1896 Letterhead Young, Creighton & Diggs Boots Shoes Baltimore - Ephraim Baker*
1896 Letterhead Young, Creighton & Diggs Boots Shoes Baltimore - Ephraim Baker*
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1896 Letterhead Young, Creighton & Diggs Boots Shoes Baltimore - Ephraim Baker*
On watermarked paper. Showing only minor signs of age and handling. Expected fold creases from posting. No fold creases. Small bottom edge tear. Two holes near top edge. No fastening staple / pin holes. Eye-catching mixed type faces / fonts & illustrated building vignette on company header. Clean edges and surface. In good to very good condition. You will receive the exact example as seen in the photos. It measures approx. 5 1/2" x 8 1/4"
*Ephraim Baker (1836-1919) operated a general store in Mount Olive, Shenandoah County, Virginia for most of his adult life. This is part of a collection of Checks, billheads and letterheads mostly from purchases from wholesale merchants for inventory for Baker's store. His store was used at one point as a hospital during the Civil War. He also served as Mt. Olive Postmaster from 1874 to 1889 and 1895 1898. Baker is buried in the Saint Stephens Cemetery, Strasburg, VA
1896 Letterhead Young, Creighton & Diggs Boots Shoes Baltimore - Ephraim Baker*
On watermarked paper. Showing only minor signs of age and handling. Expected fold creases from posting. No fold creases. Small bottom edge tear. Two holes near top edge. No fastening staple / pin holes. Eye-catching mixed type faces / fonts & illustrated building vignette on company header. Clean edges and surface. In good to very good condition. You will receive the exact example as seen in the photos. It measures approx. 5 1/2" x 8 1/4"
*Ephraim Baker (1836-1919) operated a general store in Mount Olive, Shenandoah County, Virginia for most of his adult life. This is part of a collection of Checks, billheads and letterheads mostly from purchases from wholesale merchants for inventory for Baker's store. His store was used at one point as a hospital during the Civil War. He also served as Mt. Olive Postmaster from 1874 to 1889 and 1895 1898. Baker is buried in the Saint Stephens Cemetery, Strasburg, VA