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Searsport, 1890, Sanborn-Perris Map Co.

Sanborn Maps of Maine

A map of Searsport, Maine, at a scale of 1:600 or 50 ft. to an inch. The original color map is 64 x 54 cm.

Belfast, 1890, Sanborn-Perris Map Co.

Sanborn Maps of Maine

Maps of Belfast, Maine, at a scale of 1:600 or 50 ft. to an inch. The original color maps are on sheets 64 x 54 cm. Sheet 1 includes an index of the area covered on the remaining sheets.

Union Insignia Blotting Paper, W. E. Moses

Paul W. Bean Civil War Papers

An example of blotting paper used as a promotional piece, circa 1890. Graphics provide badges of several Civil War corps. Text reads, "Wanted, Soldiers' Homesteads. Union Soldiers who homesteaded some land, but less than 160 acres before June 23, 1874, are entitled to additional rights even though entry was relinquished or abandoned. If soldier is dead, widow or heirs have his rights. I pay spot case for these claims. Address (Comrade) W. E. Moses, 3100 Jacobson Bldg., Denver, Colo. Send two-cent stamp for Corps Badge Blotter."

This blotter paper was used by the recipient and some absorbed ink appears on …

Waterville, 1889, Sanborn-Perris Map Co.

Sanborn Maps of Maine

Maps of Waterville, Maine, at a scale of 1:600 or 50 ft. to an inch. The original color maps are on sheets 64 x 54 cm. Sheet 1 includes an index of the area covered on subsequent sheets.

Dover And Foxcroft, 1889, Sanborn-Perris Map Co.

Sanborn Maps of Maine

Maps covering the areas of Dover and Foxcroft, Maine, at a scale of 1:600 or 50 feet to 1 inch. The original color maps, dated December, 1889, are on sheets 64 x 54 cm.