1895 antique HOTEL ST NICHOLAS san francisco ca LETTERHEAD F E VILLARS print shop
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Original 1895 handwritten letter on illustrated Hotel St. Nicholas letterhead from San Francisco, California. The single-page letter measures approximately 6 x 9.5 inches and features an attractive engraved illustration of the hotel building at the top along with the hotel's printed advertising and rates. The reverse is blank.

The letter is dated May 22, 1895 and is addressed to Mr. Max Levy, Philadelphia. It was written by F. E. Villars, whose address is given as 1345 Powell Street, San Francisco.

The brief business inquiry concerns the manufacture or pricing of printing screens, asking for quotations on:

• 16½ x 8½ inch screen, 200 lines
• 18 x 22 inch screen, 133 lines
• 150-line screen of the same size

An excellent piece of late 19th-century printing trade, graphic arts, or commercial correspondence ephemera, with a desirable illustrated California hotel letterhead.

Authentic period piece related to family, history or local heritage - well-suited for historical collections, genealogical /genealogy research, or museum acquisition.  Vintage or Antique.

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