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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | December 30, 1847 |
| From City | Hartford |
| From State | CT |
| To City | New York |
| To State | NY |
| Addressee | Ketcham Rogers & Bement |
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| Cert # | |
| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 1 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
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Notes
Lot 133 5c Brown (1). Rich, "Chocolate" color, Early Impression, Large margins, tied by large Blue "5" & smudgy ms. cancel, Faint Blue pmk. on Dec 1847 folded letter, Hartford, Conn. to N.Y. City, Scarce
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 387 realized 30
Alexander listed as 12/30/47
Schuyler J. Rumsey Philatelic Auctions Sale 94 lot 1135 (image) group of 3 realized 425. Attached pdf notes folded letter from Hartford addressed to New York, NY. Tied to cover with a smear from a black ink pen cancel and a blue numeral 5 stamp. Letter dated December 30, 1847.
1848 Doggett's NYC directory lists Ketcham, Rogers & Bement as bankers located at 47 Wall Street.
They also list Morris Ketcham and Edward Bement as bankers at the same address.
Thomas Rogers is listed as a banker at 47 Wall Street and a machinist at 74 Broadway (also Rogers, Ketcham & Grosvenor as machinists & locomotive builders at 74 Broadway.)
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 387 realized 30
Alexander listed as 12/30/47
Schuyler J. Rumsey Philatelic Auctions Sale 94 lot 1135 (image) group of 3 realized 425. Attached pdf notes folded letter from Hartford addressed to New York, NY. Tied to cover with a smear from a black ink pen cancel and a blue numeral 5 stamp. Letter dated December 30, 1847.
1848 Doggett's NYC directory lists Ketcham, Rogers & Bement as bankers located at 47 Wall Street.
They also list Morris Ketcham and Edward Bement as bankers at the same address.
Thomas Rogers is listed as a banker at 47 Wall Street and a machinist at 74 Broadway (also Rogers, Ketcham & Grosvenor as machinists & locomotive builders at 74 Broadway.)
