Rare Original 1889 St. Louis Veiled Prophet VP Fold Out Invitation Comic Opera

Description: This rare, original 1889 invitation from the St. Louis Veiled Prophet features a unique fold-out design and showcases the excitement of the comic opera event. The invitation was manufactured in the United States and has not been modified. It is a highly sought-after item for collectors of historical memorabilia and fraternal organizations. The invitation is from the St. Louis Veiled Prophet, a well-known organization which has been active in the community for many years. Don't miss your chance to add this piece of history to your collection. Rare Original 1889 St. Louis Veiled Prophet VP Fold Out Invitation / Program - Comic Opera Size 7.5” x 7” with all flaps complete In excellent condition with minor wear/imperfections as pictured being 135 years old. The flaps are numbered to help in getting invitation closed properly. See our other St. Louis Veiled Prophet items Here is information about this annual event. The Veiled Prophets Parade and Ball was initiated in 1878 by a group of ‘anonymous’ businessmen in St. Louis called the Mysterious Order of the Veiled Prophets. Like many aspects of America’s past, the story of how and why the parade began is highly contested. According to the Mysterious Order of the Veiled Prophets, the annual event sought to boost tourism, increase civic engagement and patriotism in the community, and reassert St. Louis as the regions most important city. Drawing inspiration from the poet Thomas Moore’s Veiled Prophet of Khorassan, the founders of the Mysterious Order of the Veiled Prophets wanted the organization’s members to remain anonymous so that the focus of the Order’s good deeds would be on the organization as a whole, and not any single member. Later on, secrecy would lead to controversy. The Mysterious Order of the Veiled Prophets created an entire mythology around the Veiled Prophet of Khorassan adapted from their city’s Mardi Gras Mystick Krewe of Comus. The story held that the prophet was a powerful world traveler with super-human traits who made his home in St. Louis. Held for the past 145 years, the parade is one of the longest running in the United States, and was wildly successful from its inception. Keep in mind the shipping price also covers handling fees, packaging materials & time, not just postage. See our eBay store for thousands of our other items. B1A Door3

Price: 475 USD

Location: Saint Louis, Missouri

End Time: 2025-01-06T01:06:25.000Z

Shipping Cost: 10 USD