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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | December 17, 18xx |
| From City | Mobile |
| From State | AL |
| To City | New York |
| To State | NY |
| Addressee | Chas. P. Fay |
| Cert Author | |
| Cert # | |
| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 2 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
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| Others |
Notes
Robert A. Siegel sale 1230 lot 1345 realized 2500 balance lot of 30 covers (image)
Scott #1, 5c Franklin, horizontal pair, tied on DEC 1t cover from Mobile Al to New York City.
Not listed in Alexander
Charles P. Fay is listed as a commission merchant and general agent at 9 Water street in NYC (1848 Doggett’s).
Charles P. Fay was in early life a clerk in his father's store. In 1842 he removed to Albany to take the position of deputy clerk in the office of Thomas Farrington of Owego, who was then state treasurer. He went in 1844 to New York City, where he was employed as cashier in Peter Lorillard's tobacco works. In 1872 he was stricken with paralysis and was unable to do any work thereafter. He was retired on a pension of $1,000 a year. He died in Brooklyn October 29, 1882. (Owego, Some Account of Early Settlement…)
Scott #1, 5c Franklin, horizontal pair, tied on DEC 1t cover from Mobile Al to New York City.
Not listed in Alexander
Charles P. Fay is listed as a commission merchant and general agent at 9 Water street in NYC (1848 Doggett’s).
Charles P. Fay was in early life a clerk in his father's store. In 1842 he removed to Albany to take the position of deputy clerk in the office of Thomas Farrington of Owego, who was then state treasurer. He went in 1844 to New York City, where he was employed as cashier in Peter Lorillard's tobacco works. In 1872 he was stricken with paralysis and was unable to do any work thereafter. He was retired on a pension of $1,000 a year. He died in Brooklyn October 29, 1882. (Owego, Some Account of Early Settlement…)
