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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | December 6, 1848 |
| From City | Pittsburgh |
| From State | PA |
| To City | Maria Forge |
| To State | AL |
| Addressee | S. S. Riddle |
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| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 2 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
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Notes
Lot 17 5c Grayish Brown (1a). Horizontal Pair, Large Margins, Tied by neat Red Grids, matching "Pittsburgh, Pa." pmk. on 1848 folded letter to Alabama. Very Fine & Handsome (Photo) 400.00+
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Inc sale 477 realized 575
Alexander listed as 12/6/48
H R Harmer sale 2472-74 (Oct 17, 1978) lot 90C (image)
The Thomas J Alexander Papers in the APRL notes this letter was written by George W. Fahnestock.
Samuel Stuart Riddle (1808-1852), one of three brothers who were civil engineers from New York that surveyed the first railroads and early dirt roads in Alabama. They had previously been employed in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, in railroad construction. The brothers became pioneer iron makers of Talladega, operating Maria Forge which was named after Samuel's wife, Maria Bradley Riddle.
George Wolff Fahnestock (1823-1868) inherited $500,000 from his father (Benjamin A. Fahnestock, druggist, 1799-1862) and became a naturalist, affiliated with the Academy of Natural Science, the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society and Lafayette College in Easton Pa.
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Inc sale 477 realized 575
Alexander listed as 12/6/48
H R Harmer sale 2472-74 (Oct 17, 1978) lot 90C (image)
The Thomas J Alexander Papers in the APRL notes this letter was written by George W. Fahnestock.
Samuel Stuart Riddle (1808-1852), one of three brothers who were civil engineers from New York that surveyed the first railroads and early dirt roads in Alabama. They had previously been employed in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, in railroad construction. The brothers became pioneer iron makers of Talladega, operating Maria Forge which was named after Samuel's wife, Maria Bradley Riddle.
George Wolff Fahnestock (1823-1868) inherited $500,000 from his father (Benjamin A. Fahnestock, druggist, 1799-1862) and became a naturalist, affiliated with the Academy of Natural Science, the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society and Lafayette College in Easton Pa.
