Descriptive Pamphlets
Please click on a state below to read the descriptive pamphlet for that state (links open in a new window).
Alabama
Alabama (M1900, 34 rolls)
Arkansas
Arkansas (M1901, 23 rolls)
District of Columbia
District of Columbia (M1902, 21 rolls)
Florida
Florida (M1869, 15 rolls)
Georgia
Georgia (M1903, 90 rolls)
Kentucky
Kentucky (M1904, 133 rolls)
Louisiana
Louisiana (M1905, 111 rolls)
Maryland/Delaware
Maryland/Delaware (M1906, 42 rolls)
Mississippi
Mississippi (M1907, 65 rolls)
Missouri
Missouri (M1908, 24 rolls)
North Carolina
North Carolina (M1909, 78 rolls)
South Carolina
South Carolina (M1910, 106 rolls)
Tennessee
Tennessee (M1911, 89 rolls)
Texas
Texas (M1912, 28 rolls)
Virginia
Virginia (M1913, 203 rolls)
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