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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | January 7, 18xx |
| From City | Jacksonville |
| From State | IL |
| To City | Collinsville |
| To State | IL |
| Addressee | Miss Harriet I. Edgar |
| Cert Author | PF |
| Cert # | 85932 |
| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 1 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
| Bisect | |
| Others |
Notes
Lot 63 #1, 5c Dark Brown, ample margins all around, rich color and sharp impression, tied by ms X, clear red Jacksonville IL pmk on folded cover to Collinsville IL, cover bit aged still Very Fine
Sotheby sale S-41 Feb 5, 1980
Information from the Thomas J Alexander Papers, American Philatelic Research Library (ARPL), Bellefonte Pa courtesy of Tara Murray & her staff.
Alexander listed as 1/7/xx
H R Harmer sale 3048 lot 2236 realized 275 (image)
PF 85932 (May 9, 1980) Scott 1a dark brown genuinely used on this cover
Harriet Jane Edgar (b. February 25, 1829, d. May 23, 1890) Daughter of Alexander Edgar and Sarah Crowell, was born in Rahway, N.J., and died in Chicago, Il. She married Samuel Willard on July 10, 1851 in Collinsville, Il, son of Julius Alphones Willard and Almyra Cady.
Sotheby sale S-41 Feb 5, 1980
Information from the Thomas J Alexander Papers, American Philatelic Research Library (ARPL), Bellefonte Pa courtesy of Tara Murray & her staff.
Alexander listed as 1/7/xx
H R Harmer sale 3048 lot 2236 realized 275 (image)
PF 85932 (May 9, 1980) Scott 1a dark brown genuinely used on this cover
Harriet Jane Edgar (b. February 25, 1829, d. May 23, 1890) Daughter of Alexander Edgar and Sarah Crowell, was born in Rahway, N.J., and died in Chicago, Il. She married Samuel Willard on July 10, 1851 in Collinsville, Il, son of Julius Alphones Willard and Almyra Cady.
