Lot includes 4 religious, Christian, and Catholic themed ephemera items, 2 of which include their original shared envelope.
Sacred Heart Jesus Lithograph
- 5.75 inch x 8 inch color lithograph of Christ.
- From the Sacred Heart Monastery, Hales Corners, Wisconsin, USA.
- Colors are brown, gold, and red.
This vibrant litho is in very good condition. There is very slight vintage wear, mainly at the corners. The Novena to the Sacred Heart of Jesus is printed on the back, along with The Promises of Our Lord to Saint Margaret Mary for Souls Devoted to His Sacred Heart.
According to the Milwaukee County Historical Society, the Congregation of the Sacred Heart Fathers and Brothers was established as the Major Seminary in 1932.
Holy Family Lithograph Die Cut Standing Card
- 6 inch x 9 inch color lithograph of Joseph, Mary, and Jesus.
- “LITHO IN U. S. A. H-NY-362” is printed on the front.
- The card is shaped like an arch, with an ornate archway border design.
- Colors are brown, pink, white, green, and gold.
- There is a card stand on the back.
This lovely card has pleasant, vintage pastel tones. It has never been used as a stand, so the cardboard and stand are in very good condition. There is very slight vintage wear, mainly at the corners. It is flat enough to be framed for hanging also.
1954 Pair of Passionist Enrollment Forms in Mailing Envelope
- 8 inch x 6 inch pair of stiff paper enrollment forms for the Passionist Benefactors Society, Passionist Fathers.
- The forms are for a husband and wife, both of which were enrolled by the wife on March 11, 1954.
- The forms have ornate borders with image icons at the corners and a red and gold lattice or ribbon design.
- Artwork of St. Paul of the Cross “We preach Christ Crucified” is on the side.
- The backsides are blank.
- The original envelope is postmarked March 11, 1954, from The Passionist Missionaries of Union City, New Jersey, USA.
- A cellophane protective cover is included.
Both forms are interesting and in very good condition. There is light tanning of the paper. The enrollees were from Hubbell, in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.
Shipped bagged, boarded, and boxed.