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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | May 15, 1851 |
| From City | Louisville |
| From State | KY |
| To City | Huntingdon |
| To State | PA |
| Addressee | I. R & Alvin Hawkins |
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| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 1 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
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Lot 535 5c #1 Margins to into LL and UR, tied blue grid with matching Louisville Ky cds on 1851 FLS to Tenn. Some edge wear, clipped corner at UL of cover, Fine.
Kukstis sale 18 Sept 15, 1998
Herb LaTuchie sale 29 May 20, 1995 lot 1405 describes this cover as dated May 14, 1851 with a May 15 postmark
Information from the Thomas J Alexander Papers, American Philatelic Research Library (ARPL), Bellefonte Pa courtesy of Tara Murray & her staff.
Not listed in Alexander but is in his notes as May 13 (?), 1851
CDS date appears to be May 15
Alvin Hawkins (December 2, 1821 – April 27, 1905) was an American jurist and politician. He served as Governor of Tennessee from 1881 to 1883, one of just three Republicans to hold this position from the end of Reconstruction to the latter half of the 20th century. Hawkins was also a judge on the Tennessee Supreme Court in the late 1860s, and was briefly the U.S. consul to Havana, Cuba, in 1868. Alvin read law under Judge Benjamin Totten, and was admitted to the bar in 1843. He briefly practiced with his cousin, Isaac R. Hawkins, before establishing his own practice in Huntingdon.
Isaac Roberts Hawkins (May 16, 1818 – August 12, 1880) was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for Tennessee's 7th congressional district. He engaged in agricultural pursuits, studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1843. He commenced practice in Huntingdon, Tennessee in Carroll County. He was judge of the circuit court in 1862. He entered the Union Army as lieutenant colonel of the Seventh Regiment of the Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry in 1862
Kukstis sale 18 Sept 15, 1998
Herb LaTuchie sale 29 May 20, 1995 lot 1405 describes this cover as dated May 14, 1851 with a May 15 postmark
Information from the Thomas J Alexander Papers, American Philatelic Research Library (ARPL), Bellefonte Pa courtesy of Tara Murray & her staff.
Not listed in Alexander but is in his notes as May 13 (?), 1851
CDS date appears to be May 15
Alvin Hawkins (December 2, 1821 – April 27, 1905) was an American jurist and politician. He served as Governor of Tennessee from 1881 to 1883, one of just three Republicans to hold this position from the end of Reconstruction to the latter half of the 20th century. Hawkins was also a judge on the Tennessee Supreme Court in the late 1860s, and was briefly the U.S. consul to Havana, Cuba, in 1868. Alvin read law under Judge Benjamin Totten, and was admitted to the bar in 1843. He briefly practiced with his cousin, Isaac R. Hawkins, before establishing his own practice in Huntingdon.
Isaac Roberts Hawkins (May 16, 1818 – August 12, 1880) was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for Tennessee's 7th congressional district. He engaged in agricultural pursuits, studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1843. He commenced practice in Huntingdon, Tennessee in Carroll County. He was judge of the circuit court in 1862. He entered the Union Army as lieutenant colonel of the Seventh Regiment of the Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry in 1862
