Buffalo New York 1874 Peter Paul Booksellers Stationers Billhead - 8.5 x 7

This 1874 billhead documents everyday commercial and literary exchange in post–Civil War Buffalo, a city then emerging as a major hub of trade, education, and printing along the Great Lakes.

During the mid-19th century, Buffalo supported a dense network of booksellers, stationers, and printers who supplied paper goods, ledgers, books, and writing materials to businesses, professionals, and households. Billheads from this period functioned not only as accounting records but also as subtle advertisements, reflecting the typography, layout conventions, and material culture of American commerce in the Reconstruction era.

Issued by Peter Paul & Co., Booksellers and Stationers, this handwritten 1874 billhead records itemized purchases and bears period penmanship typical of merchant bookkeeping. The printed header identifies the firm’s Main Street address, anchoring the document firmly within Buffalo’s commercial district. Measuring approximately 8.5 x 7 inches, the billhead shows light age toning and ink wear consistent with 19th-century business paper, offering strong research value for collectors of early American ephemera, printing history, and regional commerce.

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