Vintage Bill of Sale for Personal Property

This is a vintage paper document, specifically a pre-printed form titled 'BILL OF SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY.' The document is printed in black ink on off-white, aged paper stock, showing notable yellowing and toning consistent with age, handling, and exposure to light. The paper exhibits creases, soft folds, and minor edge wear. The document features standard legal boilerplate text with blank spaces filled in using black ink. Key legible text includes the heading 'BILL OF SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY,' 'Know All Men by These Presents,' the handwritten sum of 'Seven-Hundred $700.' with '00/100 DOLLARS,' and the grantee name 'Albert G. Riemel'. Additional handwritten details specify the transfer of a '2/3 Interest in and to 70 acres of growing wheat on the S.W. 1/4 of Section 31/23/10 Reno County Kansas.' The date entered is the '21st' day of 'October', 'A.D. 1920.' A signature in cursive ink is visible at the bottom left. The printer's imprint on the right margin reads 'Hutchinson Office Supply & Printing Co. 45531' along with form number '410-4'. The item appears to be an early 20th-century legal form, utilized for an agricultural transaction, preserved as an ephemeral historical document. The identification rests entirely on the legible printed and handwritten text visible across the surface.

Based on what I can see in the provided image, this vintage document appears to be a pre-printed 1920 bill of sale for personal property, specifically detailing an agricultural transaction involving growing wheat in Reno County, Kansas. The item bears handwritten details in ink and a printer's imprint from the Hutchinson Office Supply & Printing Co. I cannot verify from a photo alone the exact chemical composition of the paper, the age of the ink, or whether the document was contemporaneously filled out or later replicated, as physical inspection under magnification and paper analysis would be needed to confirm these details. The estimated value range of $50-$150 assumes the working hypothesis that this is a period-correct, vintage ephemera piece from 1920. General market demand for local historical ephemera, such as early 20th-century agricultural bills of sale, tends to be modest, driven primarily by niche collectors of regional history or agricultural memorabilia. Condition heavily influences this value; the visible yellowing, toning, edge wear, and folds are typical for archival material of this age, though severe damage can detract from collector interest. If physical inspection were to reveal that this item is a modern reproduction, facsimile, or later copy rather than a period-authentic document, the value would drop significantly, likely to nominal decorative value under $20. To establish higher market value or absolute authenticity, one would need in-person physical examination by an ephemera expert and provenance documentation linking it directly to the cited historical parties.