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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | August 20, 1849 |
| From City | Walpole |
| From State | NH |
| To City | Brookline |
| To State | MA |
| Addressee | Rev. F. N. Knapp |
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| Quantity 1 | 1 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
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1847, 5¢ red brown (Scott 1), Fine-V.F., ample margins to slightly in at U.R., tied on 1849 FLS to Brookline, Mass. by red grid, matching Walpole, N.H. 8/20 CDS, exceptionally fresh, Very Fine cover. ¨Scott $625.
Daniel F. Kelleher sale 622 lot 3839
Alexander listed as 8/20/49
Robert A. Siegel sale 1262 lot 47 realized 850 (image)
Robert A. Siegel sale 1291 lot 163 realized 325
Frederick Newman Knapp (1821-1889) was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of Jacob N. and Louisa Knapp. The Knapp family moved to Walpole, New Hampshire, when Frederick was a young child. He received a bachelor's degree from Harvard in 1843 and a divinity degree from Harvard Divinity School a few years later. He then became the preacher of the Congregational church in Brookline, Massachusetts, where he served until 1855, when he temporarily retired to Walpole because of an illness. During the Civil War, he served with the United States Sanitary Commission's Special Relief Service in Washington, D. C. After the war, he worked as a schoolteacher and schoolmaster in New Jersey and Massachusetts.
Daniel F. Kelleher sale 622 lot 3839
Alexander listed as 8/20/49
Robert A. Siegel sale 1262 lot 47 realized 850 (image)
Robert A. Siegel sale 1291 lot 163 realized 325
Frederick Newman Knapp (1821-1889) was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of Jacob N. and Louisa Knapp. The Knapp family moved to Walpole, New Hampshire, when Frederick was a young child. He received a bachelor's degree from Harvard in 1843 and a divinity degree from Harvard Divinity School a few years later. He then became the preacher of the Congregational church in Brookline, Massachusetts, where he served until 1855, when he temporarily retired to Walpole because of an illness. During the Civil War, he served with the United States Sanitary Commission's Special Relief Service in Washington, D. C. After the war, he worked as a schoolteacher and schoolmaster in New Jersey and Massachusetts.
