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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | June 3, 1850 |
| From City | St Louis |
| From State | MO |
| To City | Ottawa |
| To State | IL |
| Addressee | M. H. Swift |
| Cert Author | |
| Cert # | |
| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 1 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
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Notes
Robert A. Siegel sale 1230 lot 1175 realized 1500.
Balance lot of 6 covers from St. Louis.
Scott #1 on JUN 3 (1850) cover from St Louis to Ottawa, Illinois.
Alexander listed as 6/3/50
PhilaMercury cover 25935 (image)
Dated 1850 on endorsement visible from back.
Letter to Milton Homer Swift (1813-1886), attorney in Ottawa, Illinois. Milton H. Swift, from New Preston, Connecticut, came to Ottawa in 1838. By profession a lawyer, but has devoted his life mostly to financial pursuits; has for several years been President of the First National Bank of Ottawa; and has been Mayor of the city of Ottawa (1874-75).
Balance lot of 6 covers from St. Louis.
Scott #1 on JUN 3 (1850) cover from St Louis to Ottawa, Illinois.
Alexander listed as 6/3/50
PhilaMercury cover 25935 (image)
Dated 1850 on endorsement visible from back.
Letter to Milton Homer Swift (1813-1886), attorney in Ottawa, Illinois. Milton H. Swift, from New Preston, Connecticut, came to Ottawa in 1838. By profession a lawyer, but has devoted his life mostly to financial pursuits; has for several years been President of the First National Bank of Ottawa; and has been Mayor of the city of Ottawa (1874-75).

