What is it I found?
Actually, I had no idea.
Allow me first to explain how I came about acquiring these papers. I’m kind of an auction geek. I like the esoteric and go by the name Aquisitori on several auction sites. But even though my modus operandi is sniping in the ether there is nothing quite like the thrill of buying in person at a real live auction. I have a version of the snipe that I use at those things too. I never drive the price up by bidding early. That’s a fool’s game. I always wait until the action slows and the auctioneer calls "Sold once. Sold twice". At that point it’s almost always down to two bidders. In fact by then it’s usually down to the one remaining bidder, who would otherwise win except for the fact that I’m lurking in the shadows ready to pounce. Just before the auctioneer calls "Sold" I’ll throw up my card and, hopefully, the auctioneer sees it before closing and has to acknowledge my bid. Often the other previously winning bidder is so put off that they don’t continue to bid and I get the prize at the next increment.
That’s what happened on this particular acquisition in question, which you, dear reader, are about to behold.