A letter (a) and envelope (b) from Western Auto Supply Company to a customer
Entry/Object ID
2011.26.1.1a-b
Description
A letter (a) and envelope (b) from Western Auto Supply Company to a customer, 23 July 1927. The item is on letterhead with a dramatic graphic of a California-shaped crowd of people lined up outside a company store and a phrase that 400,000 tires were purchased the previous year and provides other information. A flap lifts on the masthead under which are lists of tires with measurements and prices. On the reverse is a list of the 150 company stores in the West. Item b) is a standard mailing envelope with a preprinted return address, recipient's address, 2-cent stamp, postmark and cancellation. With original folds, some creases and very light browning, the letter is good, while the envelope is creases and has light browning and is fair.
