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| Scott Number | 2 |
|---|---|
| Date | June 19, 18xx |
| From City | Warren |
| From State | OH |
| To City | Pittsburgh |
| To State | PA |
| Addressee | Thomas M. Howe |
| Cert Author | RPS |
| Cert # | 40628 |
| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 0 |
| Quantity 2 | 1 |
| Bisect | |
| Others |
Notes
Scott #2, untied, cancelled by circular grid cancel, Warren O. JUN 19 cds at left, on cover to Pittsburgh, Pa
Not listed in Alexander
Alexander notes there are no reported 10c covers from Warren, Ohio, although he does report three 5c covers to Thomas Howe in Pittsburgh.
Front image darkened to enhance CDS.
Reverse notation that the cover was expertized by the Royal Philatelic Society in 1987, certificate #40628
This cover currently resides in the Charles A. Hirzel collection in the Museum für Kommunikation in Berne, Switzerland.
Letter addressed to Thomas Marshall Howe (1808-1877), who attended private schools and graduated from Warren Academy in Warren, Ohio. He moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1829, where he served as a clerk in a wholesale dry-goods establishment before commencing business for himself in 1833. He married Mary Ann Palmer Howe on December 13, 1833. From 1839 to 1859, Howe served as a cashier and president of the Exchange National Bank of Pittsburgh. He also engaged in copper mining, copper and steel manufacturing, commercial pursuits, and banking.
Howe was elected as a Whig to the Thirty-second and Thirty-third Congresses (1850-1854)
Not listed in Alexander
Alexander notes there are no reported 10c covers from Warren, Ohio, although he does report three 5c covers to Thomas Howe in Pittsburgh.
Front image darkened to enhance CDS.
Reverse notation that the cover was expertized by the Royal Philatelic Society in 1987, certificate #40628
This cover currently resides in the Charles A. Hirzel collection in the Museum für Kommunikation in Berne, Switzerland.
Letter addressed to Thomas Marshall Howe (1808-1877), who attended private schools and graduated from Warren Academy in Warren, Ohio. He moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1829, where he served as a clerk in a wholesale dry-goods establishment before commencing business for himself in 1833. He married Mary Ann Palmer Howe on December 13, 1833. From 1839 to 1859, Howe served as a cashier and president of the Exchange National Bank of Pittsburgh. He also engaged in copper mining, copper and steel manufacturing, commercial pursuits, and banking.
Howe was elected as a Whig to the Thirty-second and Thirty-third Congresses (1850-1854)
