Illustrated Advertising Ephemera for State Line Steamship Company

New York, NY and Chicago: Austin Baldwin & Co, 1880. Fair. Water staining, toning, dust soiling, small surface tear to verso. Lacks calendar; cover only. Ink stamp to verso.. Advertising calendar cover (lacking the actual calendar) produced by Austin Baldwin & Co. to promote State Line, a steamship company. Depicts the company's "State of Nebraska" mid-voyage against a cloudy sky. States that in the calendar, "Sailing Days in Red", noting voyages "between New York, Glasgow, Belfast and Liverpool". Measures approx. 10" by 8", chromolitho on thick card with machine-cut holes at head for hanging the calendar.