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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | July 28, 1849 |
| From City | Washington |
| From State | DC |
| To City | Baltimore |
| To State | MD |
| Addressee | J. H. B. Latrobe |
| Cert Author | APEX |
| Cert # | (2000) |
| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 1 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
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| Others |
Notes
5c Brown (1). Large margins to in, small piece out at bottom right, tied by ms. "X" on folded cover to Baltimore Md., red "Washington City D.C. Jul. 28" circular datestamp with similar "X" and ms. "Way" marking, vertical file fold affects stamp, almost Fine, unusual usage, this may have been pulled from the regular mails and given to a railroad route agent who applied the markings, with 2000 A.P.S. certificate
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale 875 Lot 739 realized 400
Alexander listed as 7/23/49
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 739 lot 303 realized 80
John Hazelhurst Boneval Latrobe (May 4, 1803 – September 11, 1891) was an engineer, lawyer, artist, architect and advocate for human rights. John’s father was architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe (1764-1820). As a teenager, John Latrobe assisted his famous father with the drawings for the U.S. Capitol, for which the senior Latrobe was principal architect. When the B&O Railroad was chartered in 1827, John Latrobe became its counsel and remained with the company for the rest of his life. An anti-slavery advocate, John was president of the American Colonization Society which established a home for freed slaves in Liberia. In 1833 he was a judge for a literary & poertry contest held by the Baltimore Saturday Visitor; the literary winner was an unknown author named Edgar Allen Poe. He was also the inventor of the Latrobe coal stove, patented in 1846, a forerunner to central heating
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale 875 Lot 739 realized 400
Alexander listed as 7/23/49
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 739 lot 303 realized 80
John Hazelhurst Boneval Latrobe (May 4, 1803 – September 11, 1891) was an engineer, lawyer, artist, architect and advocate for human rights. John’s father was architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe (1764-1820). As a teenager, John Latrobe assisted his famous father with the drawings for the U.S. Capitol, for which the senior Latrobe was principal architect. When the B&O Railroad was chartered in 1827, John Latrobe became its counsel and remained with the company for the rest of his life. An anti-slavery advocate, John was president of the American Colonization Society which established a home for freed slaves in Liberia. In 1833 he was a judge for a literary & poertry contest held by the Baltimore Saturday Visitor; the literary winner was an unknown author named Edgar Allen Poe. He was also the inventor of the Latrobe coal stove, patented in 1846, a forerunner to central heating
