Circular letter from C.A. Taylor & Co., General Agents for the United States

by Scam

$300 · Offered by James Cummins Bookseller

1 p. facsimile holograph letter on engraved letterhead. 11 x 8-1/2 in. Creased from prior folding, near fine. Item #264070 A circular letter asking the recipient to send in 10 in the hopes of drawing a prize worth hundreds of dollars. It exhibits many of the hallmarks of scams today, including a facsimile handwritten note, the air of false confidence and trust, and of most importance, the demand that the mark send in money now, with only a vague

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