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| Scott Number | 2 |
|---|---|
| Date | June 30, 1850 |
| From City | New Haven |
| From State | CT |
| To City | New York |
| To State | NY |
| Addressee | R. L. & A. Stuart |
| Cert Author | PF |
| Cert # | 51076 |
| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 0 |
| Quantity 2 | 0.5 |
| Bisect | UR |
| Others |
Notes
1847, 10¢ black, diagonal bisect (Scott No. 2a). Top right half, ample margins, well tied by two red grids, matching "New Haven Ct. 30 Jun." c.d.s. on cover front only to 285 Greenwich St., N.Y., small mended spindle hole above "5" of address, Fine.
Estimate $2,000-3,000. ¨
Matthew Bennett International Sale 257 Lot 3048
Alexander listed as 6/30/50
Cherrystone sale 2003 lot 153 (image)
H R Harmer sale 2343 June 8 1976 (Sidney A. Hessel part 2) lot 127 realized 2900
PF 51076 #2a genuinely used on a reduced cover front with red New Haven 30 Jan [sic] addressed to NYC
Letter addressed to Robert L. and Alexander Stuart at 285 Greenwich Street in NYC. Their company is listed as manufacturing candy and a sugar refinery (1849 Doggett's).
Robert Leighton Stuart (1806–1882) was an American businessman who with his brother Alexander (1810–1879), owned the New York sugar refining business of R. L. & A. Stuart. They were philanthropists who donated most of their money to charitable causes. Robert was one of the founders of the American Museum of Natural History and president from 1872 until 1881.
Their factory was at the junctions of Chambers, Greenwich, and Reade streets with a warehouse on the south side of Chambers Street reached by tunnel. Alexander, who was the engineer, lived in the house next door at 167 Chambers Street and this enabled him to monitor the processing night or day.
Robert Stuart handled the financial side of the business. The factories at their peak were producing 44,000,000 pounds of sugar per year, and due to the new production process they were able to undercut their competitors.
Estimate $2,000-3,000. ¨
Matthew Bennett International Sale 257 Lot 3048
Alexander listed as 6/30/50
Cherrystone sale 2003 lot 153 (image)
H R Harmer sale 2343 June 8 1976 (Sidney A. Hessel part 2) lot 127 realized 2900
PF 51076 #2a genuinely used on a reduced cover front with red New Haven 30 Jan [sic] addressed to NYC
Letter addressed to Robert L. and Alexander Stuart at 285 Greenwich Street in NYC. Their company is listed as manufacturing candy and a sugar refinery (1849 Doggett's).
Robert Leighton Stuart (1806–1882) was an American businessman who with his brother Alexander (1810–1879), owned the New York sugar refining business of R. L. & A. Stuart. They were philanthropists who donated most of their money to charitable causes. Robert was one of the founders of the American Museum of Natural History and president from 1872 until 1881.
Their factory was at the junctions of Chambers, Greenwich, and Reade streets with a warehouse on the south side of Chambers Street reached by tunnel. Alexander, who was the engineer, lived in the house next door at 167 Chambers Street and this enabled him to monitor the processing night or day.
Robert Stuart handled the financial side of the business. The factories at their peak were producing 44,000,000 pounds of sugar per year, and due to the new production process they were able to undercut their competitors.
