New York: A. A. Vantine & Company, 1893. Envelope. This advertising envelope, made from sparkling Japanese paper, measures 3" x 5" when folded and 10" x 13" when unfolded. It is filled with multi-color images of Japan (Mount Fuji and seaside scenes), a wide variety of Asian merchandise sold by... More about Spectacular 1893 Illustrated Advertising Cover for A. A. Vantine & Company Promoting their...

St. Louis: 1936 (from the date of the advertisement's appearance in the newspaper). Unbound. The advertising proof shows a portrait photograph of Mr. August Siever and announces that he has left his position as the manager of the Geo. D. Fisher Optical Co. and is now associated with the Optical... More about A photograph of the interior of the Optical Service Company as well as the proof copy of an...

Easton, Pennsylvania: American Flag Manufacturing Company, 1908. Envelope. Illustrated advertising cover (envelope) for the American Flag Manufacturing Company of Easton, Pennsylvania. The illustration shows a multicolor U.S. flag behind Lady Liberty and a young boy surrounded by the slogan, "One Country, One Language, One Flag." Franked with Scott #300;, postmarked... More about American Flag Manufacturing Company Advertising Envelope

Coventry, England: Coventry Victor Motor Co., Ltd., 1922. Wrapper. Oblong 12vo. Unpaginated but 12 pages. Complete and clean. Sound binding. Full-page motorcycle illustrations accompany model descriptions for the Standard Touring Model, the Speial Sidecar Model, and the Brooklands Sporting Model. Two different sidecars are also illustrated and described. More about Coventry Victor Motorcycle Catalog for 1922

Binghamton, New York: G.M.T. Johnson, 1884. Envelope. Cartoon advertising cover for G.M.T. Johnson's Practical Poultry Keeping features chickens, peacocks, turkeys, ducks, geese, and other poultry marching around a large flag titled "Johnsons Poultry Book." All of the birds carry pennants, many bearing the initials, "JPB." Text from reviews of the..... More about Johnson's Poultry Book Advertising Envelope

Baltimore: The C. H. Pearson Packing Co., 1905. Envelope. Nice advertising cover for The C. H. Pearson Packing Company, located at the Chesapeake Warf in Baltimore. The cover (envelope) freatures an illustration of a woman holding a large oyster while standing upon a mound of fruits and vegetables in front... More about Oyster Packing Company Advertising Envelope

Hyco, Virginia: R. L. Ragland, 1893. Envelope. Illustrated advertising cover (envelope) from R. L. Ragland. The illustration depicts a tobacco plant in full bloom. Text reads, "R. L. Ragland / Tobacco-Seed Grower, / Hyco, Halifax Co, VA. / The Largest Stock of / Select Varieties / In the World to... More about Ragland Tobacco Advertising Envelope

Chicago: R. W. Tansill and Company, Circa 1890. Envelope. Nice advertising cover (envelope) for Punch Cigars with an illustration of the famous Punch head logo. Light wear. Franked with Scott #212. Indistinct Chicago handstamp cancellation. There is a short 1/4" closed tear at the top of the envelope. Tansill opened... More about Tansill's Punch Cigars Advertising Envelope

Winchester Repeating Arms Company, 1905. Envelope. Scarce illustrated advertising cover (envelope) for Winchester Repeating Rifles, Shot Guns, and Single shot Rifles. Illustration features a Mountain man with a Winchester lever-action rifle in the background. From a dealer, H. C. Pigott, in Philadelphia to The "American Ornithology" in Worcester Massachusetts. Franked... More about Winchester Repeating Rifles Advertising Envelope

Cleveland: The Peerless Motor Car Company, [1918]. Catalog. 10-panel folding brochure still stapled to its original protective card cover. Color title panel plus 4 color illustrations on the text panels; five panels of b/w photographs. The folding brochure is in excellent shape with almost no wear; the protective card cover... More about Peerless Model 56: The Two Power Range Eight (Automobile Sales Catalog

Pittsburgh: Joseph Horne and Co., 1894. Cord-bound. This souvenir advertising booklet is approximately 6.5” x 4.5”. Nine leaves plus cover; eight leaves of light cardstock; one of paper. Heavier card stock cover. Original gold binding cord is present. In excellent shape with only some light war and soiling. This advertising... More about Bits of Camp Life