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Ephemera

An historically significant collection of ephemera and other rare, vintage items for sale. We ship worldwide.
1942 - 1946 ORIGINAL LARGE 230+ ARCHIVE OF HANDWRITTEN LETTERS FROM THREE MONTANA NEPHEWS AND SON WRITING BACK HOME WHILE BRAVELY SERVING THEIR COUNTRY

1942 - 1946 ORIGINAL LARGE 230+ ARCHIVE OF HANDWRITTEN LETTERS FROM THREE MONTANA NEPHEWS AND SON WRITING BACK HOME WHILE BRAVELY SERVING THEIR COUNTRY
1942 ORIGINAL ARCHIVE OF PAPERS RELATED TO THE EDUCATION OF A NAVY RADIO ENGINEER AND INTELLIGENCE OFFICER AT THE NEWLY OPENED HARVARD NAVAL TRAINING SCHOOL WHO WE BELIEVE GOES ON TO A NOTED CAREER AS AN AUTHOR AND EXPERT ON MARYLAND MARITIME HISTORY

1942 ORIGINAL ARCHIVE OF PAPERS RELATED TO THE EDUCATION OF A NAVY RADIO ENGINEER AND INTELLIGENCE OFFICER AT THE NEWLY OPENED HARVARD NAVAL TRAINING SCHOOL WHO WE BELIEVE GOES ON TO A NOTED CAREER AS AN AUTHOR AND EXPERT ON MARYLAND MARITIME HISTORY
1943 - 1946 ORIGINAL GROUP OF 375+ MANUSCRIPT LETTERS BETWEEN A YOUNG MEDICAL OFFICER SERVING ABOARD THE USS FOND DU LAC AND HIS WIFE IN OLALLA WASHINGTON

1943 - 1946 ORIGINAL GROUP OF 375+ MANUSCRIPT LETTERS BETWEEN A YOUNG MEDICAL OFFICER SERVING ABOARD THE USS FOND DU LAC AND HIS WIFE IN OLALLA WASHINGTON
1943 ORIGINAL ARCHIVE OF HANDWRITTEN AUTOGRAPH LETTERS [ALS] DETAILING THE DISASTERS AND DEPRIVATIONS OF BOOT CAMP AND BASIC TRAINING

1943 ORIGINAL ARCHIVE OF HANDWRITTEN AUTOGRAPH LETTERS [ALS] DETAILING THE DISASTERS AND DEPRIVATIONS OF BOOT CAMP AND BASIC TRAINING
1943 ORIGINAL ARCHIVE OF MANUSCRIPT LETTERS AND DOCUMENTS DETAILING THE WWII SERVICE OF A US NAVY SAILOR AND SURVIVOR OF THE ILL FATED USS LEEDSTOWN

1943 ORIGINAL ARCHIVE OF MANUSCRIPT LETTERS AND DOCUMENTS DETAILING THE WWII SERVICE OF A US NAVY SAILOR AND SURVIVOR OF THE ILL FATED USS LEEDSTOWN
1944 - 1945 ORIGINAL ARCHIVE OF MANUSCRIPT LETTERS [18] HANDWRITTEN BY A REAL AMERICAN 'JOE' WORKING HIS WAY FROM TRAINING AT THE US NAVAL BASE AT SAMPSON NEW YORK TO SUBIC BAY IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC TO HIS DARLING 'HONEY'

1944 - 1945 ORIGINAL ARCHIVE OF MANUSCRIPT LETTERS [18] HANDWRITTEN BY A REAL AMERICAN 'JOE' WORKING HIS WAY FROM TRAINING AT THE US NAVAL BASE AT SAMPSON NEW YORK TO SUBIC BAY IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC TO HIS DARLING 'HONEY'
1944 - 1946 ORIGINAL ARCHIVE OF 150+ MANUSCRIPT LETTERS HANDWRITTEN BY AN ADORING BALTIMORE HOMEMAKER WORSHIPING HER HUSBAND FROM AFAR KEEPING UP HEARTH, HOME AND THEIR HAPPY BABY UNTIL HE RETURNS

