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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | January 20, 1849 |
| From City | Boston & Maine RR |
| From State | RR |
| To City | Lawrence |
| To State | MA |
| Addressee | Chas. S. Storrow |
| Cert Author | |
| Cert # | |
| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 1 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
| Bisect | |
| Others |
Notes
KAPPYSTAMPS U.S. #1 ON 1849 FOLDED LETTER BOSTON & MAINE RAILROAD CANCEL
U.S. #1 PEN CANCELLED TIED TO FOLDED LETTER WITH A LITTLE LIFTING LOWER RIGHT CORNER.
EBAY lot (kappyscoins)
Scott #1 on folded letter with Jan 20 (1849) Boston & Maine RR cds and sent to Lawrence, Mass.
Not listed in Alexander
Letter sent to Charles S. Storrow, agent for the Essex Company in Lawrence, Mass.
Charles Storer Storrow (1809-1904) was chief engineer and agent of the Boston and Lowell Railroad. In 1845 he was hired by Abbott Lawrence to become treasurer, agent, and chief engineer of the Essex Company, a land and waterpower company, in Lawrence, Mass,, to develop a textile city along the Merrimack River. Storrow helped develop the city of Lawrence and became its first mayor in 1853.
U.S. #1 PEN CANCELLED TIED TO FOLDED LETTER WITH A LITTLE LIFTING LOWER RIGHT CORNER.
EBAY lot (kappyscoins)
Scott #1 on folded letter with Jan 20 (1849) Boston & Maine RR cds and sent to Lawrence, Mass.
Not listed in Alexander
Letter sent to Charles S. Storrow, agent for the Essex Company in Lawrence, Mass.
Charles Storer Storrow (1809-1904) was chief engineer and agent of the Boston and Lowell Railroad. In 1845 he was hired by Abbott Lawrence to become treasurer, agent, and chief engineer of the Essex Company, a land and waterpower company, in Lawrence, Mass,, to develop a textile city along the Merrimack River. Storrow helped develop the city of Lawrence and became its first mayor in 1853.
