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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | February 25, 1850 |
| From City | Troy |
| From State | NY |
| To City | South Easton |
| To State | NY |
| Addressee | Miss Catharine McKie |
| Cert Author | |
| Cert # | |
| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 1 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
| Bisect | |
| Others |
Notes
Lot 1136 5c Red Brown (1). Crisp shade and impression from the cleaned plate, large margins to full, tied by perfect strike of blue circular grid with matching equally perfect "Troy N.Y. Feb. 28" [sic] (ca. 1850) circular datestamp on blue envelope to South Easton N.Y., McKie correspondence, Extremely Fine
Robert A. Siegel sale 1230 realized 900 (image)
Not listed in Alexander
The CDS date is FEB 25.
Cover from the McKie / Thayer correspondence. Last cover with docket number was mailed on Dec 29, 1849. The last known cover with docket date was mailed Feb 22, 1850 (written & docketed Feb 21, 1850), making this cover an 1850 use. Catharine and Francis married on April 30, 1850. Their story is documented in The Family Letters by John Mudge.
The letters and covers were separated about 1941. John still owns the text of the original letters. The one sent with this cover is not published.
Robert A. Siegel sale 1230 realized 900 (image)
Not listed in Alexander
The CDS date is FEB 25.
Cover from the McKie / Thayer correspondence. Last cover with docket number was mailed on Dec 29, 1849. The last known cover with docket date was mailed Feb 22, 1850 (written & docketed Feb 21, 1850), making this cover an 1850 use. Catharine and Francis married on April 30, 1850. Their story is documented in The Family Letters by John Mudge.
The letters and covers were separated about 1941. John still owns the text of the original letters. The one sent with this cover is not published.
