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| Scott Number | 2 |
|---|---|
| Date | September 21, 1847 |
| From City | Baltimore |
| From State | MD |
| To City | Cattaraugus Reservation |
| To State | NY |
| Addressee | Revd. Asher Wright |
| Cert Author | PF |
| Cert # | 203094 |
| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 0 |
| Quantity 2 | 1 |
| Bisect | |
| Others |
Notes
PF 203094
2 1847 10¢ black ON FL TO NY BLUE GRID CANCELLATION AND BALTIMORE MD PMK.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
It Is A Genuine Usage
Alexander listed as 9/21/47
Lot 461 10c Black, full margins, soiled, tied to 1847 folded letter to New York by blue grid cancel, matching "Baltimore Md Sep 21" cds, file fold, edge soiled Est. 500-750
Richard C. Frajola, Inc. sale 33
Cherrystone sale 2007 lot 8009 realized 900
Cherrystone sale 2309 lot 6 realized 900 (image)
Asher Wright (1803 – 1875) was an American Friends (Quaker) missionary, who worked among the people of the Seneca Nation, of the native Iroquois of the northeastern United States from 1831 to 1875. His most notable work was the extensive translation and linguistics work he did among the Seneca people. Asher and his wife Laura Maria Sheldon were based in the Seneca mission on the Buffalo Creek Reservation. After 1845, they relocated along with the Buffalo Creek Seneca to the Cattaraugus Reservation following the sale of Buffalo Creek to developers from the Ogden Company.
2 1847 10¢ black ON FL TO NY BLUE GRID CANCELLATION AND BALTIMORE MD PMK.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
It Is A Genuine Usage
Alexander listed as 9/21/47
Lot 461 10c Black, full margins, soiled, tied to 1847 folded letter to New York by blue grid cancel, matching "Baltimore Md Sep 21" cds, file fold, edge soiled Est. 500-750
Richard C. Frajola, Inc. sale 33
Cherrystone sale 2007 lot 8009 realized 900
Cherrystone sale 2309 lot 6 realized 900 (image)
Asher Wright (1803 – 1875) was an American Friends (Quaker) missionary, who worked among the people of the Seneca Nation, of the native Iroquois of the northeastern United States from 1831 to 1875. His most notable work was the extensive translation and linguistics work he did among the Seneca people. Asher and his wife Laura Maria Sheldon were based in the Seneca mission on the Buffalo Creek Reservation. After 1845, they relocated along with the Buffalo Creek Seneca to the Cattaraugus Reservation following the sale of Buffalo Creek to developers from the Ogden Company.