1944 - 1946 ORIGINAL ARCHIVE OF 150+ MANUSCRIPT LETTERS HANDWRITTEN BY AN ADORING BALTIMORE HOMEMAKER WORSHIPING HER HUSBAND FROM AFAR KEEPING UP HEARTH, HOME AND THEIR HAPPY BABY UNTIL HE RETURNS
1945 - 1946 ORIGINAL WWII ERA MANUSCRIPT LETTERS HANDWRITTEN BY A WINNIPEG CANADA NATIVE WHO WOULD GO ON TO BE ONE OF AMERICA'S MOST NOTED EXPERTS IN 18th CENTURY LITERATURE

1945 - 1946 ORIGINAL WWII ERA MANUSCRIPT LETTERS HANDWRITTEN BY A WINNIPEG CANADA NATIVE WHO WOULD GO ON TO BE ONE OF AMERICA'S MOST NOTED EXPERTS IN 18th CENTURY LITERATURE
1945 ORIGINAL GROUP OF MANUSCRIPT DIARIES AND EPHEMERA DEATAILING ONE MAN'S SERVICE IN THE CRITICAL INDIA-BURMA THEATER AND THEN LATER WHIRLWIND TRAVELS AROUND THE GLOBE

1945 ORIGINAL GROUP OF MANUSCRIPT DIARIES AND EPHEMERA DEATAILING ONE MAN'S SERVICE IN THE CRITICAL INDIA-BURMA THEATER AND THEN LATER WHIRLWIND TRAVELS AROUND THE GLOBE
1945 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT WORLD WAR II DIARY HANDWRITTEN BY A LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY USAF LIEUTENANT PASSING THE LAST FEW MONTHS OF THE WAR ON EMERGENCY LEAVE BUT STILL ACTIVE IN THE WAR THROUGH HIS WRITINGS

1945 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT WORLD WAR II DIARY HANDWRITTEN BY A LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY USAF LIEUTENANT PASSING THE LAST FEW MONTHS OF THE WAR ON EMERGENCY LEAVE BUT STILL ACTIVE IN THE WAR THROUGH HIS WRITINGS
1946 ORIGINAL GROUP OF SIX [6] MANUSCRIPT LETTERS HANDWRITTEN BY A WIDE EYED MASSACHUSETTS MAN IN THE UNITED STATES NAVAL RESERVE HAVING A GREAT TIME IN SAN FRANCISCO AND TREASURE ISLAND IN THE BAY

1946 ORIGINAL GROUP OF SIX [6] MANUSCRIPT LETTERS HANDWRITTEN BY A WIDE EYED MASSACHUSETTS MAN IN THE UNITED STATES NAVAL RESERVE HAVING A GREAT TIME IN SAN FRANCISCO AND TREASURE ISLAND IN THE BAY
1946-1957 Original Handwritten Journal with ephemera by a US Navy Chaplain Serving in Asia and the Pacific after World War Two

1946-1957 Original Handwritten Journal with ephemera by a US Navy Chaplain Serving in Asia and the Pacific after World War Two
1948 ORIGINAL, LARGE ARCHIVE OF DIARIES [2], PHOTOS AND EPHEMERA DETAILING A SENSATIONAL POST WWII EUROPEAN BICYCLE TOUR HAND WRITTEN BY A HARD CHARGING AMERICAN GIRL WHO DOES A SUPER JOB DESCRIBING ALL SHE SEES

1948 ORIGINAL, LARGE ARCHIVE OF DIARIES [2], PHOTOS AND EPHEMERA DETAILING A SENSATIONAL POST WWII EUROPEAN BICYCLE TOUR HAND WRITTEN BY A HARD CHARGING AMERICAN GIRL WHO DOES A SUPER JOB DESCRIBING ALL SHE SEES
1921 Post-War Certificate of Birth Details for Parisian Serviceman

1921 Post-War Certificate of Birth Details for Parisian Serviceman
1950s - 1980s ARCHIVE OF PHOTOGRAPHS, EPHEMERA AND CORRESPONDENCE TO AND FROM AN AMERICAN HERO, HEAD OF THE AMERICAN LEGION AND GOODWILL AMBASSADOR FOR THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

