The Articles of Confederation...

THE NEW JERSEY GAZETTE, Trenton, April 29, 1778  



* The Articles of Confederation (historic)

* American Revolutionary War



This was the very first newspaper in New Jersey, having begun in December, 1777. This is issue number 22.

There are only a handful of documents in American history which can be considered cornerstones in the creation of our national government, which would include ... See More  

1945 RMS Queen Elizabeth troops homecoming photo...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 30, 1945



* RMS Queen Elizabeth ocean liner photo

* American military troops homecoming

* European Theatre of World War II



The top of the front page has a three column photo showing the RMS Queen Elizabeth which was converted into a troopship during WWII with heading: "The Word's Largest Ship Brings Veterans Home" Also a one column heading: "SUPER... See More  

1991 Chaska, Minnesota US Open disaster...

THE HAYS DAILY NEWS, Kansas, June 14, 1991



* Lightning strike the US Open golf tournament 

* Hazeltine National Gold Club disaster 

* Chaska, Carver County, Minnesota death



The front page has a heading: "Lightning kills man at US Open" with related photo. (see images)

Complete with 16 pages, address label within the masthead, nice condition.



background: During the f... See More  

1987 The Princess Bride & Fleetwood Mac ads...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Sept. 29, 1987



* "The Princess Bride" movie advertisement

* Grand opening day premiere in Manhattan 

* American fantasy adventure comedy cult film

* Fleetwood Mac rock band concerts advertisement

* Singer Stevie Nicks without Lindsey Buckingham 



Page 60 has a nice full page advertisement for the opening day... See More  

1988 "ROBERT PLANT" concert advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, June 28, 1988



* "Robert Plant" solo concert advertisement

* Led Zeppelin front man - singer - songwriter

* Madison Square Garden MSG advertisement

* "Non Stop Go" tour - "Now and Zen" album



Page 103 has a nice full page advertisement for the upcoming "ROBERT PLANT" w/ Cheap Trick con... See More  

Genuine London Gazette newspaper from 1673...

THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, March 19, 1673



* Among the earliest of English language newspapers to be had

* Hold something original from the 17th century

* Unique gift idea for that history buff



This is the world's oldest continually published English language newspaper, having begun in 1665 and is still printing in London to this day. And this is a very early, genuine issue. As was th... See More  

1984 Iron Maiden w/ Eddie the Head concert ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Dec. 11, 1984



* Iron Maiden - World Slavery Tour w/ Eddie the Head

* "Powerslave" album - English heavy metal group

* Radio City Music Hall concerts advertisement

* LAST ONE IN INVENTORY ****



Page 74 has a terrific, poster-like advertisement for "IRON MAIDEN" performances at Radio City Music Hall in Manhattan. (... See More  

1969 anti-Vietnam War march on Washington D.C...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Nov. 20, 1969 



* Moratorium to End the War in Vietnam

* March on Washington D.C.

* Massive demonstration - teach-in



The front page has a heading: "A Half Million March For an Audience of One" with 3 related photos. (see images) This is a editorial by Ron Rosenbaum on the March on Washington D.C. to End the War in Viet... See More  

1993 Marijuana resurgence editorial...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, June 22, 1993



* Marijuana - pot - reefer - dope - cannabis

* Resurgence - Richard Goldstein editorial 

* Pre-medical marijuana era 



The front page has an image of a green marijuana leaf with heading: "keep dope alive" And starting on page 28 is a lengthy editorial by Richard Goldstein headed: "... See More  

Early Bob Dylan's 1st all electric concert 1965 ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Aug. 26, 1965



* Early Bob Dylan concert advertisement

* Live at Forest Hills Tennis Stadium - Queens

* First all electric guitar set (historic)



Page 15 has a somewhat small advertisement for a upcoming "BOB DYLAN" concert at the Forest Hills Tennis Stadium in Queens. This ad measures 3 x 1 3/4 inches. (see image) This conce... See More  

Barack Obama becomes America's first African-American president...

(2) NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 5, 2008 and Jan. 21, 2009  A great pair of issues reporting both the election and inauguration of the first African-American president to occupy the White House.

The banner headline of the 5th is a simple: "OBAMA" beneath which is: "Racial Barrier Falls In Decisive Victory". The banner headline of the 21st announces: "OBAMA TAKES OATH, A... See More  

1993 "Stone Temple Pilots" concert advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, July 13, 1993



* "Stone Temple Pilots" STP rock band 

* Roseland Ballroom concerts advertisement

* Lead vocalist & songwriter Scott Weiland 

* "DEPECHE MODE" English electronic band

* Madison Square Garden - MSG advertisement



Page 99 has a nice full page advertisement for the upcoming performan... See More  

1987 "Bob Dylan & Grateful Dead" at Giants Stadium...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, June 2, 1987



* Bob Dylan w/ the Grateful Dead

* Giants Stadium concert advertisement

* Iconic rock music collaboration 



Page 66 has a nice full page advertisement for a upcoming performance by "BOB DYLAN w/ The Grateful Dead " at Giants Stadium in east Rutherford, New Jersey. (see images)

