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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | January 21, 1851 |
| From City | Philadelphia |
| From State | PA |
| To City | Dover |
| To State | DE |
| Addressee | J P Comegys |
| Cert Author | |
| Cert # | |
| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 1 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
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Lot 1348 5c Red Brown (1). Large margins all around, radiant color, tied by light strike of blue "Philada. Pa. 5cts. Jan. 21" integral-rate circular datestamp on blue 1851 folded letter to Dover Del., vertical file fold well away from stamp, Very Fine
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 1146 realized 140
Not listed in Alexander
Daniel F. Kelleher sale 699 lot 3699 realized 270
EBAY lot (billsbargainstamps) - image of letter
Daniel F. Kelleher sale 750 lot 2062 realized 225
Joseph Parsons Comegys (December 29, 1813 – February 1, 1893) was a lawyer and politician from Dover, in Kent County, Delaware. He was a member of the Whig Party and later the Democratic Party, who served in the Delaware General Assembly, as a U.S. Senator from Delaware, and later as the Chief Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court.
Letter from Nathan Leeds & Co., Jan 20, 1851. Nathan Leeds & Co was in the lumber business (1851 McElroy’s)
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 1146 realized 140
Not listed in Alexander
Daniel F. Kelleher sale 699 lot 3699 realized 270
EBAY lot (billsbargainstamps) - image of letter
Daniel F. Kelleher sale 750 lot 2062 realized 225
Joseph Parsons Comegys (December 29, 1813 – February 1, 1893) was a lawyer and politician from Dover, in Kent County, Delaware. He was a member of the Whig Party and later the Democratic Party, who served in the Delaware General Assembly, as a U.S. Senator from Delaware, and later as the Chief Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court.
Letter from Nathan Leeds & Co., Jan 20, 1851. Nathan Leeds & Co was in the lumber business (1851 McElroy’s)
