Mar 24, 2022 - Sale 2598

Sale 2598 - Lot 172

Price Realized: $ 1,250
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 600 - $ 900
(BUSINESS.) Promotional packet for a new development at Mizpah, New Jersey. 3 items, as described. Philadelphia, 1947
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Mizpah was originally founded as a Jewish settlement and then pivoted toward the Black real estate market. Includes:

Typed letter from N. Rathblott & Sons to Rev. W.H. Howard of Shreveport, LA: "Since you are a minister I need no introduction to you. You, as a leader naturally would know these leaders whose names and photographs appear in our booklets." Philadelphia, 24 June 1947.

"The Eyes of the World Have Turned Toward Mizpah, New Jersey." 8-page illustrated booklet, 11 x 8 1/4 inches; mailing folds, minimal wear, a bit of rust at staples. Includes numerous photographs of Black civil and religious leaders who have settled in Mizpah or endorsed the project. None traced in OCLC.

"Application for Homesites" slip, 3 1/2x 8 1/2 inches.