AI notes: ... See More  

1991 AC/DC at Madison Square Garden concert ad...

Pages taken away from the THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, May 14, 1991



* AC/DC rock band concert advertisement

* Madison Square Garden performance 

* "Razors Edge" album Tour at MSG

* Brian Johnson - Angus & Malcolm Young 

* PAGES 71-72 & 81-82 ONLY *****



Page 71 has a great full page advertisement for a upcoming performance by &q... See More  

1986 Ozzy Osbourne concert advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, April 1, 1986



* Ozzy Osbourne heavy metal concert advertisement

* Performance at Meadowlands Arena in East Rutherford

* "The Ultimate Sin" tour w/ a young Metallica 



Page 80 has a 14 x 5 inch advertisement for a upcoming "OZZY OSBOURNE" concert at the Meadowlands Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (se... See More  

1989 Guns N' Roses editorial and Poison concert...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Jan. 3, 1989



* Guns N' Roses - hard rock band

* New wave of rock music is born

* Axl Rose & Slash in their early years

* POISON - American glam metal band

* Bret Michaels at Nassau Coliseum concert



Pages 76 & 77 has an editorial by Frank Kogan headed: "Going to Die" with related photo. (see images) 

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1992 "Public Enemy" hip hop performance ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Nov. 17, 1992



* New-school hip hop - rap music near the beginning

* Public Enemy - rappers Chuck D and Flavor Flav

* Early "House of Pain" performances advertisement

* Performance at the Ritz nightclub - Manhattan



Page 131 has a advertisement for "PUBLIC ENEMY - ICE T -HOUSE OF PAIN" performances at the Rit... See More  

Order from "Beast Butler"...

DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, Oct. 6, 1862 



* Rare Confederate publication from the capital 

* General Benjamin F. Butler order # 76  



Not just a nice Confederate newspaper, but from the capital of the Confederacy through which all important war news and reports flowed.

The front page includes: "From The Army of Northern Virginia" "The Military Exemp... See More  

Criticizing Burgoyne for his failure in America...

THE PROVIDENCE GAZETTE & COUNTRY JOURNAL, Rhode Island, Oct. 2, 1779  



* American Revolutionary War

* Gen. John Burgoyne failures

* re. Battles of Saratoga surrender



Almost the entire front page is taken up with a letter: "To Lieutenant-General Burgoyne" taken from a London newspaper and reprinted here.

Not surprisingly, the theme is critical of Burgoyne, who is be... See More  

1819 Constitution for the new state of Alabama...

NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, A consecutive pair of issues dated Sept. 18 and 25, 1819  



* New state of Alabama Constitution



Typically, prior to formally becoming a state of the union a territorial government needs to create and approve a Constitution that would not be in conflict with the federal Constitution.

Printed in these two issues in its entirety is the "Cons... See More  

A 1776 skirmish in South Carolina...

THE PENNSYLVANIA EVENING POST, Philadelphia, Oct. 3, 1776 



* Great year to collect (1776)

* American revolutionary War

* Cherokee village of Tamassee

* Major Andrew Williamson 



Any newspaper dated 1776 is quite desirable, but even more so issues printed in Philadelphia.

Page 2 has a report which includes: "There is not a maritime nation in Europe but which privately c... See More  

A Washington Act of Congress begins the front page...

COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Nov. 26, 1791  



* President George Washington 

* Act of United States Congress

* re. census of South Carolina 



The front page begins with a half-column Act of Congress headed with a nice engraving of a heraldic eagle. It is: "An Act Granting Farther Time for Making Returns of the Enumeration of the Inhabitants in the District of South Carolin... See More  

Eulogy on the death of Abraham Lincoln...

UTICA MORNING HERALD, New York, May 3, 1865  



* President Abraham Lincoln assassination

* Funeral train cortege arrives in Chicago



Pages 2 and 3 have several reports relating to both Lincoln's funeral and the final events of the Civil War, including: "The President's Remains" "The Cortege at Chicago" "The War" and more.

Four pages, never bound no ... See More  

North Carolina ratified the Constitution... New lighthouses...

GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES, New York, January 6, 1790 



* United States U.S. Constitution 

* North Carolina ratification (last)

* Post "Bill of Rights" acceptance 



Page 3 has a report of a tour through South Carolina with mention of Columbia & Cape Fear, including: "A light house is now building on Cape Fear which it is expected will be finished in about ... See More  

Building & dedicating Fort Fayette in Pennsylvania... The Second Militia Act...

COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, June 2, 1792



* 2nd - Second Militia Act of 1792 

* President George Washington signs

* Fort Lafayette - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

* Major General Anthony Wayne 



Most of the front page is taken up with a Act of Congress now known as the Second Militia Act, signed in script type by the President, Go. Washington on May 8, 1792.

It is officially entitled:... See More