1950s - 1980s ARCHIVE OF PHOTOGRAPHS, EPHEMERA AND CORRESPONDENCE TO AND FROM AN AMERICAN HERO, HEAD OF THE AMERICAN LEGION AND GOODWILL AMBASSADOR FOR THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
1950s ORIGINAL GROUP OF 200+ LETTERS, PHOTOGRAPHS AND EPHEMERA COMPILED BY AN AMERICAN NAVY CAPTAIN INVOLVED IN OPERATION STRIKE BACK WITH THE BARELY OUT OF IT'S INFANCY NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION [NATO]

1950s ORIGINAL GROUP OF 200+ LETTERS, PHOTOGRAPHS AND EPHEMERA COMPILED BY AN AMERICAN NAVY CAPTAIN INVOLVED IN OPERATION STRIKE BACK WITH THE BARELY OUT OF IT'S INFANCY NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION [NATO]
1953 HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT LETTER BY NOTED AUSTRALIAN DIPLOMAT, POLITICIAN AND JURIST

1953 HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT LETTER BY NOTED AUSTRALIAN DIPLOMAT, POLITICIAN AND JURIST
1956 - 1958 ORIGINAL ARCHIVE OF 60+ TYPED AND MANUSCRIPT LETTERS WRITTEN BY A YOUNG FEMALE SAILOR AS SHE CIRCUMNAVIGATES THE WORLD ABOARD THE STORIED BRIGANTINE YANKEE AND THE REMARKABLE SAILING COUPLE IRVING AND EXY JOHNSON

1956 - 1958 ORIGINAL ARCHIVE OF 60+ TYPED AND MANUSCRIPT LETTERS WRITTEN BY A YOUNG FEMALE SAILOR AS SHE CIRCUMNAVIGATES THE WORLD ABOARD THE STORIED BRIGANTINE YANKEE AND THE REMARKABLE SAILING COUPLE IRVING AND EXY JOHNSON
1956 ORIGINAL ARCHIVE OF MANUSCRIPT LETTERS FROM THE WESTERNMOST EDGE OF THE UNITED STATES HANDWRITTEN BY A BRILLIANT YOUNG MAN LEARNING TO PROTECT AMERICA FROM ITS COLD WAR ENEMIES

1956 ORIGINAL ARCHIVE OF MANUSCRIPT LETTERS FROM THE WESTERNMOST EDGE OF THE UNITED STATES HANDWRITTEN BY A BRILLIANT YOUNG MAN LEARNING TO PROTECT AMERICA FROM ITS COLD WAR ENEMIES
1957 US Navy Correspondence About Naval Reserve Officer’s Deficient Request

1957 US Navy Correspondence About Naval Reserve Officer’s Deficient Request
1959 MASSIVE ARCHIVE OF CONSTRUCTION REPORTS, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, WASTE MANAGEMENT PLANS, ETC. RELATING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF RECREATION AREAS AROUND LAKE BERRYESSA, COLLECTED AND COMPILED BY ITS HEAD ENGINEER

1959 MASSIVE ARCHIVE OF CONSTRUCTION REPORTS, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, WASTE MANAGEMENT PLANS, ETC. RELATING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF RECREATION AREAS AROUND LAKE BERRYESSA, COLLECTED AND COMPILED BY ITS HEAD ENGINEER
1960s FASCINATING, ORIGINAL GROUP OF DOCUMENTS, LETTERS AND EPHEMERA HANDWRITTEN AND COMPILED BY AN EMINENT SATURN AND APOLLO ROCKET SCIENTIST RECRUITED BY WERNHER VON BRAUN

1960s FASCINATING, ORIGINAL GROUP OF DOCUMENTS, LETTERS AND EPHEMERA HANDWRITTEN AND COMPILED BY AN EMINENT SATURN AND APOLLO ROCKET SCIENTIST RECRUITED BY WERNHER VON BRAUN
1960s ORIGINAL ARCHIVE OF LETTERS AND EPHEMERA WRITTEN BY AN ASSOCIATED PRESS JOURNALIST OBSERVING AND WRITING ABOUT THE MANY TRIBAL AND CIVIL WARS IN 1960s AFRICA

