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 pamphlet..... More about Lone Star Harry: American Representative Scout
Rome, New York: Office of the New York State Map and Atlas Survey, 1861. Unbound. This envelope features a map of New York along with surveying and drafting tools and instruments. It is franked with a 3-cent stamp (Scott #65) and bears a double-circle Rome, NY postmark dated December 16... More about Illustrated envelope, with enclosure, promoting the New York State Map and Atlas Survey
Marietta, Ohio: 1892. Envelope or Cover. This advertising envelope features an illustration of ascending hot air balloon and a text that reads, “Billy F. Travise’s * Souvenir Minstrels * Season ’92. & ’93. Touring Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky.” The reverse notes that for the next season, the show will be..... More about Illustrated advertising envelope promoting Billy F. Travise’s Souvenir Minstrels
Boston: The G. A. Shuler Photographic Company, circa 1900. Unbound. Bifolium broadsheet. Approximately 15.5” x 19” unfolded. Minor wear: tiny tear on the rear leaf and rubbing along a horizontal storage fold. This attractive large broadsheet catalog features a two-page display of 58 different buttons, pins, cufflinks, chatelains (sic), stick-pins... More about Photographic Jewelry Broadsheet Catalog (Catalog No. 10
Clay Center, Kansas: 1898. Envelope or Cover. The envelope features an illustration of a man hanging by his feet from a parachute attached to an ascending hot air balloon. It is addressed to “Secy of Fair. McPherson, Kansas.” The letterhead contains illustrations of “The Balloon Ascending, Leaving the Balloon, Parachute..... More about Illustrated advertising envelope and letter promoting “Professor” Edward Rush’s balloon...
Shawnee, Oklahoma: 1963. Unbound. This novelty dollar bill is approximately 7.5” x 3” and features a portrait of Cooper on the reverse along with the state seal of Oklahoma and an image of the earth overprinted with “22” and 22 orbital circles. The reverse has two circular images, one of... More about Novelty dollar bill commemorating the Mercury space flight of Leroy Gordon Cooper, one of the...
New England (based on some of the products showing in the images): Circa 1915. Album. This 10.5” x 7” album contains approximately 135 photographs (ranging in size from .5” x .75” to 4,25” to 3.25”). Some in corner mounts and some glued. The pages and photos are in nice shape;... More about Photograph album including 20 images of a drug store
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...
Reading, PA: City of Reading, 1908. Envelope. Ornate advertising cover promoting Reading, Pennsylvania, features the city seal, a muscular worker, mechanical products, factories, railroad trains, etc. Franked with Scott #301, postmarked at Reading, and addressed to Ithaca, New York. More about Advertising Envelope for the City of Reading, Pennsylvania
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
Kansas City, Missouri: Baker & Lockwood Manufacturing Company, 1903. Envelope. An all-over advertising cover (envelope) for the Baker & Lockwood Manufacturing Company. Printed in green. Illustration features a large party tent. Franked with Scott #301 and postmrked with a Barry Postal Supply company machine cancellation dated 26 December 1903. Light... More about Baker & Lockwood Tent Advertising Envelope
Wilmington, Delaware: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, 1944. Envelope. Multicolor advertising cover features a quail on the front cover and an all-over chart with standard shotgun loads for hunting and trapshooting on the reverse. The cover is franked with Scott #905, postmarked at Watseka, Illinois, and addressed... More about DuPont Gunpowder Advertising Envelope
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
Portland, Oregon: Lewis & Clark Exposition Company, 1905. Envelope. Multicolor advertising cover for the exposition features America with her arms resting on the shoulders of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark as all three gaze at a Pacific Ocean sunset. This cover is franked with Scott #319 and postmarked at Colfax... More about Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition 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
Buffalo, New York: Niagra Envelope Manufacturing Co., 1902. Envelope. Multi-color Pan American Exposition cover (envelope) addressed to Hermannstadt, Transylvania, Austria-Hungary (Nagyszeben in Hungarian, and today Sibiu in Romania). Nagy Szeben backstamp on reverse. Manuscript annotations in German and Hungarian. Franked with Scott #279 and a pair of Scott #279B; indistinct... More about Pan American Exposition Cover
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
New York: Foster-Hilson Company, 1892. Envelope. Blue-green cover features a blue-green advertising collar that surrounds the postage stamp and all-over text advertising on the reverse. The cover is franked with Scott #220, postmarked at New York, and addressed to Lancaster, Pennsylvania. More about Reliance Cigar Factory 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
Newark, New Jersey: The Whitehead & Hoag Company, 1893. Envelope. The cover (envelope) features illustrations of several ribbons. Franked with a blue 1-cent Franklin stamp (Scott #219 and cancelled with a New York machine postmark dated May 6, 1893. Whitehead & Hoag was founded in 1892 and before the end... More about Whitehead & Hoag Badges, Flags, and Banners 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
Boston: Jordan Marsh & Co., 1882. Printed Wrapper. 4to Complete with 32 pages. Full-page cover illustration of Santa Claus climbing through a window. Product illustrations throughout. Clean pages; first four leaves have some light edge-wear. Light soiling and edge-wear to the cover. No doubt this is one of the earliest... More about Holiday Catalogue: Compliments of Jordan, Marsh & Co. with a Hearty Welcome and a Merry...
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
St. Louis: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1904. Staplebound wraps. The illustrated advertising envelope features an image of the cover of The Woman’s Magazine and a rectangular promotion for the St. Louis World’s Fair. It is franked with a 1-cent green Franklin stamp (Scott #300) and postmarked with a “World’s Fair..... More about Advertising Booklet and Illustrated Envelope for The Woman’s Magazine and the Louisiana...
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
