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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | February 4, 18xx |
| From City | Boston |
| From State | MA |
| To City | Sippican |
| To State | MA |
| Addressee | Haskell & Hadley |
| Cert Author | |
| Cert # | |
| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 1 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
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| Others |
Notes
Lot 706 1847, 5¢ red brown (Scott 1), with two margins in at bottom & left, tied by multiple strikes of red grid with matching Boston town cancel to outer folded lettersheet addressed Sippican MA, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $450.
Estimate $250 - 350.
Daniel F. Kelleher sale 731 Realized $140
Not listed in Alexander
The town of Rochester (Mass.) was founded in 1679 on the lands called "Sippican" by the local Wampanoags, along the coast of Buzzards Bay (Sippican was the name of the local tribe). It originally included the lands of Mattapoisett, Marion and parts of Wareham (which was lost when Wareham was founded in 1739). The town was officially incorporated on June 4, 1686 as Rochester, and was renamed for Rochester, England, from which early settlers to the town came. The town originally thrived with the early shipbuilding and whaling trade in Mattapoisett Harbor. However, in 1852 and 1857 the towns of Marion and Mattapoisett, respectively, were separated and incorporated as separate towns.
Haskell & Hadley are listed as traders in Rochester Mass. (1847 Mass. State Record and Year Book of General Information).
Scott $450.
Estimate $250 - 350.
Daniel F. Kelleher sale 731 Realized $140
Not listed in Alexander
The town of Rochester (Mass.) was founded in 1679 on the lands called "Sippican" by the local Wampanoags, along the coast of Buzzards Bay (Sippican was the name of the local tribe). It originally included the lands of Mattapoisett, Marion and parts of Wareham (which was lost when Wareham was founded in 1739). The town was officially incorporated on June 4, 1686 as Rochester, and was renamed for Rochester, England, from which early settlers to the town came. The town originally thrived with the early shipbuilding and whaling trade in Mattapoisett Harbor. However, in 1852 and 1857 the towns of Marion and Mattapoisett, respectively, were separated and incorporated as separate towns.
Haskell & Hadley are listed as traders in Rochester Mass. (1847 Mass. State Record and Year Book of General Information).
