1875 Antique Receipt Noyes Holmes & Co Boston Booksellers Piscataquis Library ME For Sale

1875 Antique Receipt Noyes Holmes & Co Boston Booksellers Piscataquis Library ME

• Type: Antique Printed Invoice / Billhead / Receipt

• Date: April 6, 1875

• Company / Business: Noyes, Holmes & Co. (Publishers, Booksellers, Importing and Manufacturing Stationers)

• Location (Business): 219 Washington St. & 10 Bromfield St., Boston, Massachusetts

• Billed To: Thompson & Kittredge, Dover, Maine

• Destination / Note: "Sent to Piscataquis Library, Foxcroft, Me."

• Format: Single Sheet Ephemera (Hand-written ink on printed letterhead)

Up for sale is an original 1875 antique billhead/receipt from Noyes, Holmes & Co., publishers and booksellers located in Boston, MA (219 Washington St. & 10 Bromfield St.).

Dated April 6, 1875, this receipt was issued to Messrs. Thompson & Kittredge of Dover, Maine, for items including a subscription to Galaxy (1875), a French Test, and postage, with a notable notation at the bottom: "Sent to Piscataquis Library, Foxcroft, Me."

A fantastic piece of 19th-century American ephemera, ideal for collectors of Maine local history, Boston publishing history, or antique paper/billheads!

• Year: 1875

• Primary Header: Bought of Noyes, Holmes & Co. / Publishers, Booksellers, Importing and Manufacturing Stationers

• Names Listed: H. D. Noyes, J. B. Holmes, J. S. Lockwood, W. D. Brooks

• Itemized Details Included:

  • "Subs. to Galaxy 1875" ($3.60)

  • "1 French Test" ($0.35)

  • "Postage on Test" ($0.10)

  • Sent to: Piscataquis Library, Foxcroft, Me.

• Backside: Docketed in ink: "Noyes Holmes & Co Apr 6