FINE Purple Sept "Kansas Week Program" Handout 1893 World's Columbian Exposition

Description

Uncommon "Kansas Week" Folded Program for September 11 to 16, 1893, Handout
at the Chicago 1893 World's Fair
- 7 x 4.5 inches
smooth stiff buff card
with
purple print
(inside of cover shown); back blank. N.P.:
Board of World's Fair Kansas Managers
,
1893. Folded stiff card making (3) pages counting covers printed in purple (title page shown). Faded front cover shown both as original scan and digitally enhanced for better legibility. Reads, "The Board of World's Fair Managers of Kansas invite you to participate in the ceremonies incident to Kansas Week at the WCE...."
- Bonus:
1893
Kansas Directory
. Mint and unused (shown).
-
Supplemental Information:
Kansas loves its history! The Historical Society mounted an impressive Columbian Centennial display at their museum in Topeka. They recreated full sized some of the original exhibits in the
Agricultural Building
(1 shown), and found and exhibited
paintings from 1893 Fair
(1 shown).
- Condition:
Excellent.
Hinge fine with no separations (shown). Purple cover print faded but inside print perfect (shown). No page marks, tears, or stains but light finger soiling (shown). No edge wear (shown). Corners sharp (shown). Uncommon original publication in any conditon!
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