Lot
1134 
(Phonography) Phonographic Word-Forms, Andrew J. Graham advertisement text on cover to Higginsville, N.Y., franked with 1861, 3¢ rose tied by grid handstamp and "New York, Feb 15" cds, Very Fine. Scott No. 65 Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $100
Lot
1135
(Phonography) Phonography, allover ornamental Ben Pitman advertising design on fresh cover to West Northwood, N.H., franked with 1851, 3¢ dull red tied by light town postmark, 1856 docketing on reverse, Extremely Fine, a lovely cover and design. Estimate $300 - 400.
Sir Isaac Pitman was an Englishman who invented phonographic shorthand, or phonography, a shorthand system based on phonetics. As it could be adapted to a wide variety of languages, it became one of the most widely used systems in the world. It was his brother, Benn, who popularized phonography in America.
Lot
1136
(Phonography) To Phonographers, allover Elias Longley advertising design on cover to Suttons Point, Ills., franked with 1861, 3¢ rose tied by "Vicksburg, Miss, Sep 7" cds; cover slightly reduced at right, Very Fine. Scott No. 65 Estimate $150 - 200.
Elias Longley is the author of American Manual of Phonography. Being a Complete Guide to the Acquisition of Pitman's Phonetic Shorthand.
Realized: $350
Lot
1137
(Phonography) The Writing and Printing Reform, allover blue Longley Brothers advertising design on cover to Dunlapsville, Ind., franked with manuscript canceled 1851, 3¢ dull red, with bold "Economy, Ind., May 29" cds; small piece of backflap missing, otherwise Very Fine. Scott No. 11A Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $115
Lot
1138
(Phonography) The Writing and Printing Reform, allover Longley & Brother propaganda advertising design on small cover to Wancondam, Ill., franked with 1851, 3¢ dull red tied by "Galesburg, Ill., Dec 27" cds, backflap with ad for the "Weekly Phonetic Advocate" newspaper, accompanied by second similar handcarried cover with 1854 circular regarding the American Phonetic Association, Very Fine. Scott No. 11A Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $120
Lot
1139
(Phrenology) "The Proper Study of Mankind Is Man", illustrated Fowler & Wells advertisement showing Skull with the partitioned "Brain Organs", on cover to South Hope, Me., franked with clear to mostly large margin 1851 3¢ brownish carmine tied by "New York, Jul 1, 1857" cds, reverse with additional allover ad text, with four matching enclosures including subscription prospectus and matching illustrated 1857 certificate of agency, Extremely Fine. Scott No. 11 Estimate $400 - 600.
The foremost American phrenologists, were the Fowler brothers, Lorenzo and Orson, who began reading heads in New York in the 1840s. Joined by Samuel R. Wells (1820-75) in 1844 their publishing industry churned out vast quantities of phrenological periodicals, pamphlets and books.
Realized: $525
Lot
1140
(Phrenology) The Proper Study of Mankind Is Man, all over illustrated advertising in bronze showing Skull with the partitioned "Brain Organs" on cover franked with 1851 3¢ dull red (touched at top) tied by New York cds, cover with imprint of "Fowler and Wells" with advertising text for their Illustrated Journals, reverse with all over text advertising, Extremely Fine, a wonderful cover & a very rare design. Scott No. 11 Estimate $400 - 600.
Phrenology is the study of the structure of the skull to determine a person's character and mental capacity. This pseudoscience is based upon the false assumption that mental faculties are located in brain "organs" on the surface of the brain and can be detected by visible inspection of the skull. The Viennese physician Franz-Joseph Gall (1758-1828) claimed there are some 26 "organs" on the surface of the brain which affect the contour of the skull, including a "murder organ" present in murderers. Gall was an advocate of the "use it or lose it" school of thought. Brain organs which were used got bigger and those which were not used shrunk, causing the skull to rise and fall with organ development. These bumps and indentations on the skull, according to Gall, reflect specific areas of the brain that determine a person's emotional and intellectual functions. In 1815, Thomas Foster called the work of Gall and Spurzheim "phrenology" (phrenos is Greek for Mindelheim & Kirchheim) and the name stuck.
The foremost American phrenologists, were the Fowler brothers, Lorenzo and Orson, who began reading heads in New York in the 1840s. Joined by Samuel R. Wells (1820-75) in 1844 their publishing industry churned out vast quantities of phrenological periodicals, pamphlets and books.
Realized: $300
Lot
1141
(Phrenology) "The Proper Study of Mankind Is Man", illustrated Fowler & Wells advertisement showing Skull with the partitioned "Brain Organs", on cover to Dearhoffs Mills, O., franked with 1851, 3¢ dull red tied by neat "New - York, Mar 27" cds, Very Fine and choice, ex Biddle. Scott No. 11A Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $220
Lot
1142
(Printing & Publishing) Agents Wanted in Every Town For the Engravings, solicitation heading on cover from Philadelphia, for Death Bed of Rev. John Wesley, Full-length Portrait of A. Lincoln and the Lincoln Family, franked with 1861, 3¢ rose (nibbed perf at bottom) tied by target, F.-V.F. Scott No. 65 Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $75
Lot
1143
(Printing & Publishing) Golding & Co., Manufacturers of Printing Presses, Stamps, Tools, Printers' Furniture, red and grayish green shaded ad cover with Eagle and Flag corner card, on cover to New Ipswich, N.H., franked with 1879, 1¢ dark ultramarine, pair and single tied by "Boston, Mass., Mar 26, 1881" cds's and boxed negative "1" duplexes, reverse with gold on black ad label; cover slightly reduced at right, fresh and Very Fine, a choice ad cover. Scott No. 182 Estimate $50 - 75.
Realized: $100