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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | February 10, 1851 |
| From City | New York |
| From State | NY |
| To City | Blairstown |
| To State | NJ |
| Addressee | John I. Blair |
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| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 1 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
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Lot 2891 #1, 5c red brown, attractive single with four full to large margins showing bottom frame of stamp above, tied to 1851 entire folded letter by red diamond grid cancel, clear New York cds below, to Blairstown NJ, very fine.
Ivy, Shreve & Mader sale March 18
From the Thomas J Alexander Papers in the APRL
Alexander listed as 2/10/51
Letter addressed to John Insley Blair (1802-1899). He established a general store in Gravel Hill, New Jersey in 1820, which was renamed Blairstown in 1839. By 1830 he owned a chain of 5 general stores and 4 flour mills. In 1833 he became involved with Selden T and George W Scranton in the Oxford Furnace iron mines, opening the Lackawanna Coal and Iron Company in 1846 and the Delaware, Lackawanna, and Western Railroad in 1852. He went on to become president of 16 railway companies and director or manager of many more. He also founded the Belvidere National Bank (NJ) in 1830, along with numerous coal mining and railroad construction companies. At the time of his death in 1899 and after giving away over $5 million in his lifetime, Blair’s estate was still worth over $70 million.
Ivy, Shreve & Mader sale March 18
From the Thomas J Alexander Papers in the APRL
Alexander listed as 2/10/51
Letter addressed to John Insley Blair (1802-1899). He established a general store in Gravel Hill, New Jersey in 1820, which was renamed Blairstown in 1839. By 1830 he owned a chain of 5 general stores and 4 flour mills. In 1833 he became involved with Selden T and George W Scranton in the Oxford Furnace iron mines, opening the Lackawanna Coal and Iron Company in 1846 and the Delaware, Lackawanna, and Western Railroad in 1852. He went on to become president of 16 railway companies and director or manager of many more. He also founded the Belvidere National Bank (NJ) in 1830, along with numerous coal mining and railroad construction companies. At the time of his death in 1899 and after giving away over $5 million in his lifetime, Blair’s estate was still worth over $70 million.
