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John Wannamaker Ephemera & Other Items

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John Wannamaker Ephemera & Other Items. Including: Advertising cards, poems on paper, invoices (1887), leather card case with card signed on back W.J. Billings (Worked for Wannamaker), 2- matchbook covers, celluloid letter opener, plus typed secretary signed letter (1899) Cond: All items have some wear from age and use

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All items have some wear from age and use

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John Wannamaker Ephemera & Other Items

Name: John Wannamaker Ephemera & Other Items
SKU: 40710003
Price: 20 USD
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Estimate $60 - $120

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