Monroe, Michigan to Detroit: 1878. Envelope or Cover. 1-cent Liberty head postal card (Scott #UX5) posted in Monroe, Michigan to Detroit. The card is illustrated on the reverse with an especially fine calligraphic drawing of a dove. The surrounding text is in German and wishes the recipient luck on her..... 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
Solon Springs, Wisconsin to Los Angeles, California: 1905. Card. The card is franked with a green 1-cent Franklin stamp (Scott #300) cancelled by a Solon Springs, Wisconsin postmark. It also bears a circular Los Angeles receiving handstamp. The card features pen and ink illustration in red and black of a...... More
New York: 1895. Unbound. This postally used envelope features two nicely drawn pencil sketches. One is of a braying donkey in evening dress with a caption that reads, “1 A.M. – Just in from the Box Social. Very tired and sleepy.” The other is of a court jester holding a...... More
Niagara Falls, N.Y. to Hamburg, Germany: 1903. Card. This postal card (Scott UX7) is postmarked with a Niagara Falls flag cancellation and also bears a circular Hamburg receiving handstamp. It features an attractive black ink drawing of Niagara Falls. More
Germany or Pennsylvania Dutch Country: 1930s. Hardcover. This 4.5” x 6” hardcover notebook contains 140 pages of both traditional and folk songs—music and lyrics--many related to camping or hiking. 55 of the songs are German, nine are American, and three are French. There is an index in the rear. It..... More
Jeffersonville, Indiana to St. Louis, Missouri: 1905. Both postal cards (Scott UX18), which Hedgcock sent to his cousin Johnson, bear Jeffersonville, Indiana postmarks. On also has a St. Louis receiving handstamp. One is in nice shape; the other has some soiling and is worn at the lover right corner... More
