Ephemera page 2, vintage trading stamps, store pieces, and handwritten items

Remember the old stamps that grocery stores would give out, redeemable for “nationally advertised gifts”?  Neither do I.  But I have some!  You will get one full page (5 by 6 inches, stamps may vary) and a variety of small, loose stamps.

$1.00

2560. Top Value Stamps.

These are vintage trading stamps, given out by grocery stores. People would save them and trade them in for fabulous items! These are complete sheets of Top Value brand stamps, each sheet is 5.75 by 4.25, with 50 stamps per sheet.

$1.00 per sheet

2238. Rite-Way Signs.

Vintage signs from a Rite-Way grocery store. 3.5 by 4.5, with different prices printed on them. They have slits on the top, you could slide them onto a ribbon or twill tape. Cool!

$1.00 for 3

2066. Ben Franklin Store Tags.

These are awesome! Vintage tags from a Ben Franklin general store. Some have shoe or clothing sizes on them, some have prices, etc. Super fun, not something you see every day! 2.875 by .875 inches. You will get 6 different tags.

10 for $1.00

2067. Store Signs.

These are vintage five-and-dime store signs. They have all kinds of different prices on them, you will get 3 different prices. 5.5 by 3.5 inches.

3 signs for $1.00

2680. Western's Price Signs.

Vintage price signs from a store called Western's. Prices vary, each is 2.5 by 2.875 inches.

5 signs for $1.00

3005. Quart Tickets.

These vintage tickets come from a strawberry-picking farm. Not sure what their exact purpose would have been, other than looking fancy and official. 2 by 1 inches.

4 tickets for $1.00

2069. Lot Size Price Tags.

Darling little vintage store price tags. 1 by .75 inches, with space to write the lot, size and price of the item.

10 for $1.00

3352. Milk Caps.

At some point in the not-so-distant past, milk used to be fancy. The tops of the bottles were capped with awesome little pieces of art that advertised the dairy of origin. Milk is so boring now in comparison. But at least you can buy these and pretend. Wide variety of images, more than shown. You'll get an assortment. Most are milk, a few are other beverages. Some are 1.625 inches and some are 1.375 inches.

3 for $1.00

3702. Large Milkcaps.

As if regular milkcaps weren't fancy enough, they had to go and add cute colored borders, just to really make these over the top. Vintage milkcaps with plastic or waxed paper borders. Sizes range from 2-2.375 inches. You will get an assortment.

2 for $1.00

3328. Postage Stamps Folders.

Vintage paper folders were used to protect stamps in vending machines. Each has a little fortune on the side. Green or brown print, 3.625 inches long, open. I would guess these are from the 60's, maybe earlier.

4 for $1.00

3812. Star Books.

Antique books from 1904-7. These are small report books, for employees to record their expenses for a week. They are copyrighted 1892 but have dates from the early 1900s on them. Each book is 16 pages with a varying amount of handwriting in each. 5.75 by 3 inches.

$3.00 each

3798. Assorted Vintage Receipts.

If you like money, products, handwriting, names of companies, and paper, than this is the product for you! A wide variety of paper receipts from the 1940's. Sizes range between about 5 and 9 inches high. You will get an assortment.

4 receipts for $1.00

3719. Rent Receipts.

Carbon copies of 1937 handwritten rent receipts. 7 by 3 inches.

50 cents each

2664. Vintage Receipts.

Vintage cash register receipts from Sears. probably from the late 1950's. Each is about 2 by 4.5 inches.

4 for $1.00

3549. Antique Papers.

Wide variety of antique papers, mostly from the 1890's. Some are bills, invoices, letters from banks, etc. They all have awesome old handwriting and lettering. Sizes vary, average size about 6 by 9.25 inches.

$1.00 per sheet

3438. Last Will Ledger Pages.

These huge vintage ledger pages from 1917 are full of neat handwriting. The pages are labeled "Last Will and Testament" but they aren't creepy. Each page is 11 by 17 inches and will be sent folded.

$1.00 per page

1698. Sewing Machine Contracts.

Vintage sewing machine contracts from the very early 1900's. Parts of each one are handwritten and pre-printed. 8 by 6.75.

$1.00 each

2822. Vintage Prescriptions.

Vintage handwritten prescriptions from the 1950's. 5 by 4 inches. I wouldn't try to fill these at your pharmacy if I were you. You might end up in jail.

5 prescriptions for $1.00

3544. Pink Checks.

Vintage cancelled checks from the 1910's. These are a very manly pink color and each has neat handwriting, stamps, punches etc. 8 by 3.25 inches.

$1.00 for 3 checks

3434. Checks.

Vintage handwritten checks from the 1910's. These have all kinds of neat stuff- handwriting, stamps, engravings, punched words. So fancy. About 6.5 inches long. You will get 3 different styles.

3 for $1.00

3509. Large Vintage Checks.

Vintage Canadian checks from the 40-50's. These are pretty fancy- they all have handwriting, stamps, cancels, and all kinds of interesting Canadian stuff. Most are about 8 inches long.

2 for $1.00

3553. Stock Papers.

These papers dealt with the selling and buying of stocks in the 1930's. They have a lot of fun stuff going on- handwriting, words punched into the paper, neat transfer stamps, etc. You will get a variety of 3, they are all different sizes, most about 8 by 6 or smaller.

$1.00 for 3

3587. Handwritten Recipes.

Vintage handwritten recipes for a wide variety of dishes. Most of these are on small index cards, but there are a few larger pieces as well. You will get a variety of pieces.

3 pieces for $1.00

3890. Vintage Letters.

Vintage letters range in age from the 1920-1960s. All of these are in their envelopes. Length of letter, type of envelope, addresses and level of interesting subject matter will vary.

$2.00 each