1960s ORIGINAL ARCHIVE OF LETTERS AND EPHEMERA WRITTEN BY AN ASSOCIATED PRESS JOURNALIST OBSERVING AND WRITING ABOUT THE MANY TRIBAL AND CIVIL WARS IN 1960s AFRICA
1960s ORIGINAL RELIC OF THE APOLLO SPACE PROGRAM: APOLLO 10 PRESS KIT OF ROCKET SCIENTIST JESCO VON PUTTKAMER

1960s ORIGINAL RELIC OF THE APOLLO SPACE PROGRAM: APOLLO 10 PRESS KIT OF ROCKET SCIENTIST JESCO VON PUTTKAMER
1960s SUPER ARCHIVE OF 20 LETTERS BETWEEN FELLOW ARTISTS ELENA DE HELLEBRANTH AND HER FRIEND IRENE RICE PEREIRA, RENOWNED ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONIST, POET, AND PHILOSOPHER, AS THEY DISCUSS ART, LIFE AND RELIGION

1960s SUPER ARCHIVE OF 20 LETTERS BETWEEN FELLOW ARTISTS ELENA DE HELLEBRANTH AND HER FRIEND IRENE RICE PEREIRA, RENOWNED ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONIST, POET, AND PHILOSOPHER, AS THEY DISCUSS ART, LIFE AND RELIGION
1961 TYPED LETTER SIGNED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT RELATING TO "THE MAN WHO SHOT LIBERTY VALANCE"

1961 TYPED LETTER SIGNED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT RELATING TO "THE MAN WHO SHOT LIBERTY VALANCE"
1962 - 1963 ARCHIVE OF HANDWRITTEN AND TYPED LETTERS TO AND FROM 'BUNNY' SHUPPER COMMANDER OF A UNITED STATES NUCLEAR MISSILE CRUISER

1962 - 1963 ARCHIVE OF HANDWRITTEN AND TYPED LETTERS TO AND FROM 'BUNNY' SHUPPER COMMANDER OF A UNITED STATES NUCLEAR MISSILE CRUISER
1963 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT AUTOGRAPH LETTER BY AMERICAN DIXIELAND BAND LEADER HANDWRITTEN TO HIS PAL 'BUNNY' CAPTAIN OF A UNITED STATES NUCLEAR CRUISER

1963 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT AUTOGRAPH LETTER BY AMERICAN DIXIELAND BAND LEADER HANDWRITTEN TO HIS PAL 'BUNNY' CAPTAIN OF A UNITED STATES NUCLEAR CRUISER
1970s - 1980s HUGE ARCHIVE OF ORIGINAL HANDWRITTEN AND TYPESCRIPT LETTERS FROM HUNDREDS OF CLOWNS, ANIMAL TRAINERS AND CIRCUS PERFORMERS TO NOTED SPECIALTY BOOKSELLER FRANK BARRY

1970s - 1980s HUGE ARCHIVE OF ORIGINAL HANDWRITTEN AND TYPESCRIPT LETTERS FROM HUNDREDS OF CLOWNS, ANIMAL TRAINERS AND CIRCUS PERFORMERS TO NOTED SPECIALTY BOOKSELLER FRANK BARRY
1972 HANDWRITTEN AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED BY THE DIRECTOR OF THE BUFFALO BILL HISTORICAL CENTER AND FAMED AUTHOR ON COWBOY LIFE AND WESTERN ARTISTS

1972 HANDWRITTEN AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED BY THE DIRECTOR OF THE BUFFALO BILL HISTORICAL CENTER AND FAMED AUTHOR ON COWBOY LIFE AND WESTERN ARTISTS
1973 TYPED LETTER [TLS] SIGNED BY FAMED CHICAGO JOURNALIST, EDITOR, RACONTEUR AND GADABOUT TO NOTED SAN FRANCISCO BOOKSELLER CONSTANCE SPENCER REGARDING INTIMATE DETAILS OF WILLA CATHER'S LIFE

