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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | February 6, 1851 |
| From City | New York |
| From State | NY |
| To City | Philadelphia |
| To State | PA |
| Addressee | Hewson, Abbott & Co. |
| Cert Author | PF |
| Cert # | 491377 |
| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 1 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
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Notes
Lot 210 5c Red Brown (1). Large margins to just touched, tied by red square grid, matching "New-York Feb. 6" circular datestamp on blue 1851 folded letter to Philadelphia, horizontal file fold at bottom well away from stamp, fresh and Fine. Est. 625
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 993 realized 250 (image)
Alexander listed as 2/6/51
H R Harmer sale 3027 lot 1036 unsold
Rasdale sale 444 lot 1742 realized 325
PF Cert 491377
1 1847 5¢ red brown SINGLE, RED SQUARE GRID CANCEL, MATCHING RED NEW YORK PMK AT RIGHT, ON 1851 FOLDED LETTER TO PHILADELPHIA.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
IT IS A GENUINE USAGE, THE 5¢ STAMP SCOTT 1d, BROWN ORANGE SHADE, SLIGHTLY OXIDIZED.
Hewson, Abbott & Co. was a mid-19th-century mercantile and dry goods merchant firm based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania located at 10 Church Alley. The firm consisted of brothers Edwin Hewson (1822-?), Henry William Hewson (1823-1871), sons of Dr. Thomas Tickell Hewson, and Edward Abbott (c. 1795-1874), 1850 McElroy's & Google AI.
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 993 realized 250 (image)
Alexander listed as 2/6/51
H R Harmer sale 3027 lot 1036 unsold
Rasdale sale 444 lot 1742 realized 325
PF Cert 491377
1 1847 5¢ red brown SINGLE, RED SQUARE GRID CANCEL, MATCHING RED NEW YORK PMK AT RIGHT, ON 1851 FOLDED LETTER TO PHILADELPHIA.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
IT IS A GENUINE USAGE, THE 5¢ STAMP SCOTT 1d, BROWN ORANGE SHADE, SLIGHTLY OXIDIZED.
Hewson, Abbott & Co. was a mid-19th-century mercantile and dry goods merchant firm based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania located at 10 Church Alley. The firm consisted of brothers Edwin Hewson (1822-?), Henry William Hewson (1823-1871), sons of Dr. Thomas Tickell Hewson, and Edward Abbott (c. 1795-1874), 1850 McElroy's & Google AI.
