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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | April 20, 1850 |
| From City | New York |
| From State | NY |
| To City | Middletown |
| To State | CT |
| Addressee | Melville E. Mead |
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| Quantity 1 | 1 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
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Lot 67 “Package / 2” handstamp in rimless arc on 1850 folded letter with four-margins #1, tied by red grid, with matching New York pmk, a very fine and unusual auxiliary marking on the 1847 issue, from a correspondence never offered, a rare item which merits further study.
Al Zimmerman sale 51 Jan 25, 1985
From the Thomas J Alexander Papers in the APRL
Alexander listed as 4/20/50
Docketed April 20, 1850 at left
Letter addressed to Melville E. Mead, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Ct.
Melville Emory Mead (1833-1921) was born in New York City. He was the youngest son of Ralph Mead, a wholesale grocer at 13 Coenties Slip. He studies at Wesleyan University (Class of 1852) in Middletown, Ct. Since 1864 he lived in Norwalk Ct where he ran a realty and insurance business. His obituary in the NY Times (June 5, 1921) noted he voted for every Republican Presidential candidate from Fremont to Harding.
Al Zimmerman sale 51 Jan 25, 1985
From the Thomas J Alexander Papers in the APRL
Alexander listed as 4/20/50
Docketed April 20, 1850 at left
Letter addressed to Melville E. Mead, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Ct.
Melville Emory Mead (1833-1921) was born in New York City. He was the youngest son of Ralph Mead, a wholesale grocer at 13 Coenties Slip. He studies at Wesleyan University (Class of 1852) in Middletown, Ct. Since 1864 he lived in Norwalk Ct where he ran a realty and insurance business. His obituary in the NY Times (June 5, 1921) noted he voted for every Republican Presidential candidate from Fremont to Harding.
