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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | April 6, 18xx |
| From City | Cincinnati |
| From State | OH |
| To City | Maysville |
| To State | Ky |
| Addressee | Pearce, Wallingford & Co. |
| Cert Author | |
| Cert # | |
| Fake | ? |
| Quantity 1 | 1 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
| Bisect | |
| Others |
Notes
Lot 1132 1847, 5¢ red brown (Scott 1), two covers, the first bearing a magnificently bright example (an early printing showing full detail in Franklin's fur collar), with three full margins, the bottom tight but clear of the frameline, tied by blue grid with blue Philadelphia postmark at right, on folded letter to Carlisle, Reading, Pa.; the second with a flawlessly margined example, cleanly printed, tied by manuscript cancel on folded letter sheet on cover to Maysville, Ky, with red Cincinnati O/APR/6/5 cts" postmark; first with central file fold and hinge remnants on reverse, but both sound and fresh, Very Fine, a lovely duo for the 1847 collector.
Daniel F. Kelleher sale 755 realized 425
Not listed in Alexander
Based on Mr. Pearce’s obituary, the authenticity of this cover is in question.
Charles Bridges Pearce (1823-1905) moved to Maysville in 1840 and entered into the wholesale dry good business with his two brothers, Lewis C. and Hiram T. Pearce. Later it became Pearce. Tolle & Holton and relocated to Cincinnati. In 1860 Mr. Pearce partnered with Joseph Wallingford in the banking business under the name of Pearce & Wallingford; in 1866 Hiram Pearce joined the firm and it was renamed Pearce, Wallingford & Co. Hiram died in 1882, Charles bought out Mr. Wallingford’s interests and organized the firm into the State National Bank, where he became cashier until 4 years prior to his death, when his son Charles Duke Pearce (1856-1919) took over the position of cashier. (From the obituary of Charles Bridges Pearce in The Public Ledger Maysville Kentucky, May 15, 1905.)
Daniel F. Kelleher sale 755 realized 425
Not listed in Alexander
Based on Mr. Pearce’s obituary, the authenticity of this cover is in question.
Charles Bridges Pearce (1823-1905) moved to Maysville in 1840 and entered into the wholesale dry good business with his two brothers, Lewis C. and Hiram T. Pearce. Later it became Pearce. Tolle & Holton and relocated to Cincinnati. In 1860 Mr. Pearce partnered with Joseph Wallingford in the banking business under the name of Pearce & Wallingford; in 1866 Hiram Pearce joined the firm and it was renamed Pearce, Wallingford & Co. Hiram died in 1882, Charles bought out Mr. Wallingford’s interests and organized the firm into the State National Bank, where he became cashier until 4 years prior to his death, when his son Charles Duke Pearce (1856-1919) took over the position of cashier. (From the obituary of Charles Bridges Pearce in The Public Ledger Maysville Kentucky, May 15, 1905.)
