Author Archives: Ray Boas

c1963 – PICTORIAL MAP OF VERMONT HERITAGE – THE NATIONAL SURVEY – CHESTER, VT – VERMONT Reproduction, measuring about 24 by 36 inches. I fell in love with this map having seen it displayed in Landmark Trust USA properties – I … Continue reading →

POSTAL MARKINGSPOSTAL COVER PUBLICATION26 ISSUES 1932-1939 Publication and House Organ of the International Postal Marking Society (1912-1930)and later published by the West Essex Philatelic Society of Verona, New Jersey (NJ)finally published by William R. Stewart in Winnetka, Illinois At one … Continue reading →

1933 – FRANCONIA NOTCH FOREST RESERVATION – NATURAL COLOR PHOTOGRAPHS – with – RECREATIONAL CHART and HISTORICAL DESCRIPTIONS Like new booklet by C. T. Bodwell measuring about 7 7/8 inches by 5 15/16 inches published and sold only by the … Continue reading →

The bimonthly newsletter of theNew England Historic Genealogical SocietyBoston, Massachusetts From the society’s website: “Published between 1983 and 1999, NEXUS (New England Across the United States) was the bimonthly newsletter of the New England Historic Genealogical Society that later evolved into New England … Continue reading →

 c1970 – BARRY FAULKNER – OPENING OF THE CHESHIRE RAILROAD – PRINT – NEW HAMPSHIRE This print is of a mural by Barry Faulkner (1881-1966). A commemorative reprint issued by Cheshire County Savings Bank. It depicts men, women, and children … Continue reading →

In about 1992, I worked with an attorney settling an estate in Gloucester City, New Jersey. There were three generations of book collections on three floors of a Victorian home. Great books, would have been even better if the first … Continue reading →

1884 and 1898 – DICK’S GAMES OF PATIENCE;OR, SOLITAIRE WITH CARDS — TWO VOLUME SET A lovely two volumes bound in brown cloth with handsome black and gilt stampings – books measure about 6 inches by 7 1/2 inches. With … Continue reading →

I have had put away for decades some lovely (I think) late 19th, early 20th century Valentines colorfully printed, die cut, articulating fold-outs. Just look at my images. There are some minor flaws hard to see usually – thus “sold … Continue reading →

c1925 – DREAMLAND – AMUSEMENT PARK CUT-OUT ACTIVITY BOOK – UNCOMMON – CHILDREN’S and “BIG KID” FUN Drawings and text by Gerta Ries, and published circa 1925 by the Atlantic Book & Art Corporation in New York, printed in Germany. Pictorial … Continue reading →

MAP OF CHESHIRE CO. NEW HAMPSHIRE FROM ACTUAL SURVEY BY L. FAGAN 1858 with an historical sketch by David R. Proper. Published by Old Maps, West Chesterfield, NH, 1981. The is a complete reproduction of the 1858 Map of Cheshire … Continue reading →