Dr. B. Clark, 1869. Unbound. This advertising packet for Dr. B. Clark’s Chronic Disease medicine includes a four-page advertising brochure (9” x 12”), a one-page manuscript instruction (8” x 10”) for preparing the “medicine,” a small printed prescription guide (3” x 3.5”), an apparently autographed advertisement for..... More about Quack medicine advertising packet for Dr. Clark, Professor of Anatomical Pathology, and his...

Duluth, Minnesota: Duluth Superior Milling Co, 1909. Unbound. The multi-color illustrated advertising cover (envelope) features a African-American baker, dressed in a spotless white suit with red tie, resting his right elbow on a sack of Duluth Flour while holding a sliced loaf of white bread in his left hand. The... More about Advertising envelope for Duluth Imperial Flour

Minneapolis, Minnesota: circa 1931. Unbound. This grouping consists of three items: 1) An autographed airmail cover franked with a red and blue 5-cent Beacon airmail stamp (Scott #C11) and a Minneapolis station number “2” barrel postmark date Jul 27. It is addressed to a St. Joseph, Missouri address... More about Small grouping of three items related to the famed American aviatrix Florence E. “Tree Tops”...

New York: :George P. Putnam, 1849. Unbound. Advertising envelope only; no booklet. Despite its appearance to the contrary, this envelope was an elaborate tromp l’oeil ploy by George Putnam to market Frances Sargent Osgood’s booklet lampooning scandals of the New York’s literary scene. The 12½¢ stamp and the..... More about ONE OF THE FIRST AND BEST SIMILITUDE ENVELOPES – USED AS AN ADVERTISING DUST JACKET FOR A...

Philadelphia: The Nixon & Zimmerman Enterprises, 1907. Envelope or Cover. This lot consists of three items: a booking letter on illustrated letterhead, its accompanying illustrated advertising cover, and a second, different illustrated advertising cover. In the booking letter, Nixon humorously confronts a theater manager regarding a disagreement over a booking... More about Small packet material relating to Tom Water’s piano-comedy, The Mayor of Laughland

San Francisco to Cette (today Sète), France: 1869. This three-page folded letter, in French, measures 16.5” x 10.5” unfolded. It is dated “Sn Francisco le 7 Yuillet 1869” and franked with a 15-cent black Lincoln stamp (Scott #77) canceled with a ‘fancy’ black circle-of-wedges. Three postmarks are on the front..... More about Letter from a French ship captain in San Francisco to a wine wholesaler in Southern France...

London to Boston: 1807. Envelope or Cover. This two-page stampless folded letter measures 14.5” x 9”. It is datelined “London 7th Jany. 1807" with a manuscript annotation, “per Enterprise via New York” in the lower left corner. There is “36” rate marking along with a circular postmark in red that..... More about Stampless folded letter sent from London to merchants in Boston with a handstamp advertising...

Kinderhook, New York to Boxford, Massachusetts: 1839. Unbound. The cover bears a scarce 31mm red circular Kinderhook post mark dated March 2 and a manuscript “18¾” postage rate showing the cost to send a letter between 150 and 400 miles. In nice shape with a 4” split to one mailing... More about Affectionate friendship letter from a rural New York woman to a dear childhood friend in eastern...

Cards. 16 different holiday cards, most approximately 5.25" x 3.5", each with a different scene created from cut pieces of postage stamps. Most of the stamps used in the art work came from the 1938 Presidential series, although a small number of other definitive, commemorative, back-of-the-book, and foreign stamps were... More about 1940s and Early 1950s Collection of Folk Art - Postage Stamp 'Mosaic Paintings'