Beautifully engraved certificate from the Columbian-Sterling Publishing Company issued in 1911. This historic document has an ornate border around it with vignettes of an eagle perched on a rock, a woman standing and an allegorical woman writing with a baby sitting below her. This item is hand signed by the Company's President ( Frank Orff ) and Treasurer ( Lee Sidewell ) and is over 93 years old.
Certificate Vignette
Certificate Vignette
Certificate Vignette The Columbian-Sterling Publishing Company was a result of the Western Magazine Publishing Company combing with the Columbian Magazine Publishing Company. The Columbian-Sterling Publishing Company ran the magazines of the Columbian, Hamptoms, Homes, Sterling, American Woman's Review and Orff's Farm Review.