Testimony of Approbation for Maralyn, Unusual Early 19th Century Letterpress Reward of Merit elm city national bank with just minor dings and

with just minor dings and scratches

The tiles are wooden

The proportions are wonderful

approx 4 1/8" x 2 3/8"

Testimony of Approbation for Maralyn, Unusual Early 19th Century Letterpress Reward of Merit elm city national bank with just minor dings andI've become quite attentive to rewards of merit, specifically hunting for early and unusual ones, handmade or otherwise rare and special. This one I found in Maine, purchased from a dealer from whom I recently purchased several others, those, awarded to a Polly Este, from the 1820s, and I believe this one, expressing approbation for a young Maralyn, from about then too. The irregular cut of the paper combined with armillary sphere and letterpress