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| Scott Number | 2 |
|---|---|
| Date | December 17, 18xx |
| From City | New York |
| From State | NY |
| To City | Madison |
| To State | IN |
| Addressee | J. F. D. Lanier |
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| Quantity 1 | 0 |
| Quantity 2 | 1 |
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1847, 10¢ black, barely touching to enormous margins, irregularly cut at right, showing parts of three adjacent stamps, neatly tied by red grid and matching "New York, Dec 17" cds on brown envelope to Madison, Ind., F.-V.F.
Scott No. 2 $1,550.
Because of the newness of adhesive postage stamps, separation was often quite crude.
Schuyler J. Rumsey Inc. sale 44 lot 1034 unsold
Schuyler J. Rumsey Inc. sale 45 lot 1204 realized 400
Not listed in Alexander
Letter addressed to James Franklin Doughty Lanier (1800-1881). During his life in Madison he was a lawyer, a clerk for the Indiana House of Representatives and President of the Madison branch of the Second State Bank of Indiana. He helped create the Madison & Indianapolis railroad. In 1849, he formed a banking partnership in New York City with Richard Winslow and soon relocated to NY. During the Civil War, he made unsecured loans totaling over $1 million, first to enable Governor Oliver P. Morton to outfit troops, then to enable the state to keep up interest payments on its debt, thereby saving the state from bankruptcy. His mansion in Madison is a National Landmark.
Scott No. 2 $1,550.
Because of the newness of adhesive postage stamps, separation was often quite crude.
Schuyler J. Rumsey Inc. sale 44 lot 1034 unsold
Schuyler J. Rumsey Inc. sale 45 lot 1204 realized 400
Not listed in Alexander
Letter addressed to James Franklin Doughty Lanier (1800-1881). During his life in Madison he was a lawyer, a clerk for the Indiana House of Representatives and President of the Madison branch of the Second State Bank of Indiana. He helped create the Madison & Indianapolis railroad. In 1849, he formed a banking partnership in New York City with Richard Winslow and soon relocated to NY. During the Civil War, he made unsecured loans totaling over $1 million, first to enable Governor Oliver P. Morton to outfit troops, then to enable the state to keep up interest payments on its debt, thereby saving the state from bankruptcy. His mansion in Madison is a National Landmark.
