75/2473 [America. Stationery]. "The Presidents of our Great Republic." Letter paper w. handcol. engraving showing the portraits of the 14 presidents of the USA from George Washington up to Franklin Pierce (president "from March 1853"), publ. Charles Magnus (New York), 1 fold. leaf, w. 3-p. manuscript letter in pen and ink in German signed by "F.[?] Rosenthal", dated "New York den 28ten Mai 1856".

- Splitting (and partly strengthened w. paper tape) on folds.

= Interesting type of stationery, of which a few variants are known: it was apparently updated once a new President was elected. The central President was the then sitting President (or in a variant George Washington), surrounded by the portraits of his predecessors (or following Presidents). Other copies traced have the central portrait of Abraham Lincoln (without beard) and a variant of the present Franklin Pierce's portrait showing him looking to the left (in our copy looking to the right). The publisher of the stationery, Charles Magnus was active between 1850-1899.