Antique Vintage Paper Ephemera Lot 22 Stereoview Valentines B&O QSL 1905 Cover For Sale

📜 Item Description

For sale is a lot of 22 pieces of antique and vintage paper ephemera from about 1890s–1970s. It appears to come from one family’s keepsakes and covers postal history, advertising, holiday cards, and everyday personal paper. It’s great for collectors, junk journalers, and anyone who enjoys small pieces of history.

📮 Postal History & Correspondence

• 1905 cover, postmarked Hawarden, Iowa, May 22, 1905, with a 1¢ green Franklin stamp, addressed to Cedar Rapids, Iowa
• 1917 cover, postmarked in Ohio, with a 3¢ purple Washington stamp, addressed to Lore City, Ohio, R.D. 3
• 1948 Ashland, Ohio cover with 2 handwritten cards signed “TAT”: a 1944 National Printing Co. “Aw C’mon” card with a die-cut pansy bouquet, and an Easter lily note card with a full chatty letter to “Tootsie”
• Larkin Co., Buffalo, N.Y. “The Larkin Idea” magazine reply postcard, unused, about 1901–07
• QSL card W3JFR, Hartly, Delaware, with a B&O Railroad “Linking 13 Great States with the Nation” diesel locomotive on the front

💌 Holiday & Greeting Cards

• Fold-out Christmas village card, a die-cut panorama of a snowy town, sleigh ride, and train depot
• “Merry Christmas” red bells card (Whitman)
• 3 die-cut valentines: a donkey (“I can’t stand any one but you…”), a policeman (“This whistle is the sign you’ll be copped for my Valentine”), and a duck in a bonnet (“Loving Thoughts”)
• 1917 birth announcement with a floral border, for a baby boy born Feb. 11, 1917, to Mr. & Mrs. A.B. Pearce

📢 Advertising & Travel

• Trimble & Lutz Supply Co., Wheeling, West Virginia ink blotter advertising Anaconda Copper Tubes, with cartoon workmen
• La Fonda Motel & Steak House, El Paso, Texas room card, about 1950s (“If you wish a radio just ask… Merchants lunch 95 cents”)
• 4 Native American chrome postcards (1960s–70s): Young Indian Dancer (Cherokee, NC), Eagle Dance, and Indian Chief (x2). One was posted in 1975 to WKEF-TV, Dayton, Ohio.

📚 Other

• “The Passing of the Backhouse” booklet, the classic humorous outhouse poem often attributed to James Whitcomb Riley
• 1890s stereoview #1514, “Dea. Jones’ Benediction” (Littleton View Co. / Underwood & Underwood), a comic farmhouse scene
• “Mabel Miller” calling card

📋 Item Details

• Quantity: 22 pieces
• Era: About 1890s–1970s
• Places: Ohio, Iowa, Delaware, West Virginia, Texas, New York, and more
• Type: Mixed paper ephemera

🔍 Condition – Please Read Carefully

These are old paper items with honest age wear: toning, creases, edge wear, some stains, and handwriting on several pieces. The stereoview has a center crease and “Robert Johnson” written in ink. The 1917 cover has a torn corner, and the 1948 envelope is torn at the stamp. The blotter has edge wear. Please review all photos closely, since they show the exact items you’ll receive.

🎯 Great For

• Junk journaling, scrapbooking, and mixed-media art
• Postal history, railroad, ham radio, and advertising collectors
• Vintage holiday and valentine collectors
• Ohio and Midwest history buffs

📦 Shipping

Everything will be shipped via USPS Ground Advantage with tracking. It ships within 3 business day of payment.

💰 Buy It Now Price: $34.95 (Best Offer accepted)

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