Lot
675 
Graham, Andrew, The Universal Phonographer, ornate floral bordered Phonography advertising design on buff cover to West Andover, Ohio with "Andrew J. Graham, Editor & Pub. Phoentic Depot, N.Y. City" imprint, franked with 1851 3¢ dull red tied by two part strikes of "Wenona, Ill." straight line postmark, Extremely Fine.Scott No. 11A Estimate $300 - 400.
Andrew Jackson Graham (1830-1894), author and teacher of stenography, developed the Graham shorthand system, founded the A.J. Graham Company in New York City, and started The Student Journal.
Graham used a different Phonetic alphabet than Pitman and called himself "The Universal Phonographer". After copyrighting his "Standard Phonographic Dictionary" in 1862, Graham filed a copyright infringement case against Benn Pitman, over shorthand techniques.
Realized: $260