(Guns) Louis Struller Importers of Guns and Pistols. Printed return address on flap of 1871 cover bearing fine clear strike of NYFM shield (Weiss RE-E2) ties 7¢ vermilion (149), corner crease, red "New York Jun 3" exchange cds, endorsed "via Bremen Steamer Rhein" at top, red Bremen (6.15.71) framed transit and Menslage (6.16) arrival backstamp, Very Fine and scarce early gun advertising.
Estimate; $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

Phonography. Allover advertising on lovely buff cover franked with 1851 3¢ dull red (four margins, tiny corner crease) tied by" "Providence, R.I."" cds, cover with imprint of "Benn Pitman, Cincinnati, Ohio" at bottom, manuscript Phonography in top left corner written by sender matching blue manuscript address, Extremely Fine, ex-Dick.
Scott No. 11A; Estimate $300 - 400.

Sir Isaac Pitman was an Englishman who invented phonographic shorthand, or phonography, a shorthand system based on phonetics. As it could be adapted to a wide variety of languages, it became one of the most widely used systems in the world. It was his brother, Benn, who popularized phonography in America. Est. $300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400

Phonography. Allover advertising cover with imprint of "Benn Pitman, Cincinnati, Ohio" at bottom, addressed to Grafton, Mass., franked with 1857, 3¢ dull red, type II, clear to ample margins, neatly tied by "Providence, R.I., Jun 15" cds, Extremely Fine.
Scott No. 11A; Estimate $300 - 400.

Sir Isaac Pitman was an Englishman who invented phonographic shorthand, or phonography, a shorthand system based on phonetics. As it could be adapted to a wide variety of languages, it became one of the most widely used systems in the world. It was his brother, Benn, who popularized phonography in America. Est. $300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400