Girard National Bank: Philadelphia, May 24, 1865. Oblong, 3 X 7.25, black on cream background, vignette shows a sailing vessel inside an oval which surmounted by an eagle with a horse on either side, orange 2-cent revenue stamp. Cancellation marks, unevenly trimmed, lacks lower righ corner, light creasing else good..... More
Richmond & Backus: Detroit, 1893. 3.5 x 6.5". Postally used, opened, light wear and soiling else very good condition. Postmarked Detroit Nov. 25, 1893 with two cent Columbus stamp. The front shows printed image of a leather bound ledger with the company initials and their addresses below, the reverse lists..... More
Western National Bank, Philadelphia, May 25, 1865. Oblong 7.5 x 3.25, vignette of a farmer and soldier (?) "Liberty and Independence," below them a 4cent Internal Revenue stamp. Light wear and creasing, cancellation stamps/cuts. Scrip is for ten dollars and made payable to "Sam W Hill Agt" and endorsed by..... More
Boston. 1902. Vignette of the state seal of Michgian in the upper left corner, oblong 7.25 x 10.75. Punched, filled in, stamped, fold creases. Printed by the American Bank Note Company, New York. More
One sheet, oblong 9 x 12, perforated and with old glue mark on left margin, cancel holes, red ink stamp cancel with red ink ms, ink stamped date and ink signature at left from Fidelity Union Trust officer, signatures of Treasurer and Vice President of corporation obscured by cancel holes..... More
Boston. 1906. Vignette of the state seal of Michgian in the upper left corner, oblong 7.25 x 10.75. Punched, filled in, stamped, fold creases. Printed by the American Bank Note Company, New York. More
J.S. McIntyre: Washington, DC, 1891. Illustr, 8 x 5.5, pict stapled wraps, 40 pp, covers darkened with some edge wear, front cover creased and spotting on rear covr, contents nice, with "H.H. Skilling, Druggist and Apothecary . . . Oakland, Cal." ad on rear cover. Everything you really need to..... More
(Orange, N.J. 1923 & 1924). Oblong, 8x14", leather backed boards with brown paper covers. With sparse entries but Thomas A. Edison, Charles Edison and others listed by hand. This Edison Company was incorporated in 1923 and disolved in 1924. Interesting piece with direct association to Thomas A.. Edison. At one..... More
Presbyterian Board of Publication: Philadelphia, 1854. Illustr, 6 x 4, cloth, 168 pp, lacks f.e.p., inner hinges cracked, text block browned and heavily spotted, page creases, worn covers, sunned, soiled, with minor loss at ends and short outer hinge splits, with numerous practice ink signatures of Mary Brown and notes..... More
E & HT Anthony: NY, 1863. Paperback. From Photographic Negative By Brady. 4 x 2.5". Corners clipped, soiled, creased, missing small piece left side of photo. Printed "Compliments Of Charles Stratton & Lavinia Warren Stratton". Sold as is. More
np, (1860s?). No photographer listed. 3.75 x 2.5". Top margin cropped, light soiling and spotting else good. Formal portrait shows Tom Thumb standing next to his ball-gown clad wife Lavinia who is holding the baby. Charles Stratton aka General Tom Thumb and his wife never had children but posed with..... More
Schoonmaker: Troy, nd (1860s). Paperback. 4 x 2.5". Corners clipped, edgewear, scattered spotting, offsetting, removal marks. The officer is wearing light trousers, dark frock coat with shoulder straps, belt, sword and holding a kepi hat. No identification of the officer but the 7th New York Cavalry was organized in Troy..... More
New York, 1863. Paperback. 4 x 2.5". Edge worn, some soiling and smudging (over the bride's face) else good condition. Printed inscription "Compliments of Charles S. Stratton. Compliments of Lavinia Warren Stratton." More
G C Gillett, artist: Ann Arbor, nd. Oblong 2.5 x 4, creasing, soiling, faded lettering. Shows three buildings in the foreground with a tree-filled lot across from them; in the background are more structures of varying sizes. More
Warren's Portraits, 465 Washington St., Boston, nd (1870s?). Paperback. 4 x 2.5". Light soiling and wear, his name in pencil on the reverse else very good condition. Head shot. George William Curtis was an editor, journalist, travel writer and outspoken on his views on slavery and women's rights. In "The..... More
Bangor, nd (late 1860s-. 4.2.5. Light soiling, one corner on the reverse has a bit of wear else very good condition. The gentleman has light colored eyes, is bald with a long beard and is shown wearing a suit coat and vest. L.L. Northrup had a photography studio in Bangor..... More
Moulthrop Photographer, New Haven, nd (1860s?). Paperback. 4 x 2.5". Light soiling and wear, scattered light spotting, his name in pencil on reverse else very good condition. Seated profile shot. William Alfred Buckingham was the 41st governor of Connecticut 1858-1866, U.S. Senate 1869 until his death in 1875. A close..... More
Warren's, 289 Washington St., Boston, Mass. nd (1870s-1880s). Paperback. Light soiling and wear, his name in pencil on reverse else very good condition. Amos Bronson Alcott was the father of Louisa May Alcott. More
Gurney & Son, Fifth Ave., NY, nd (1869-1874). Paperback. 4 x 2.5". Light soiling, scattered spotting, small area of wear on right margin, light blue staining on reverse else good condition. Horace Greeley, who was the founder of the New York Tribune and one of the founders of the Republican..... More
Sarony, 680 Broadway, New York, nd (1867-1871). Paperback. 4 x 2.5", his name printed below his image. Light soiling, scattered spotting which appears to be part of the photographic process else very good condition. Beecher spoke against slavery, held slave auctions at his church so that the congregants could donate..... More
E. & H.T. Anthony: NY, nd (1860s). Paperback. From photographic negative in Brady's National Portrait Gallery. 4 x 2.5". Rubbed, stained, light soiling. Barnum's name written in pencil on front and back (doesn't match his signature). More
J. Hodges, Paw Paw, Michigan, nd (1870s?). Paperback. 4 x 2.5". Light wear and soiling else very good condition. Reverend Barker became the first resident rector of St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Paw Paw in 1866. More
Sarony, 680 Broadway (New York), nd (1867-1871). Paperback. 4 x 2.5". Light soiling, scattered spotting, diagonal crease, his name in pencil on reverse else good to very good condition. Rev. McCosh served as the college president 1868-1888 and upset students and their families by allowing African American students to attend..... More
Randall, 220 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, MI, nd (1881-1882). Paperback. 4 x 2.5". Light soiling and spotting, image light, his name in pencil on reverse else very good condition. Worthington was the third rector of St. John's, serving from 1868-1885, leaving in February 1885 to become the second Episcopal Bishop of..... More
Warren's Portraits, 465 Washington St., Boston, nd (1870s?). Paperback. 4 x 2.5". Light soiling and rubbing, small area of light foxing, his name in pencil on reverse else very good condition. Everett represented Massachusetts in the U.S. House, was governor of the state, ambassador to England, President of Harvard, briefly..... More