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| Scott Number | 2 |
|---|---|
| Date | November 10, 1848 |
| From City | Lockport |
| From State | NY |
| To City | Albany |
| To State | NY |
| Addressee | Professor James Hall |
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| Quantity 1 | 0 |
| Quantity 2 | 1 |
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Notes
Lot 467 1847, 10¢ black (Scott 2), pen-cancelled four-margined single with deep color, on folded letter sheet from Lockport, NY to Albany, NY, the correspondence datelined November 8th, 1848 with [Nov.] 10 postmark; stamp faultless, cover remarkably clean, Very Fine.
Scott $1,200
Daniel F. Kelleher sale 802 realized 350
Not listed in Alexander
Letter to James Hall Jr. (1811-1898). Hall studied natural sciences at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy and graduated with honors in 1832. He was later hired by the school as assistant professor of chemistry and natural sciences and in 1836 was made full professor of geology. Hall did much of his early field work in the Helderberg Mountains in Albany County where the exposed cliffs were rich in fossils. He also surveyed New York’s strata in the Adirondack Mountains and set a model for naming strata after its location. In 1841, Hall became New York’s first State Paleontologist and built his own laboratory in Albany (in what is now Lincoln Park) where he trained many prominent scientists.
Scott $1,200
Daniel F. Kelleher sale 802 realized 350
Not listed in Alexander
Letter to James Hall Jr. (1811-1898). Hall studied natural sciences at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy and graduated with honors in 1832. He was later hired by the school as assistant professor of chemistry and natural sciences and in 1836 was made full professor of geology. Hall did much of his early field work in the Helderberg Mountains in Albany County where the exposed cliffs were rich in fossils. He also surveyed New York’s strata in the Adirondack Mountains and set a model for naming strata after its location. In 1841, Hall became New York’s first State Paleontologist and built his own laboratory in Albany (in what is now Lincoln Park) where he trained many prominent scientists.
