Testimony of Approbation for Maralyn, Unusual Early 19th Century Letterpress Reward of Merit gold and black box is firmly in tact

is firmly in tact

And while one there are some later sets out there also published by Hans Huber

so was very happy to find a group of five of them this weekend in New Hampshire

as well documented in photos

I love its roughness and the darkness of the clay body

Testimony of Approbation for Maralyn, Unusual Early 19th Century Letterpress Reward of Merit gold and black box is firmly in tactI'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