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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | June 26, 1850 |
| From City | Cambridge |
| From State | MA |
| To City | Andover |
| To State | MA |
| Addressee | S. H. Taylor |
| Cert Author | PF |
| Cert # | 602732 |
| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 1 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
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Lot 1847, 5¢ red brown, ample to large margins, tied by central blue waffle grid handstamp on 1850 folded letter written and signed by Edward Evert and addressed to the Phillips Academy in Andover, Mass., matching "Cambridge, Ms., Jun 26" cds, Extremely Fine, a wonderful usage from this prominent Massachusetts statesmen; with 2024 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 1 Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Schuyler J. Rumsey sale 121
Not listed in Alexander
Letter addressed to S. H. Taylor for R. C. Winthrop
PF 602732 genuine use
Edward Everett was an American politician, Unitarian pastor, educator, diplomat, and orator from Massachusetts. Everett, as a Whig, served as U.S. representative, U.S. senator, the 15th governor of Massachusetts, minister to Great Britain, and United States secretary of state. He also taught at Harvard University and served as its president.
Dr. Samuel Harvey Taylor (1807-1871) was head of Phillips Academy from 1837 to 1871.
Robert Charles Winthrop Jr. (1834-1905), historian, was a student at Phillips Academy and later got his law degree from Harvard. His father, Robert Charles Winthrop Sr. (1809-94) was a lawyer, Speaker of the House of Representatives and Senator from Massachusetts.
Scott No. 1 Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Schuyler J. Rumsey sale 121
Not listed in Alexander
Letter addressed to S. H. Taylor for R. C. Winthrop
PF 602732 genuine use
Edward Everett was an American politician, Unitarian pastor, educator, diplomat, and orator from Massachusetts. Everett, as a Whig, served as U.S. representative, U.S. senator, the 15th governor of Massachusetts, minister to Great Britain, and United States secretary of state. He also taught at Harvard University and served as its president.
Dr. Samuel Harvey Taylor (1807-1871) was head of Phillips Academy from 1837 to 1871.
Robert Charles Winthrop Jr. (1834-1905), historian, was a student at Phillips Academy and later got his law degree from Harvard. His father, Robert Charles Winthrop Sr. (1809-94) was a lawyer, Speaker of the House of Representatives and Senator from Massachusetts.
