St. Louis, Missouri: Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company, 1898. Envelope or Cover. This “all-over” multi-color Ligget & Myers Tobacco Company cover is franked with a 2-cent Washington stamp (Scott #220) tied by a St. Louis machine cancel dated 1893. The cover features a colorful fantasy illustration of a boy fishing... More about “All-over,” multicolor illustrated advertising envelope for Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company

New York: Foster-Hilson Company, 1892. Envelope. Blue-green cover features a blue-green advertising collar that surrounds the postage stamp and all-over text advertising on the reverse. The cover is franked with Scott #220, postmarked at New York, and addressed to Lancaster, Pennsylvania. More about Reliance Cigar Factory Advertising Envelope

Liverpool, England to Petersburg, Virginia: 1825. Envelope or Cover. This one-page stampless letter was written in Liverpool on January 15, 1825 and carried to the Black Ball Line’s agent. It was dispatched on the packet ship, James Cropper, which departed on January 22 and arrived in New York City on... More about Letter discussing the prospect of selling tobacco in England from a business colleague in...