1973 TYPED LETTER [TLS] SIGNED BY FAMED CHICAGO JOURNALIST, EDITOR, RACONTEUR AND GADABOUT TO NOTED SAN FRANCISCO BOOKSELLER CONSTANCE SPENCER REGARDING INTIMATE DETAILS OF WILLA CATHER'S LIFE
1978 HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT NOTES BY GERMAN-AMERICAN PROFESSOR, RABBI AND EXPRESSIONIST PAINTER

1978 HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT NOTES BY GERMAN-AMERICAN PROFESSOR, RABBI AND EXPRESSIONIST PAINTER
1980 SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH FAMED ITALIAN PHYSICIST

1980 SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH FAMED ITALIAN PHYSICIST
1980s ORIGINAL GROUP OF MANUSCRIPT NOTES AND HAND MADE DRAWINGS BY 29 WORLD WAR II AIR FORCE ACES FROM BOTH THE EUROPEAN THEATER AND THE PACIFIC

1980s ORIGINAL GROUP OF MANUSCRIPT NOTES AND HAND MADE DRAWINGS BY 29 WORLD WAR II AIR FORCE ACES FROM BOTH THE EUROPEAN THEATER AND THE PACIFIC
1983 HANDWRITTEN AUTOGRAPH POSTCARD WRITTEN BY MANSON FAMILY MEMBER AND THE ATTEMPTED ASSASSIN OF GERALD R. FORD - LYNNETTE 'SQUEAKY' FROMME

1983 HANDWRITTEN AUTOGRAPH POSTCARD WRITTEN BY MANSON FAMILY MEMBER AND THE ATTEMPTED ASSASSIN OF GERALD R. FORD - LYNNETTE 'SQUEAKY' FROMME
1990s HUGE ARCHIVE OF HANDWRITTEN LETTERS, POETRY, DRAWINGS AND EPHEMERA OF BRITAIN'S MOST FEARED AND NOTORIOUS AUTHOR, ARTIST, KIDNAPPER, ARMED ROBBER, PHYSICAL FITNESS EXPERT, LONG TIME PRISON INMATE AND SELF CLAIMED 'MAD MAN'

1990s HUGE ARCHIVE OF HANDWRITTEN LETTERS, POETRY, DRAWINGS AND EPHEMERA OF BRITAIN'S MOST FEARED AND NOTORIOUS AUTHOR, ARTIST, KIDNAPPER, ARMED ROBBER, PHYSICAL FITNESS EXPERT, LONG TIME PRISON INMATE AND SELF CLAIMED 'MAD MAN'
1990s SMALL ORIGINAL ARCHIVE OF EPHEMERA HANDWRITTEN BY NOTED AFRICAN AMERICAN ARTIST

1990s SMALL ORIGINAL ARCHIVE OF EPHEMERA HANDWRITTEN BY NOTED AFRICAN AMERICAN ARTIST
1995 HANDWRITTEN AUTOGRAPH SIGNED LETTER [ALS] BY GERMAN ACE OF WORLD WAR II

1995 HANDWRITTEN AUTOGRAPH SIGNED LETTER [ALS] BY GERMAN ACE OF WORLD WAR II
1998-2008 ARCHIVE OF EIGHT [8] HANDWRITTEN AND TYPED LETTERS AND POSTCARD FROM THREE [3] NOTED CANADIAN POETS TO POLISH-CANADIAN POET AND HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR SAM SIMCOVITCH - SUPER CANADIAN POETRY CONTENT

1998-2008 ARCHIVE OF EIGHT [8] HANDWRITTEN AND TYPED LETTERS AND POSTCARD FROM THREE [3] NOTED CANADIAN POETS TO POLISH-CANADIAN POET AND HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR SAM SIMCOVITCH - SUPER CANADIAN POETRY CONTENT
19th Century Collection of Letters to Paris Nobleman Marquis de Beaumont

19th Century Collection of Letters to Paris Nobleman Marquis de Beaumont