Abbot Village, Maine: 1897. Envelope or Cover. This one-page letter was sent by The Buxton Rheumatic Cure Company of Abbot Village, Maine, to Messers Colby & Preble in Bingham, Maine. It is datelined “June 18th 1897” and enclosed in its original company mailing envelope. The envelope, which boldly proclaims “Rheumatism..... More
New York City: 1837. Envelope or Cover. This stampless, folded letter measures 15.5” x 9.5” unfolded. It sent by George Wood in New York City to his brother, Richard in Buffalo, on a partially-printed bifold billing form for Johnson’s Medico-Chirurgical Review, dated 11 June 1837. The form shows..... More
Milleville, Georgia: 1854. This one-page stampless folded letter is datelined “Clarksville, Habersham County, Georgia /July 10th, 1854.” It was sent by Jesse Sanford to Dr. John. R. Foster, postmaster, Millville, Cherokee County, Georgia. It bears a faint circular Clarksville postmark, dated July 12, and “Paid” handstamp in blue along with..... More
Richmond, Virginia: 1900. Envelope or Cover. This business envelope bears the printed return address of Valentine’s Meat-Juice Company of Richmond, Virgina. It was sent from Richmond to the Director of the Private Maternity Hospital of Berlin, Germany. It is franked with a 5-cent Grant stamp (Scott #281) that has been..... More
New York, Philadelphia, and Salem: 1835-1836. Envelope or Cover. This lot consists of three two-page shipping bills/letter received by Seth Low & Company in New York. One, from Abraham Kintzing III in Philadelphia, measuring 16” x 19.5”. The letter and bill show two different dates, 16 and 19..... More
Unknown: Circa 1900. Unbound. This two-page, manuscript tribute to missionary nursing is titled, “The Nurse in the Foreign Field.” It bears no author’s name or date of writing. However, from its content, paper, penmanship, and what is recorded about the history of missionary nursing, it was probably written around 1900..... More
