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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | March 13, 18xx |
| From City | Boston |
| From State | MA |
| To City | Worcester |
| To State | MA |
| Addressee | Mrs. Abby Kelley Foster |
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| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 1 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
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Notes
Lot 17 #1, 5c Red brown, four ample to large margins, luxuriant rich color and crisp impression, tied by red grid to folded cover to Worcester, matching "Boston/13 Mar/5cts" datestamp, very fine. (Image)
Spink USA sale 154 realized 160
Not listed in Alexander
Letter sent in care of Stephen S. Foster.
Abby Kelley Foster (January 15, 1811 – January 14, 1887) was an American abolitionist and radical social reformer active from the 1830s to 1870s. She became a fundraiser, lecturer and committee organizer for the influential American Anti-Slavery Society, where she worked closely with William Lloyd Garrison and other radicals. She married fellow abolitionist and lecturer Stephen Symonds Foster, and they both worked for equal rights for women and for slaves/ African Americans
Spink USA sale 154 realized 160
Not listed in Alexander
Letter sent in care of Stephen S. Foster.
Abby Kelley Foster (January 15, 1811 – January 14, 1887) was an American abolitionist and radical social reformer active from the 1830s to 1870s. She became a fundraiser, lecturer and committee organizer for the influential American Anti-Slavery Society, where she worked closely with William Lloyd Garrison and other radicals. She married fellow abolitionist and lecturer Stephen Symonds Foster, and they both worked for equal rights for women and for slaves/ African Americans
