Description: St. Louis Stamp & Coin Co Envelope to Virgil M Brand Correspondence dated 1905. This envelope, curiously, is only breached by a 2" section across the top. The rest is sealed. There is nothing inside. It features a one cent Ben Franklin Stamp. From the web: Burdette Garner Johnson (1885-1947) ... was born on January 2, 1885, son of William A. Johnson (1849-1931) and Luella Lou Conway Johnson (1859-1914) at De Soto, Missouri. While a schoolboy in St. Louis, Missouri, he was a correspondent with the Chapman Brothers buying Roman coins at age fifteen in September 1900. He is referred to by his late biographer Al Wick as self-educated and is purported to have read a book a day. After graduating elementary school he moved to his relatives in Columbus, Indiana to work for Prudential as a cashier.In September 1902 he left his position as cashier of the Prudential Office, Columbus, Indiana, to work in St. Louis for Frank Elmer Ellis (1862-1937), at St. Louis Stamp and Coin (q.v.). Johnson helped Ellis move from 1003 Pine Street to 115 North 11th Street in March 1903. In the April 1903 issue of The Numismatist, Burdette G. Johnson is listed as a new member of the ANA, Member No. 473, who specialized in ancient coins especially Roman.In 1907 he owned St. Louis Stamp &Coin with David A. Sutherland, his partner, whom he bought out in 1908. Johnson maintained Ellis' advertising practice and policy running a new and different full page ad on the inside cover of Philatelic West each month.He held 36 auction sales from 1902 to 1915. Armin Brand on behalf of the estate of Virgil Michael Brand gave consignments of coins to Johnson... In 1919 he traveled to Great Britain, France, Belgium and Holland to purchase coins.Shipping: We ship within 36 hours of payment and typically the same day if you purchase this item before noon, MST (Denver). We use new boxes. We use bubble wrap and packing peanuts if needed to protect your purchase. Charitable Donations: A portion of the proceeds of this sale will be donated to Denver area charities that help kids in crisis. We pick a different charity each month. Returns: Our top priority is your satisfaction, so if for any reason you feel that your purchase isn't quite right, please message us so we can find the best solution. We do accept returns 30 days of purchase. Our Products: Most of our product is resold from various locations in the Denver area. We do our best to test our items. We believe in transparency and point out flaws at every opportunity. Feel free to contact us with questions about our products if we've missed critical details in our description. Listing and template services provided by inkFrog
Price: 49.99 USD
Location: Denver, Colorado
End Time: 2024-03-03T00:25:50.000Z
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