Pennsylvania: 1799. Leather bound. This handmade 18th century Jesuit-related prayer book is a work of Fraktur art, a folk-art tradition created by Pennsylvania Germans using ink and watercolor on paper. The style is characterized by bright primary watercolor washes (reds, greens, blues), stylized floral motifs (such as tulips and rosettes)..... More
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Cincinnati, Ohio: The Dollar Weekly Times, 1854. Unbound. This two-page broadsheet promoting the American Party was printed in 1854 by The Dollar Weekly Times, the party’s newspaper headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, promoting its anti-immigrant and anti-Catholic agenda. It is printed as a faux lettersheet and was sent to an unnamed..... More
Emmitsburg, Maryland: 1847. This stampless, folded letter, measuring 13.5” x 8.5”, is datelined St. Joseph’s Feb 21st, 1847. It bears a scarce double-ring Emmitsburg, Maryland postmark (see p. 143 of Vol 1, ASCC) and a Montreal receiving handstamp. It has two manuscript rate marks, for the U.S. “10” and for..... More
Charleston, South Carolina: 1844. Envelope or Cover. This stampless, folded letter, measuring 16” x 9.75” unfolded, was sent by Ignatius A. Reynolds from Charleston, South Carolina to the President of the Association for the Propagation of the Faith in Lyons, France. It is dated April 3, 1844, just two weeks..... More
Philadelphia: 1853. Envelope or Cover. This stampless folded letter is written on bifold stationery that measures 15.5” x 10” unfolded. It is datelined “Philadelphia 4th Nove. 1853” and was sent by Sunrow Paey (sp?) to the Reverend Patrick Reilly, the founder and headmaster of St. Mary’s College in Wilmington, Delaware..... More
