Pontil Bottle Providence RI Postal Card 1800s Masons Alpine Hair Balm

Here is a Very Impressive and Ultra-Rare. Original, Antique, American “Patent-Medicine-Related, Advertising-U.S. Postal-Card from Providence, Rhode Island.:
The Eloquent Postal-Card Features a Small Advertising “Bill-Head” for….C.A.P. MASON'S Drug-Store Located in Providence Rhode Island in the 1800's. The Postal-Card Reads: “C.A.P. MASON < BROKER IN DRUGS. CHEMICALS, DYE-STUFFS + C. ~ USED BY CALICO PRINTERS, DYERS, BLEACHERS + MANUFACTURERS ~ PROVIDENCE, R.I….., October 15, 1875, Dear Sir: Your 12th. was Duly Received ~ I do not sell “Annatto” for any New York Parties. There is not any large amount of Annatto Sold Here.  -  I do not carry stock - I sell as a “Broker”. It would be well for you to send me some of your Circulars + Price - I will try the different parties and Report - There has been, at times, a Good deal of “Annatonine” - What could you allow as Brokerage? Goods billed-us Your Name and Customers, I get to be considered “Mine”….if they order direct. ~ Yours Truly, C.A.P. MASON
Charles Mason was Responsible for the Very Sought-After and Highly Valued "COLORED PONTILED "PATENT" HAIR-MEDICINE BOTTLE" that is Rectangular and Embossed w/ C.A.P. MASON'S / ALPINE HAIR / BALM / PROVIDENCE R.I." It Seems that this Letter is actually Hand-Written, Personally by Charles Mason, Druggist, Himself. Evidently,  from The "Contents" of This Letter, it appears that Mason was Very Centered on His "Ink-Dyes" that He was Making for the Use of Printing, at least at the time of the writing of this Correspondence in 1875.
CONDITION: The Early Druggist’s Postal-Card is in “Excellent” Original, Antique “Estate-Recovered”, Condition w/ NO FORMS OF “DAMAGE”, NO CREASES, NO TEARS, NO CORNER-BENDS, NO “MARKINGS”, NO MOISTURE OR WATER-CONTACT “ISSUES” ~ The Card is Stored and is “Shipped-to-You” within a Rigid-Olastic-Holder for the Utmost Protection during the Shipping-Process. ~ Very Clean + Very Nice (!!!!!)
*****The Photos of the Actual "MASON'S ALPINE HAIR BALM" Pontiled-Medicine Bottle are Shown for Identification Purposes Only and the Bottle is NOT FOR SALE, In This Listing, which is Solely for the Sale of the Early Advertising and "Hand-Written" United States Postal-Card ~ Thanks For Looking*****
***** MASON'S ALPINE HAIR BALM  (History as found in "Hair Raising Stories" by Donald Fadely ~ Thanks for a Wonderful and Extremely Helpful Antique Medicine Bottle Historical Information / Reference Site*****C harles A.P. Mason was an Apothecary in Providence, Rhode Island. He was listed in 1857 without an occupation, at 45 N. Main. Starting in 1852- 3, his business was at 167 Broad with Charles A.W. Snow (Snow & Mason). They expanded in 1854, adding a shop at 136 Broad. From 1859 to 1861, they mentioned Snow & Mason's Croup Syrup and Mason's Alpine Hair Balm as two of their products. From 1862 on, the directories didn't mention the products, so I'm not sure how long the Alpine Hair Balm was produced. One of the labels I've seen for this product said there was also an Alpine Hair Dresser, but I have not seen this bottle. In 1866, Mason was listed with Edward R. Dawley and B.S. Buker (Mason, Dawley, and Buker). Their address was at 40 Weybosset. Buker was replaced by Nathaniel Wheaton in 1870; their business was Drugs and Dyes at 87 Dyer. William R. Talbot was added in 1873, and the firm was called: Mason, Dawley, Wheaton & Co. For his last few years, Mason was again listed alone. In 1875, he was at 19 Exchange, and from 76 to 87 he was at 613 High Street. The last year he was listed was 1888, and he was listed with a home address only

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