December 15, 2025
Tag: Lipman Postcards
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The Lipman Postal Card
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Bob Toal The granddaddy of the American Mailing Card is the Lipman Postal Card of 1872. It is the first private postcard successfully marketed to businesses for mailing advertisements. It also represents the first fully illustrated private postcard in America. As such, this card is historically significant. It is rare and commands a premium at…
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December 20, 2021 8 Comments
The Bromo-Seltzer tower changed the Baltimore skyline forever. Built in 1911, the 289-foot tower once guided ships into Baltimore harbor, but that was the intended use. It was meant to showcase the Emerson Drug Company at 21 S. Eutaw Street on the corner of Lombard Street, where Captain Isaac Emerson made his millions.