Nine Centuries Of Historical Documents

Stampless pumpkin-orange cover, endorsed "Soldiers Letter, P.W. Smith, Col. 169 Regt., P.Q.M.'?]," to "Miss Julia A. Waitz'?]...

Dark blue flag on orange cover, "1776" within round field of 13 stars, fancy tassels on staff. Scott #26, Type II, judged dull red, very n...

"State of Maine" design in palest moss, with oversize, detailed Seal and ornate typography. In frame below, "Adj't.-General's...

Attractive military reply cover, with partly printed destination, completed by sender in ink: "Mr. Charles H. Shattuck, Co. A 2d Reg., Col. Car...

Red Maltese cross of (5th Corps, 1st Division, Army of Potomac) on unusually high quality, pale ivory laid cover. Scott #65, judged rose pink, with fo

--Boatner. Large red and blue St. Andrew's cross insignia of "6th Corps, 1st Division." Imprint of Magee, Philadelphia, 1864. Horizont...

Intriguing midnight blue stylized Maltese cross, in solid circle, with hub, perhaps a printers' variant for 5th Corps, 1st Division, on yellow c...

Excessively rare commercial-propaganda cover, larger 3 3/4 x 6 1/2 size, with runaround text both sides, in Christmas red. Printed 1866 or '67 b...

Black-bordered mourning envelope in hand of the Viceroy of Ireland, Earl of "Carlisle" (George W.F. Howard), to "Mrs. Powell, 14 Uppe...

Envelope in hand of Union Gen. Rufus King, while postwar Minister to the Vatican. To "J.F. Howe, Esq., 284 Pearl St., New-York, Un. States.&quo...

Bright yellow cover with locally printed "school postage stamp" attributed to Jamestown Union School and Collegiate Institute, Chautauqua ...

Portion of printed Mexican "causas criminales" form fashioned into an (incomplete) envelope, postally used, 1850. Attributed to Camargo, (...

Splendid collection of 99 varied covers and 5 postcards, all sent through U.S. Mail via local posts, 1956-90, majority 1970s-80s. Almost all with both

Dramatic L.S. of Union Capt. Edward F. O'Connor, Comdg. Co. I, 69th N.Y. Vol. Infantry, "Late 2d Lt. Comdg. Co. B, 69th N.Y...," "...

Manuscript pass issued by Capt. M. Cassleman, signed for him by Col. Comdg. William H. Christian, 2nd Regt., '26th N.Y. Infantry], Barracks No. ...

Significant A.L.S. of Union Gen. F(itz-)J(ohn) Porter, on letterhead of Central Rail Road Co. of N.J., Office of the Receiver, N.Y., June 22, 1880, 5

Variant printing of small song sheet, "Army Hymn - As sung by the 2d Regt., N.H. V.M., June 20, 1861," readying for their march to 1st Bul...

A.D.S. of Col. (later Brig. Gen.) Gilman Marston, the "Fighting Congressman." From "Head Quarters, 2d Reg. N.H. Volunteers," Cam...

A.L.S. of Maj. Gen. O.O. Howard, "Headquarters Div. of the Atlantic," Governor's Island, N.Y., "5th 1889" (no month but befo...

Superior letter of Union officer "Robert," "Head Quarters 69th P(enna.) V(ols.), near Stevensburg, Pa.," Apr. 8, 1864, 7 1/2 x 9...