1900 $1.58 Letterhead Billhead John E. Hurst Dry Goods Baltimore Ephraim Baker*
1900 $1.58 Letterhead Billhead John E. Hurst Dry Goods Baltimore Ephraim Baker*
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1900 $1.58 Letterhead Billhead John E. Hurst Dry Goods Baltimore Ephraim Baker*
Showing minor signs of age and handling. Expected fold creases from posting. No edge or corner fold creases or tears. Two holes near top edge. Pair of fastening staple / pin holes. Eye-catching colored ink, mixed type faces / fonts and illustrated building vignette. Clean edges and surface. In good to very good condition. You will receive the exact example as seen in the photos. It measures approx. 8 1/4" x 6 7/8"
*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
1900 $1.58 Letterhead Billhead John E. Hurst Dry Goods Baltimore Ephraim Baker*
Showing minor signs of age and handling. Expected fold creases from posting. No edge or corner fold creases or tears. Two holes near top edge. Pair of fastening staple / pin holes. Eye-catching colored ink, mixed type faces / fonts and illustrated building vignette. Clean edges and surface. In good to very good condition. You will receive the exact example as seen in the photos. It measures approx. 8 1/4" x 6 7/8"
*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