[Washington, DC]: United States Office of War Information, [1942]. Pamphlet. This 10” x 13” pamphlet contains 72 unnumbered pages encouraging African-Americans to support the U.S. effort in World War Two. Complete, but as usually found, it is quite worn as it was printed on cheap acidic paper. There is extensive..... More
New York: C. Magnus, [1865]. Envelope or Cover. Large octagonal die-cut sheet that measures about 10¾” x 10¾” when opened. Printed on both sides with 14 birds-eye views of American cities, accompanied by one view of a building from each (Albany, Boston, Buffalo, Chicago, Cincinnati, Detroit, Louisville, Milwaukee, New York..... More
Primarily Washington, DC: mostly circa 1949. Loose-leaf binder. The archive is contained in an 11”x11.75”x3” Kempco file box. Its principal component is a two-volume, unpublished manuscript in two binders, each measuring 9”x11”. Together they contain approximately 100 pages of manuscript text, eight pages of hand-colored charts, one card..... More
Unbound. This collection 746 different cigar band is contained in 47 acid-free philatelic stock book pages held in a three-ring binder. The collection was transferred from a 1960ish “magnetic” photograph album. (The bands were not damaged by the magnetic album.) The bands are arranged in the same order—mostly alphabetically—as they..... More
Cards. 16 different holiday cards, most approximately 5.25" x 3.5", each with a different scene created from cut pieces of postage stamps. Most of the stamps used in the art work came from the 1938 Presidential series, although a small number of other definitive, commemorative, back-of-the-book, and foreign stamps were..... More
St. Louis: 1904. Card. This lot consists of a 3.5” x 5” b/w advertising card and a multi-color stereoview for Roltair’s Creation. Both are in nice shape; the card has some minor decoration at the margins. Creation was one of the most popular and profitable attractions at the St. Louis..... More
Washington, D.C. 1944. Unbound. A small collection of J. Edgar Hoover autographed typed letters and other documents relating to the employment of a clerk-typist at the FBI in 1944-1945. The collection includes: Two typewritten letters to the applicant, both signed by Hoover in ink, A file copy of a memorandum..... More
1865. Advertisement. Advertisement for John Taylor's Sons' Albany Cream Ale brewed in Albany, New York. The ad is from an 1865 New England business directory and measures approximately 5.5" x 9". It features a wood engraving of the John Taylor Brewery complex in Albany. The text notes that the brewery..... More
Maryland and Pennsylvania: 1959, 1960, 1968. Spiral bound wraps. Three 8” x 11” standard-size spiral notebooks containing approximately 425 pages, almost all filled with detailed pencil sketches of construction sites. Photographs and clippings from magazines and newspapers are both laid in and attached to about ten pages. Among the many..... More
[Reading, Pennsylvania]: 1922-1929. Faux leather. This 5” x 7.5” notebook contains 120 pages chock full of manuscript production tables, sizing information, test results, assorted notes, clothing labels, elastic samples, receipts, correspondence, certifications and more. A six-page pamphlet extract with information about an automatic sewing machine is laid in. All of..... More
Boston: L. Prang and Company, [1868]. Unbound. This is a complete set of 12 album cards. Each measures 2.5” x 4”. All are in nice shape with light soiling at the corners. In the company’s product list published in the April, 1869 issue of Prang’s Chromo, the set is titled..... 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
United States, Italy, Korea, Vietnam: 1942-1973. Archive. This archive consists of official paperwork, certificates, letters, and a photograph album that belonged to Lieutenant Colonel Carl L. Palmer. The photograph album contains over 50 corner-mounted photographs ranging in size from 3.5” x 5” to 8” x 10”. About 25 additional photographs..... More
New York for the Lynchburg, Virginia branch: 1878. Unbound. This Freedman’s bank check was made payable to George Burch for “Twenty-seven Cents” and signed by two of the company’s commissioners, Robert Purvis and John A. J Creswell. It is uncanceled, unpunched, and uncashed with a manuscript endorsement on the reverse..... More
[Schaefferstown, Pennsylvania]: circa 1840. Unbound. The Rewards of Merit vary in size: two measure approximately 3.25” x 5.5”, two 4” x 2”, one 4” x 3”, and one 6.5” x 3”. None are dated, however two were printed by Geo. P. Daniels of Providence, Rhode Island, who was in business..... More
Various locations: Various publishers, 1940s and 1950s. Wraps. All complete. Each approximately 2.5” x 4”. From an Arnold, Missouri estate. Titles include: V. Fuzzynuts Presents Barney Google in Horse Flesh, Count Screwloose in Decoyed, Rub Matocas Presents Etta Kett in Endorsed, Peter B. Everhard Presents Moon Mullins in Help, Phelta..... More
Various railroads: 1902-1920. Card. Although railroad passes could be purchased, most were given out to railroad executives, employees, family members and special guests. Generally they were partially printed on thick colored card stock paper with the name of the holder, the date of issue, and special instructions or limitations added..... More
West Point, New York: 1929-1930. Unbound. Each of these 34 partially printed demerit slips measures 5.5” x 4.25”. Most are completed in pencil; two are typed and a red colored pencil was used for one. One has a “Late Slip” attached. All were issued to first classmen, (the equivalent of..... More
