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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | September 1, 1850 |
| From City | Baltimore |
| From State | MD |
| To City | University of Virginia |
| To State | VA |
| Addressee | Miss Isabella Courtenay |
| Cert Author | |
| Cert # | |
| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 1 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
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| Others |
Notes
Lot 80 5c red brown, large margins 3 sides, small to touching at top left, just tied by red 5 on envelope (trifle soiled) Baltimore Md. to the University of Virginia.
H R Harmer sale 2343 June 8 1976 (Sidney A. Hessel part 2) realized 130
Information from the Thomas J Alexander Papers, American Philatelic Research Library (ARPL), Bellefonte Pa courtesy of Tara Murray & her staff.
Alexander listed as 9/1/50
Image from EBAY lot (koscostamp1)
Seal on back reads "God Bless You."
Isabella Courtenay (1832-c1908) was the daughter of David Stewart Courtenay of Pennsylvania and Elizabeth Dorsey Hawkins. They lived in Baltimore. Isabella never married.
The letter was sent in care of Professor Edward H. Courtenay, a professor of mathematics at UVA from 1842 until he died in 1853.
H R Harmer sale 2343 June 8 1976 (Sidney A. Hessel part 2) realized 130
Information from the Thomas J Alexander Papers, American Philatelic Research Library (ARPL), Bellefonte Pa courtesy of Tara Murray & her staff.
Alexander listed as 9/1/50
Image from EBAY lot (koscostamp1)
Seal on back reads "God Bless You."
Isabella Courtenay (1832-c1908) was the daughter of David Stewart Courtenay of Pennsylvania and Elizabeth Dorsey Hawkins. They lived in Baltimore. Isabella never married.
The letter was sent in care of Professor Edward H. Courtenay, a professor of mathematics at UVA from 1842 until he died in 1853.
