St. Louis: 1886. Unbound. This letter from the Electric Aurophone Company is dated November 20th, 1886. It was sent from the company headquarters on the St. Louis riverfront to a merchant in Mount Carmel, Illinois. The letter is in nice shape with some light soiling. The electric Aurophone was a...... More
Paris: Chez G Boun, 1585. Unbound. This leaf (M.XXXI-M.XXXII) measures approximately 8.25” x 12.5” and came from the 1585 printing of Les Oeuvres d’Ambroise . . . Des Monstres. The images are strong. The leaf has some minor soiling and edge-wear. The two images on this leaf show (roughly translated..... More
Paris: Chez G Boun, 1585. Unbound. This leaf (M.CXCI-M.CXCII) measures approximately 8.25” x 12.5” and came from the 1585 printing of Les Oeuvres d’Ambroise . . . Aphorismes. The images are strong. The leaf has some minor soiling and edge-wear. Aelius Galenus or Claudius Galenus, sometimes known as Galen of..... More
Paris: Chez G Boun, 1585. Unbound. This leaf (VIII.CIX-VIII.CX) measures approximately 8.25” x 12.5” and came from the 1585 printing of Les Oeuvres d’Ambroise . . . Des Venins. The images are strong. The leaf has some minor soiling and edge-wear. The upper right corner of the leaf is missing..... More
Paris: Chez G Boun, 1585. Unbound. This leaf (M.XXIII-M.XXIIII) measures approximately 8.25” x 12.5” and came from the 1585 printing of Les Oeuvres d’Ambroise . . . Des Monstres. The images are strong. The leaf has some minor soiling and edge-wear. The four images on this leaf show (roughly translated..... More
Paris: Chez G Boun, 1585. This leaf (M.XXV-M.XXVI) measures approximately 8.25” x 12.5” and came from the 1585 printing of Les Oeuvres d’Ambroise . . . Des Monstres. The images are strong. The leaf has some minor soiling and edge-wear. The four images on this leaf show (roughly translated from..... More
Paris: Chez G Boun, 1585. Unbound. This leaf (M.XXI-M.XXII) measures approximately 8.25” x 12.5” and came from the 1585 printing of Les Oeuvres d’Ambroise . . . Des Monstres. The images are strong. The leaf has some minor soiling and edge-wear. The three images on this leaf show (roughly translated..... More
Davids Island, Long Island, New York: De Camp General Hospital, August, 1863. Envelope or Cover. This three-page letter was sent from a wardmaster at De Camp General Hospital on Long Island to a wardmaster at the U.S. General Hospital at Fort Schuyler, New York. It is enclosed in an envelope..... More
Bridgeport, Connecticut: Bridgeport Hospital, 1890. Envelope or Cover. This one-page letter, dated Jun 12 1890, is written on illustrated stationery that features an image of Bridgeport Hospital. P. T. Barnum’s name stands at the top the list of hospital officers as the institution’s “President”. Crosby is identified as the institution’s..... More
Sent from Meriden, Connecticut to Boston, Massachusetts: docketed November, 1856. Envelope or Cover. This two-page, bi-fold handbill circular measures 7.5” x 9.75” and promotes the opening of the Mortorpathic Water Cure and College of Health. It was folded and mailed from Meriden, Connecticut to Boston Massachusetts in November of 1856..... More
St. Louis: Paris Medicine Co., 1916. Envelope or Cover. Invoice from the Paris Medicine Company with its accompanying advertising cover featuring a multicolor trompe l'oeil illustration of a happy baby who has pushed its head through the front of the envelope. The envelope is franked with a carmine 2c stamp..... More
Juneau, Alaska and Portland, Oregon: 1948. Unbound. Two-page typed letter, unsigned. The letter is datelined, “Morningside, Hospital. / Montaville, Station. / Portland, Oregon. / Sept, 23, 1948,” and is in nice shape. Eino Mack was the son of a Finnish emigrant who worked for the Alaska-Juneau Gold Mining Company..... More
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
Pittsfield, Massachusetts: 1840. Unbound. This four-page folded letter measures 16” x 10” unfolded. It was sent to Reverend Thomas H. Gallaudet in Hartford, Connecticut by Horatio Brinsmade in Pittsfield Massachusetts. The letter is dated January 8, 1840. It bears a 10-cent blue manuscript rate mark in the upper right corner..... More
Mont Alto, Pennsylvania: Mont Alto State Sanitorium, 1910. Envelope or Cover. This postcard is franked with a one-cent green Franklin stamp (Scott #331), which has been canceled with a duplex “Mont Alto / PA” postmark. It bears an exceptionally nice, bold “DISINFECTED.” magenta handstamp (Sandrick Type 1) under the address..... More
Marietta, Pennsylvania: 1861-1880. Wraps. The cover of this 53-page handbound manuscript ledger measures approximately 5.25” x 8” although individual leaves vary in size between 3.75” x 6.25” and 4.5” x 7.5”. Entries are recorded legibly in pencil, and the pages are in nice shape. The binding is sound; however, the..... More
Various locations: [circa 1895 – 1925]. This archive consists of four medical school tests, eight letters, and one handbill advertising the sale of Grace’s mansion. All in nice shape, however, worn mailing envelopes accompany three of the letters. Grace was the daughter of Abraham Hillard Frances, a prosperous..... More
Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Washington, DC: American Red Cross, 1917-1918. Various. This archive consists of one American Red Cross membership card, two American Red Cross donation receipts, four official letters discussing American Red Cross certification on official American Red Cross letterhead (three with their postally use mailing envelopes), one postcard discussing..... More
Basel: Heinrich Petri, 1578. Disbound. This disbound leaf from Munsters "Cosmographia" measures 8" x 13.5". it contains two woodcuts, one showing the Monster of Krakow and the other the Lithuanian coat of arms. The leaf is in nice shape with some marginal toning. The Monster of Krakow was a horribly..... More
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
Various locations: mostly 1865. Nine letters written to Stephen H. Gregory, a member of D Company, 39th New York Volunteer Infantry. Eight were written during April and May of 1865 while Gregory was recovering from wounds at the Homewood Hospital in Washington D. C. The ninth letter is pre-war. Two..... More
Durham, North Carolina: circa 1878. Envelope or Cover. This quack medicine advertising grouping consists of a one-page promotional handbill, an 8-page accordion-fold pamphlet, and an illustrated advertising envelope for “Barham’s Infallible Pile Cure.” The envelope is franked with a cork-canceled 1-cent gray blue stamp (Scott #156) with no town markings..... More
