Muhammad Ali, 2003 | Courtesy of Michael Fairfoot

Muhammad Ali would have turned 80 today. This was one of his letterheads. Greatest of All Time, Inc. (G.O.A.T., Inc) was incorporated in 1992 by Ali’s wife, Lonnie, to handle the licensing of Ali’s intellectual property. It is thought to be the origin of the term ‘GOAT.’ in this context. 

The Monkees, 1969 | Courtesy of Stewie Williamson

Stationery used by members of The Monkees when writing to fans. 

(RIP Michael Nesmith.) 

Hunter S. Thompson, 1998 | Courtesy of Jim Hawkins

Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc., 1951 | Courtesy of Frank Segall at The Manuscript Society

The wonderful stationery used by Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc. in 1951. Featured cartoon characters, clockwise from top-right: Bugs Bunny, Tweety, Sylvester, Hippety Hopper, Henery Hawk, Charlie Dog, Beaky, Sniffles, Elmer Fudd, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Bugs Bunny (again).

Gustave Eiffel, 1889 

A sheet of stationery used by Gustave Eiffel, the engineer responsible for Paris’ iconic Eiffel Tower. Embossed in the corner is a picture of the tower, with a person at the top shouting “COME AND SEE ME SOON.”