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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | June 12, 1849 |
| From City | Baltimore & Ohio RR |
| From State | RR |
| To City | Philadelphia |
| To State | PA |
| Addressee | Dr. T. S. Kirkbride |
| Cert Author | |
| Cert # | |
| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 1 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
| Bisect | |
| Others |
Notes
Lot 1253 1, 5¢ dark brown on FL, from [sic] Dr. Thomas Story Kirkbride, from Wheeling, VA. to a Pennsylvania Insane Hospital in Philadelphia, with blue Baltimore & Ohio Railroad pmk, manuscript "Paid" & pen cancels, dated 1849, letter mentions his sister having attacks, horiz. file fold at top thru stamp, which has four nice margins
Downeast Stamp Auctions sale 327
Not listed in Alexander
Downeast Stamp Auctions sale 331 lot 1179
Downeast Stamp Auctions sale 333 lot 1057
CDS struck at least 3 times.
The letter is to Dr. Kirkbride, listed as a doctor in the Pennsylvania Hospital for the Insane (1850 McElroy’s).
Downeast Stamp Auctions sale 327
Not listed in Alexander
Downeast Stamp Auctions sale 331 lot 1179
Downeast Stamp Auctions sale 333 lot 1057
CDS struck at least 3 times.
The letter is to Dr. Kirkbride, listed as a doctor in the Pennsylvania Hospital for the Insane (1850 McElroy’s).
