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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | March 25, 18xx |
| From City | Philadelphia |
| From State | PA |
| To City | Hartford |
| To State | CT |
| Addressee | James H. Wells |
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| Quantity 1 | 1 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
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1847 5c red brown, margins touching at upper left, ample on other sides, tied by blue cds on FL from Philadelphia to Hartford, CT., filing folds including through top of the stamp, otherwise fine, cat. $800 (Cat No. 1)
Cherrystone sale 708 lot 8 realized 350
Not listed in Alexander
Letter addressed to James H. Wells, treasurer of the Hartford & New Haven Railroad. It is not clear if the addressee is James Hancox Wells (1779-1857), from Worcestershire England, who moved to Hartford in 1796 and became a dry goods dealer, retiring in 1831, or his son, James H Wells Jr. (1817-?).
Cherrystone sale 708 lot 8 realized 350
Not listed in Alexander
Letter addressed to James H. Wells, treasurer of the Hartford & New Haven Railroad. It is not clear if the addressee is James Hancox Wells (1779-1857), from Worcestershire England, who moved to Hartford in 1796 and became a dry goods dealer, retiring in 1831, or his son, James H Wells Jr. (1817-?).
