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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | July 31, 18xx |
| From City | Canajoharie |
| From State | NY |
| To City | Swampscott |
| To State | MA |
| Addressee | Josiah P. Cooke, Junr |
| Cert Author | |
| Cert # | |
| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 1 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
| Bisect | |
| Others |
Notes
US #1a, pen cancel, from New York to Swanscott, Ma.
EBAY lot (nystamps)
Not listed in Alexander
There is no town in Mass. called Swanscott. There is a town called Swampscott and it is located about 3 miles east of Lynn.
The cds reads Canajoharie NY Jul 31.
The letter was written to Josiah Parsons Cooke, Jr. (1827-1894), the founder of the Chemistry Dept. at Harvard College and American’s first Nobel laureate in Chemistry. He was the son of Josiah Parsons Cooke Sr (1787-1880), an attorney in Boston.
The Boston 1849 city directory lists Josiah P. Cooke (Sr.) as a counsellor at 9 State Street with his home at 17 Winthrop.
EBAY lot (nystamps)
Not listed in Alexander
There is no town in Mass. called Swanscott. There is a town called Swampscott and it is located about 3 miles east of Lynn.
The cds reads Canajoharie NY Jul 31.
The letter was written to Josiah Parsons Cooke, Jr. (1827-1894), the founder of the Chemistry Dept. at Harvard College and American’s first Nobel laureate in Chemistry. He was the son of Josiah Parsons Cooke Sr (1787-1880), an attorney in Boston.
The Boston 1849 city directory lists Josiah P. Cooke (Sr.) as a counsellor at 9 State Street with his home at 17 Winthrop.
