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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | July 10, 1847 |
| From City | New York |
| From State | NY |
| To City | Boston |
| To State | MA |
| Addressee | Thomas Lamb |
| Cert Author | |
| Cert # | |
| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 1 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
| Bisect | |
| Others |
Notes
Scott #1 on folded cover from New York to Boston dated JUL 10. Stamp, with 3 margins, cut into frame line at right, is tied by the New York City red square grid postmark.
Cover courtesy of Jay M. Weiss
Alexander listed as 7/10/47
Robert A. Siegel sale 1230 lot 1122 realized 950
Letter addressed to Thomas Lamb, Jr (1796-1887), Boston shipping merchant, president of the Washington Marine and Fire Insurance Co. (1832-1857), president of the Suffolk Savings Bank for Seamen (1844-1885), treasurer of the Boston Marine Society (1830-1884), president of the New England National Bank (1846-1884), member of the Boston City Council under Mayor Josiah Quincy, president of the Boston Pier and Long Wharf Corp. (1851-1885), treasurer of the Boston Sugar Refinery. Married in 1828 Hannah Dawes Eliot (1809-1879). (Lamb family papers, Mass. Historical Society)
Cover courtesy of Jay M. Weiss
Alexander listed as 7/10/47
Robert A. Siegel sale 1230 lot 1122 realized 950
Letter addressed to Thomas Lamb, Jr (1796-1887), Boston shipping merchant, president of the Washington Marine and Fire Insurance Co. (1832-1857), president of the Suffolk Savings Bank for Seamen (1844-1885), treasurer of the Boston Marine Society (1830-1884), president of the New England National Bank (1846-1884), member of the Boston City Council under Mayor Josiah Quincy, president of the Boston Pier and Long Wharf Corp. (1851-1885), treasurer of the Boston Sugar Refinery. Married in 1828 Hannah Dawes Eliot (1809-1879). (Lamb family papers, Mass. Historical Society)
