Unbound. This lot contains two partially printed $1,000 bond certificates (Criswell #122 and #144A) for the Confederate States of America War Loans of 1863 and 1864. The first is dated February 20, 1863. It measures 14” square and was printed on pink paper. It was lithographed by Archer &..... More
Oxford, Maryland: 1885. Unbound. This four-page, partially printed handbill, measuring 5½” x 8¼”, offering board-free enrollment as a “Special Cadet” at the Maryland Military and Naval Academy is datelined “Oxford, Md. Dec 26 1885. The name field is blank. A large patriotic illustration titled “The Maryland Military & Naval Academy..... More
Eau Claire, Wisconsin: 1910. Unbound. This four-panel illustrated advertising folder for wooden boats was printed in orange and black. It was sent by the Dunphy Boat Manufacturing Company in Eau Claire, Wisconsin to potential customer within the same city. It is franked with a one-cent green Franklin stamp (Scott #331)..... More
New York: Lion Match Company, 1930s-1940. Unbound. This collection contains ten “Feature Matchbooks.” Two are large matchbooks that measure approximately 3½” x 4¼” closed and 3 ½” x 8” when opened. Four are standard-size matchbooks and measure about 2” x 2” inches closed and 2” x 4” opened..... More
Primarily Washington, DC: mostly circa 1949. Loose-leaf binder. Includes DuBois's unfinished monumental reference work on military ribbons of the world. 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 Its principal component is a two-volume, unpublished manuscript in two binders, each measuring 9"x11".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..... More
Maryland and Pennsylvania: 1959, 1960, 1968. Spiral bound wraps. Three sketchbooks created by a budding artist who later found success as a commercial illustrator of horse races, trucks, and railroad trains. These 8" x 11" standard-size spiral notebooks contain a total of approximately 425 pages, almost all filled..... More
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: 1847. Unbound. This four-page folded letter contains a two-page printed circular with a blue Sons of Temperance seal and a one-page manuscript letter. The circular is signed in print by Philip L. White and Fred. A. Fickhardt and datelined “Philadelphia, November 16, 1847”, The letter is datelined “Phila..... More
Brocton-Bridgewater, Massachusetts: 1823-1828. String. Brocton and Bridgewater, Massachusetts, were located within about seven miles of each other, about 25 miles south of Boston and 35 miles east of Providence, Rhode Island. Both of these manuscript account books were kept between 1823 and 1828. One is for Sylvanus Keith &..... More
