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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | March 10, 1850 |
| From City | Oswego |
| From State | NY |
| To City | Toronto |
| To State | Canada |
| Addressee | Philo Bundy |
| Cert Author | PF |
| Cert # | 254929 |
| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 1 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
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Lot 181 5c Red Brown (1). Ample to Huge margins, Fine color & Impression, tied by Red Grids, matching "Oswego, N. York" pmk. on 1850 folded letter to Toronto, Canada, with Canadian pmks & 4 1/2 d Due, in ms. Very Fine.
(photo) E. IX
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 353 realized 380
Richard C. Frajola, Inc. sale 47 lot 486 realized 500
Alexander listed as 3/10/50
PF 254929
1 1847 5¢ red brown
SINGLE ON F/L TO TORONTO, RED GRID CANCEL, MATCHING OSWEGO, N.YORK PMK BELOW W/1850 QUEENSTON, U.S. EXCHG. OFFICE PMK.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
It Is A Genuine Usage The Stamp With A Small Corner Crease At Top Left
EBAY lot (Kyeezee) – images. He kindly informed me the letter is datelined March 10.
March 10, 1850 was a Sunday. According to Google AI, the Oswego, NY post office back in 1848 was only open for 1 hour between 9 and 10 am to allow citizens to collect their mail after morning church services.
A MAR 10 mailing from Oswego is very doubtful. It should not have taken 5 days to get from Oswego to Queenston. One or two days is more likely.
Queenstown Mar 15, 1850 transit mark on top of MAR 1x postmark from Oswego, NY.
Toronto, UC MAR 16, 1850 receiving mark on reverse.
Philo Bundy (1814-1901) was a prominent 19th-century resident and civic figure in Oswego, New York, who was actively involved in local governance and agricultural community organizations. He served as a Trustee of the Village of Oswego in 1847, working alongside Village President Dewitt C. Littlejohn right before Oswego officially incorporated as a city.
In 1854 Mr. Bundy went into the grain trade, with buying headquarters in Toronto, where he spent some time, his family remaining in Oswego. He was made a paymaster with the rank of Major for the Union Army in 1862. In '65 he engaged in the grain trade and spent some time in Chicago. He was Deputy Collector of the Port of Oswego under Dr. Andrew Van Dyck.
(photo) E. IX
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 353 realized 380
Richard C. Frajola, Inc. sale 47 lot 486 realized 500
Alexander listed as 3/10/50
PF 254929
1 1847 5¢ red brown
SINGLE ON F/L TO TORONTO, RED GRID CANCEL, MATCHING OSWEGO, N.YORK PMK BELOW W/1850 QUEENSTON, U.S. EXCHG. OFFICE PMK.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
It Is A Genuine Usage The Stamp With A Small Corner Crease At Top Left
EBAY lot (Kyeezee) – images. He kindly informed me the letter is datelined March 10.
March 10, 1850 was a Sunday. According to Google AI, the Oswego, NY post office back in 1848 was only open for 1 hour between 9 and 10 am to allow citizens to collect their mail after morning church services.
A MAR 10 mailing from Oswego is very doubtful. It should not have taken 5 days to get from Oswego to Queenston. One or two days is more likely.
Queenstown Mar 15, 1850 transit mark on top of MAR 1x postmark from Oswego, NY.
Toronto, UC MAR 16, 1850 receiving mark on reverse.
Philo Bundy (1814-1901) was a prominent 19th-century resident and civic figure in Oswego, New York, who was actively involved in local governance and agricultural community organizations. He served as a Trustee of the Village of Oswego in 1847, working alongside Village President Dewitt C. Littlejohn right before Oswego officially incorporated as a city.
In 1854 Mr. Bundy went into the grain trade, with buying headquarters in Toronto, where he spent some time, his family remaining in Oswego. He was made a paymaster with the rank of Major for the Union Army in 1862. In '65 he engaged in the grain trade and spent some time in Chicago. He was Deputy Collector of the Port of Oswego under Dr. Andrew Van Dyck.
