A spiritualism newspaper, sent through the mail...
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October 16, 1886
BANNER OF LIGHT, Boston, Oct. 16, 1886
* Rare publication
* Occult - spiritualism
A curious newspaper that notes in the masthead that it is: "An Exponent Of The Spiritual Philosophy Of the Nineteenth Century". Many of the articles are related to spiritualism.
But of more interest is this issue was sent through the postal system, with the blue, Franklin one-cent stamp at the upper left, with the handwritten address and the cancellation from Vermont. It is rare that we find issues with such evidence of being mailed.
Eight pages, never bound nor trimmed, some wear at the folds and margins, generally good.
Background: Step into the high Victorian era with this museum-grade survivor of the occult: an exceptionally rare, postally-used edition of the Banner of Light dated October 16, 1886. This isn't just a newspaper; it is a time capsule of "The Spiritual Philosophy of the Nineteenth Century," remarkably preserved in its original, unbound, and untrimmed state with the raw, deckled edges of the 1880s. The visual "wow" factor is anchored by the stunning original blue 1-cent Benjamin Franklin stamp still affixed to the masthead, boasting a crisp, handwritten Vermont address and a hand-struck cancellation that authenticates its 140-year-old journey through the U.S. Postal System. Most copies of this era were trimmed and buried in library bindings, but this specimen remains as tactile and evocative as the day it left the Boston presses, offering a hauntingly beautiful aesthetic for any serious collector of Spiritualism, Americana, or Philately.
* Rare publication
* Occult - spiritualism
A curious newspaper that notes in the masthead that it is: "An Exponent Of The Spiritual Philosophy Of the Nineteenth Century". Many of the articles are related to spiritualism.
But of more interest is this issue was sent through the postal system, with the blue, Franklin one-cent stamp at the upper left, with the handwritten address and the cancellation from Vermont. It is rare that we find issues with such evidence of being mailed.
Eight pages, never bound nor trimmed, some wear at the folds and margins, generally good.
Background: Step into the high Victorian era with this museum-grade survivor of the occult: an exceptionally rare, postally-used edition of the Banner of Light dated October 16, 1886. This isn't just a newspaper; it is a time capsule of "The Spiritual Philosophy of the Nineteenth Century," remarkably preserved in its original, unbound, and untrimmed state with the raw, deckled edges of the 1880s. The visual "wow" factor is anchored by the stunning original blue 1-cent Benjamin Franklin stamp still affixed to the masthead, boasting a crisp, handwritten Vermont address and a hand-struck cancellation that authenticates its 140-year-old journey through the U.S. Postal System. Most copies of this era were trimmed and buried in library bindings, but this specimen remains as tactile and evocative as the day it left the Boston presses, offering a hauntingly beautiful aesthetic for any serious collector of Spiritualism, Americana, or Philately.
Category: Post-Civil War
