Advertisement in 1900 edition of The Giles City Directory of Colorado Springs, Colorado The Bonbrights were a prosperous east coast ...

Red and black Provident Savings Life cancels on 1898 series revenue stamps.  All are printed cancels except for the bottom right s...

  John Alexander Dowie 1847-1907 In his robes as "Elijah the Restorer" c. 1904 During my years in the early 80s at ...

Yesterday I posted stamps canceled by Dr. Fahrney & Son, a proprietary medicine company based in Maryland.  Dr. Fahrney used printed ca...

Dr Fahrney's shop window display Library of Congress  Dr. Fahrney, like Mrs. Winslow , liked to make medicine from morphine. ...

Standard Varnish Works was establish on Staten Island, New York.  David Thompson sent a scan of the 2 cent documentary below with a Standar...

Column advertisement, San Antonio Daily Express May 25, 1899 CHICAGO LIVESTOCK COMMISSION CO. DEC 18 1898 CHICAGO ...

The American, Great Lakes-bound White Star Line Steamer Tashmoo WHITE STAR LINE APR  16  1902 DETROIT, MICH. David T...

Boston & Philadelphia Steamship Line Steamship Saxon The company hedged on the reliability of steam power with the Saxon...

Help is needed identifying the cancel below.  Almost certainly by a railroad, except that a search of Poor's Manual editions of the per...

According to David Thompson, Mr. Florin Benedict was a Justice of the Peace for Winchester, Litchfield County, Connecticut.  But as a chil...

DRAKE, MASTIN & CO. MAY 16 1901 NEW YORK. David Thompson scan During the down months for this we...

Looking for answers or clues for the identity of this unique cancel.  Any ideas?  Please write to 1898revenus@gmail.com

Royal Arcanum was founded in 1877 as a fraternal benefit organization.  Royal Arcanum still exists today and serves its members with...