Ted Williams batting title.....

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, September 29, 1958  This 20 page newspaper has a banner headline on page 13: "Williams and Ashburn Clinch Major League Bat Titles" with subheads that include: "Ted (Williams) Smacks Two Hits To Take Sixth Crown" and more with related photo and box scores. (see)



Nice to have from a city close to Boston.



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1984 Ozzy Osbourne w/ Motley Crue...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Jan. 24, 1984



* Ozzy Osbourne heavy metal concert advertisements

* Performance at Madison Square Garden & more

* "Bark at the Moon" album tour w/ Motley Crue



Page 72 has a 5 x 3 inch advertisement for "OZZY OSBOURNE w/ Motley Crue" concert at Madison Square Garden. Page 74 has another ad for the same performer... See More  

1983 Beastie Boys, Twisted Sister, Stevie Nicks & The Police ads...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Aug. 23, 1983



* Very early Beastie Boys performance advertisement

* Transition to hip hop - rap rock group - "Cooky Puss"

* Over 3 years prior to their debut album "Licensed to Ill"

* Twisted Sister - American heavy metal band

* Stevie Nicks - "Fleetwood Mac" singer songwriter

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The day before the end of the Vietnam War...

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES, April 29, 1975 



* Vietnam War ending

* Saigon falling to Reds

* Evacuation beginning 



This issue is on the eve of the end of the Vietnam War, with a banner headline: "2 MARINES KILLED BY RED SHELLING" with related photo. Reporting and a few more related photos on pages 4, 5 & 6. 

Complete with 84 pages, nice condition.



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1988 VAN HALEN concert advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Sept. 20, 1988



* VAN HALEN hard rock band concert advertisement

* Performance at Madison Square Garden

* "OU812" album Tour - North America

* Eddie and Alex Van Halen - Sammy Hagar



Page 70 has a 7 x 5 inch advertisement for a upcoming performances by "VAN HALEN" at Madison Square Garden and Nassau Coliseum. ... See More  

1975 mafia boss San Giancana assassination...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 21, 1975



* Mobster Sam "Mooney" Giancana assassination

* Chicago Outfit mafia gangster boss



The front page has a two column heading: "Giancana, Gangster, Slain; Tied to C.I.A. Castro Plot" First report coverage continues on page 12 with photo. (see images)

Complete with 42 pages, a little light foxing along the central fold, very minor mar... See More  

1933 Gold Standard Dropped...

TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Mass., April 20, 1933.



* U.S. Gold Standard dropped

* Franklin D. Roosevelt - FDR



The top of the front page has four column headline: "U. S. ACTION ON GOLD HAS WORLD WORRYING"  with subheads. (see images) 

Complete with 20 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, generally nice.

background: In 1933, President Franklin D. Roos

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An early 1733 London newspaper...

THE DAILY POST-BOY, London, Nov. 27, 1733  



* Forty-two years prior to the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War



A fine example of this single sheet issue with the front page having various items from London with a partial red stamp at the bottom right corner, and the back page entirely taken up with advertisements.

Single sheet, 9 by 15 1/2 inches, very nice condition.



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1940 Autogiro flight at Willow Grove, Pennsylvania...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. July 27, 1940



* Autogiro demonstration flight 

* Prelude to the helicopter - rotorcraft

* Willow Grove, Pennsylvania 



Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "New Type Autogiro Hops Into the Air at Takeoff" with subhead. (see images)



Complete with 16 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, generally nice.



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Early Red Hot Chili Peppers 1987 concert ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Nov. 3, 1987



* Red Hot Chili Peppers - American rock band

* Performance at the Ritz nightclub advertisement

* Frontman Anthony Kiedis and bassist Flea



Page 95 has a 7 x 5 inch advertisement for a upcoming performance by the "RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS" at the "RITZ" nightclub in Manhattan. This particu... See More  

Jim Morrison as the new sex symbol in 1967...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, Dec. 14, 1967



* Jim Morrison of THE DOORS

* American rock band frontman

* New American sex symbol - idol

* "Summer of Love" era 



Page 14 has an article under: "scenes" which suggests that Jim Morrison, singer of "The Doors" may be becoming the new American sex symbol for Women with photo. (see images)

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1989 "Living Colour" editorial w/ photos...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, May 2, 1989



* Living Colour - American rock band

* African Americans - funk metal 

* "Cult of Personality" song fame 

* Vernon Reid and Corey Glover 



The front page has a photo with heading: "Black Rock in a Hard Place" (see images) 

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1988 "Die Hard" opening day film ad & review...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, July 26, 1988



* "Die Hard" film NYC 1st showing advertisement

* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review

* Actor Bruce Willis - Los Angeles skyscraper



Page 65 has a nice advertisement for the opening day of the film "DIE HARD" in Manhattan. 

