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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | December 18, 1850 |
| From City | Concord & Montreal RR |
| From State | RR |
| To City | Franklin |
| To State | NH |
| Addressee | A. F. Pike |
| Cert Author | PF |
| Cert # | 348073 |
| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 1 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
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1847, 5¢ dark brown (Scott No. 1a). Ample margins, dark shade, tied by blue grid and horizontal file crease on 1850 folded letter from Plymouth to Franklin, N.H., clear " Concord & Montreal R.R. Dec. 18" c.d.s. at lower left; cover with small tear at top, one of six recorded covers, Very Fine appearance and rare. Estimate $500-750
Expertization: 1999 P.F. Certificate. .
Provenance: Stollnitz. ¨Hammer Price $425.
Matthew Bennett International Sale 262 Lot 317
Alexander listed as 12/18/50
H R Harmer sale 2555 June 4, 1980 lot 86 realized 625
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 771 lot 529 realized 200
Richard C. Frajola, Inc. sale 20 lot 203 realized 200
Daniel F. Kelleher sale 599 lot 143
PF 348073
1a 1847 5c dark brown
SINGLE ON 1850 DATED FOLDED LETTER TO FRANKLIN NH, BLUE GRID CANCEL, WITH MATCHING BLUE CONCORD & MONTREAL RR PMK AT LEFT.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
It Is A Genuine Usage, THE STAMP CREASED BY A HORIZONTAL FILE FOLD, AND THE COVER WITH A SMALL TEAR AT TOP CENTER
Letter written to Austin Franklin Pike (1819-1886). He was a United States representative and senator from New Hampshire. Born in Hebron, New Hampshire, he studied law and was admitted to the bar of Merrimack County in 1845. He was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 1850 to 1852 and in 1865–1866, and served as speaker during the last two years. He was a member of the New Hampshire Senate in 1857–1858, serving as president the last year.
Pike was elected as a Republican to the Forty-third Congress (March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875) and was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1874 to the Forty-fourth Congress. He was elected as a Republican to the U.S. Senate after a lengthy deadlocked election in the New Hampshire Legislature and served from August 2, 1883, until his death. While in the Senate, he was chairman of the Committee on Claims (Forty-eighth and Forty-ninth Congresses).
Expertization: 1999 P.F. Certificate. .
Provenance: Stollnitz. ¨Hammer Price $425.
Matthew Bennett International Sale 262 Lot 317
Alexander listed as 12/18/50
H R Harmer sale 2555 June 4, 1980 lot 86 realized 625
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 771 lot 529 realized 200
Richard C. Frajola, Inc. sale 20 lot 203 realized 200
Daniel F. Kelleher sale 599 lot 143
PF 348073
1a 1847 5c dark brown
SINGLE ON 1850 DATED FOLDED LETTER TO FRANKLIN NH, BLUE GRID CANCEL, WITH MATCHING BLUE CONCORD & MONTREAL RR PMK AT LEFT.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
It Is A Genuine Usage, THE STAMP CREASED BY A HORIZONTAL FILE FOLD, AND THE COVER WITH A SMALL TEAR AT TOP CENTER
Letter written to Austin Franklin Pike (1819-1886). He was a United States representative and senator from New Hampshire. Born in Hebron, New Hampshire, he studied law and was admitted to the bar of Merrimack County in 1845. He was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 1850 to 1852 and in 1865–1866, and served as speaker during the last two years. He was a member of the New Hampshire Senate in 1857–1858, serving as president the last year.
Pike was elected as a Republican to the Forty-third Congress (March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875) and was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1874 to the Forty-fourth Congress. He was elected as a Republican to the U.S. Senate after a lengthy deadlocked election in the New Hampshire Legislature and served from August 2, 1883, until his death. While in the Senate, he was chairman of the Committee on Claims (Forty-eighth and Forty-ninth Congresses).
