New Brunswick, New Jersey: [1891]. Envelope or Cover. This grouping consists of a four-page brochure, a sample of Lintine, a sample of Johnson’s Rubber Adhesive Plaster, and their original mailing envelope that features a “red cross” logo corner card. The envelope is franked with 1-cent blue Franklin stamp (Scott #219..... More
Alaska and Washington DC: 2001. Unbound. This NPR-A (National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska) Update newsletter was sent from Alaska to the Department of Energy in Washington, DC. It has a meter postmark dated "11-30-01" and bears a two-line, blue "MAIL SANITIZED" handstamp located between the postmark and mailing address. The newsletter and..... More
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
New York: 1879. Unbound. This thank-you grouping consists of a Female Guardian Society advertising cover, a two-page thank-you/solicitation letter written on the organization’s stationery, and a religious tract. All in very nice shape. In 1834 a group of women established the Female Moral Reform Society of New York with the..... More
Folly Island: 1864. Unbound. This four-page letter was sent by Private Atwell B. Leavenworth of the 57th New York Infantry to his father. It is dated “Folly Island July 13. 64”. The letter is in nice shape with splits beginning at the ends of its mailing folds. Transcript included... More
Thibodeauxville: 1831. Unbound. This two-page folded letter measures 16” x 9.75” unfolded. The cover has no postmark nor rate mark, so it is likely it was carried outside of official post office channels. The letter’s paper is supple but it has developed splits along several folds, so quite fragile... More
Mineral Point, Wisconsin to New York City: 1850. Envelope or Cover. This three-page stampless folded letter measures 16” x 10” unfolded. It is datelined “Wyoming Valley Iowa County April 1st 1850” and bears an “X” rate handstamp and circular “Mineral Point / Wis.T.” postmark dated April 2, both in blue..... More
Middletown, Connecticut: 1852. Envelope or Cover. Four-page letter with its mailing envelope. The cover bears a circular Middletown, Con. Postmark with black “PAID” and circled “3” handstamps; three cents being the cost to mail a prepaid letter up to 3,000 miles. Both are in nice shape. In this..... More
Ship Chancellor: September-November, 1858. Quarter Leather. This quarter-leather journal measures 7.5” x 10” and contains approximately 100 pages of daily manuscript entries plus more than 15 additional pages of poems, song lyrics, and a calendar. The binding is sound, hinges holding but beginning to crack, and the cover shows some..... More
Havana, Cuba to Boston Massachusetts: 29-30 May 1835. Envelope or Cover. This three-page stampless folded letter measures 15½” by 9½” unfolded. It is datelined from Havana and addressed to Samuell Gray in Boston, Massachusetts. As noted in the lower left corner, it was privately carried on the ship Leander. Upon..... More
Washington DC: United States Patent Office, 1909. Wraps. The six page original patent is printed on thin cardstock with three pages of text and three pages of technical illustrations. It was awarded to Adolph Lubke, a resident of San Francisco, California. The leaves bear patent office file labels in the..... More
Virginia City, Montana to Richview, Illinois: 1872. Envelope or Cover. This letter is written on official “Territory of Montana. Executive Department” letterhead, dated November 13, 1872. It is accompanied by its official “Executive Department / Montana Territory” mailing envelope which is franked with a three-cent green Washington stamp (Scot #147)..... More
Cleveland, Ohio: The Eclipse Musical Company, 1909. Envelope or Cover. The letter and invoice address a payment made to the company by a retailer located in Middleton, Ohio. The letterhead reports that the Eclipse Musical Company was the “exclusive distributors of "Everything in Talking Machines and Supplies,” and “Jobbers” of..... More
New York Navy Yard to Church Hill, Maryland: 1852. Envelope or Cover. This stampless letter is dated “Navy Yard . New York / May 10. 1852”, franked with a strip of three 1-cent Franklin stamps (Scott #7, Type II - no balls on the bottom scrolls), and cancelled with New..... More
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New Orleans, Louisiana to Rodney, Mississippi: 1856 and 1857. Envelope or Cover. Both one-page folded letters measure 9” x 11” unfolded. One is datelined “For Natchez / New Orleans 9 Feb 1856” and the other, “For Princess / New Orleans 3 Mch 1857.” Both are franked with imperforate, three-cent dull..... More
From Janesville, Wisconsin to Paw Paw, Michigan: 1875. Envelope or Cover. The letter is datelined “Janesville Wis Oct 30 1875”and written on the circus’s illustrated letterhead featuring a portrait of Burr Robbin’s. The advertising envelope features a large illustration of the circus on tour under three big top tents with..... More
Elkhorn, Oregon (now a dead post office): 1911 – 1920. Unbound. This lot of consists multiple items: One canceled check from the Silver King Mining Company, one application and contract to purchase Silber King Mining Company stock, two Silver King Mining Company employment agreements accepting shares of capital stock in..... More
Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Yachting Association, 1880. Envelope or Cover. The bi-fold, cardstock invitation is addressed to L. Lockwood Esquire of Sandusky. It includes a chart of the regatta course as well as the regatta rules and list of prizes. Also included are the cover letter and envelope used to forward..... More
Lincolnton, North Carolina: 1854. Envelope or Cover. This stampless folded letter, addressed to Joseph H. Wilson in Charlotte, measures approximately 16” x 8” unfolded. It is datelined “Lincolnton N.C. December 4th 1854” and bears a circular Lincolnton postmark, dated December 5 in black and a “PAID” handstamp in red. In..... 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
Jackson, Tennessee, 1839. Envelope or Cover. This three-page stampless letter measures 15.5” x 12.5” unfolded. It is datelined “Jackson Feb. 2. 1839”. It bears a relatively circular “Jackson / Ten.” postmark dated “Feb / 4” and a “12½” rate handstamp, both in blue. (A combination of relatively scarce postal markings..... More
Cincinnati: 1810. Unbound. This stampless one-page folded letter measures 15.5” x 12.5” unfolded. It was sent from Sedam’s farm near Bold Face Creek about three miles west of Cincinnati and is dated November 11, 1810. The cover is addressed to McHenry at Baltimore, Maryland. It has a manuscript Cincinnati postmark..... More
Camp French [near New Hanover, North Carolina] to Columbus, Georgia: 1862. Envelope or Cover. This one-page letter is datelined, “Camp French Aug 10/62”. It was sent by Captain Edwin Warren Moise to Colonel Seaborn Jones at Columbus, Georgia. It is enclosed in its original mailing envelope which has a blue..... More
New York: Charles Gulden, 1908. Envelope or Cover. This colorful letter from Gulden’s Mustard contains a mimeographed notice (signed in print by Charles Gulden) informing stores the company has obtained a temporary injunction against a rival firm to prevent the sale of Chance & Son’s “Don Caesar” olives, whose name..... More
Camp Cuba Libre (Jacksonville, Florida) to Toledo, Iowa: 1898. Envelope or Cover. A four-page letter on attractive patriotic stationery featuring crossed U.S. and Cuban flags under a legend that reads, “Camp Cuba Libre.” Its accompanying patriotic envelope features an unusual variation of the crossed flags design with a red, white..... More