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1988 OZZY Osbourne concert advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Nov. 8, 1988



* Ozzy Osbourne at the Meadowlands concert advertisement

* Heavy metal solo singer - Black Sabbath fame 

* "No Rest for the Wicked" album tour in NYC area 



Page 89 has a nice 11 x 6 1/2 inch advertisement for a upcoming "OZZY OSBOURNE w/ Anthrax" concert at the Meadowlands Arena i... See More  

1987 Gay & lesbian rights march on Washington D.C...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Oct. 20, 1987



* The Second National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights

* LGBTQ "The Great March" of 750,000 participants 

* During the AIDS epidemic - "ACT UP" political group



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1988 "Jane's Addiction" album & concert advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Nov. 1, 1988



* Jane's Addiction - American rock band 

* Debut album "Nothing's Shocking" release

* Concert performance at "The World" nightclub

* Perry Farrell & Dave Navarro advertisement 



Page 78 has a nice full page advertisement for the release of Jane's Addiction debut album &q... See More  

1988 heavy metal band Metallica editorial...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Sept. 27, 1988



* Metallica editorial on growing popularity w/ group photo

* Heavy Metal band - "...And Justice for All" (latest album)

* James Hetfield - Lars Ulrich - Jason Newsted - Kirk Hammett

* Bob Dylan performances at Radio City Music Hall advertisement



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Early 19th century mermaid sighting ?...

MASSACHUSETTS SPY, OR WORCESTER GAZETTE, November 2, 1809



* Mermaid - aquatic creature sighting ?

* Sandside Bay, Caithness, Scotland coast

* Early 19th century folklore story 



The front page has an article headed: "The Mermaid,..." (see images) Text takes up a complete column. 

Complete with 4 pages, ornate masthead, nice condition.



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1901 Great Lake Erie Steamboat Race...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, June 5, 1901



* The Great Lake Erie Steamboat Race (day of)

* The Tashmoo vs. City of Erie - steamers

* Cleveland, Ohio to Erie, Pennsylvania



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "NO ERIE MONEY TO BE FOUND" with subheads and related photo. (see images)

Twelve pages, light toning, a little margin wear, generally good. Should be handled with c... See More  

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, March 25, 1937



* Chrysler Automotive industry strike begins

* One of the "Big Three" automobile manufacturers 

* United Auto Workers (UAW) in Detroit, Michigan



The front page has a nice banner headline: "STRIKERS LEAVE CHRYSLER PLANTS" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display.

Complete with 48 pages, light toning at the margins, some s... See More  

Coal miner troubles... Stagecoach robbery...

NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 17, 1874  



* Arkansas stagecoach robbery - holdup

* Jesse James & Younger gang ? - outlaws



The front page includes: "Stage Robbery by Masked Highwaymen" being a brief report from Little Rock, Arkansas. Through research, this particular robbery may have been one of the very first stagecoach holdups by the famous Jesse James-Young Gang. 

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1999 "Sevendust" concert advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Dec. 21, 1999



* Sevendust - American rock metal band

* "Home" album tour concert advertisement



Page 138 has a full page advertisement for a upcoming performance by "Sevendust" at the Hammerstein Ballroom in Manhattan. (see images)

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1997 "Porno for Pyros" concert advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, March 4, 1997



* Porno for Pyros - alternative rock band

* "Good God's Urge" album tour - Perry Farrell

* Roseland Ballroom in Manhattan concert advertisement



Inside this issue, there is a nice full page advertisement for a upcoming performance by "Porno for Pyros" at the Roseland Ballroom in Manhattan. (s... See More  

Territorial Arizona newspaper from just above the Mexico border...

BISBEE EVENING MINER, Arizona (Territory), June 18, 1907



* Rare publication



A territorial newspaper from just above the border with Mexico, as Arizona did not join the Union until 1912.

Inside pages have much reporting on local & Arizona-wide events.

Complete in 8 pages, major margin wear with small tears, loose along the spine. Even with the damage, very little text is missing. Sold a... See More  

1978 Black Sabbath & Grateful Dead concert ads...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Aug. 14, 1978



* Black Sabbath - English heavy metal rock band

* "Never Say Die!" Nassau Coliseum  advertisement

* Ozzy Osbourne - Tony Iommi w/ Van Halen concert tour

* Grateful Dead concert at Giants Stadium advertisement

* With opening acts: Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson

* Jerry Garcia - Bob Weir - Ron "Pig... See More