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Denver Letters and Advertising Touting Gold Mining, c1893 [131080]

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Denver Letters and Advertising Touting Gold Mining, c1893  [131080]
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1) Great letter from Denver touting gold mining in Colorado at a height- is just before serious WFM trouble in three years and just before the silver devaluation later in the year. Comes with advertising cover from Smith's Pharmacy, 2701 Weldon St. Denver. A dug bottle from this store is shown on pp. 583 in Preble. 2) Five, 1891 items from The Great Divide, a monthly documenting the Wild and Wooly West, published out of Denver. Includes incredible pictorial billhead with a letter to subscribers showing the Divide, an Indian with teepee and a quote from Zebulon Pike, "Nov. 15th, 1806- This day I first caught sight of the Rocky Mountain the "Great Divide" between the Eastern and Western Oceans." Also, three flyers from the monthly to garner subscriptions and touting the gift of 20 gemstones to new subscribers for $1. Lastly, a postal cover from The Great Divide postmarked 1891. 3) Booklet from the Auditorium Hotel, Denver, Colorado at 14th and Stout Sts. Ten pages of information with pictures. This is a great collection of ephemera from Denver.

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City: Denver
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