Rare Original 1891 St. Louis Veiled Prophet VP October 6, 1891 Invitation

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Organization : St. Louis Veiled Prophet
Modified Item : No
Year : 1891
Item Type : Invitation
Country/Region of Manufacture : United States

This is a rare and original invitation for the St. Louis Veiled Prophet event that took place on October 6, 1891. The invitation provides a glimpse into the historical significance of the event and the organization’s role in the community. The invitation has not been modified and is an authentic representation of the time period. It was manufactured in the United States and is a highly sought-after item for collectors interested in historical memorabilia and fraternal organizations. Rare Original 1891 St. Louis Veiled Prophet VP October 6, 1891 Invitation Size 7” x 4.3/8” Fourteen Annual Festival of the Veiled Prophets, at the Chamber of Commerce. St. Louis, October Sixth 1891. You are Commanded to attend. 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

Rare Original 1891 St. Louis Veiled Prophet VP October 6, 1891 Invitation

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