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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | January 13, 18xx |
| From City | Eastern RR |
| From State | RR |
| To City | Philadelphia |
| To State | PA |
| Addressee | John R. White |
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| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 1 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
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Lot 2188 5c Red Brown (1). Large margins to barely touched, tied by blue grid, matching "Eastern R. R. Jan. 13" route agent's circular datestamp on folded cover to Philadelphia, ms. "Paid 10" is a bit of a mystery (5c possibly paid in cash), light file folds well clear of stamp, Fine E. 710.00
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 980 realized 400 (image)
Alexander listed as 1/13/xx
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale 681 lot 230 realized 350
John Ross White (1818 – 1874) was a nineteenth-century figure in the Philadelphia coal trade who served as the president of the Delaware Coal Company and the Mount Carbon Railroad Company. He also served as a long-time director of the Girard Bank.
The Eastern RR ran along the Atlantic coast of Maine, NH, and Mass so this letter must have travelled on other routes to Philadelphia, such as the US Express from Boston to NY and the Philadelphia RR from NY to Philadelphia. The distance from Boston to Philadelphia by rail is 320 miles so the 10c postage (over 300 miles) makes sense. It’s quite possible that the train agent only had 5c stamps and collected the remainder by coin, particularly if the extra stamp would have made the letter overweight.
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 980 realized 400 (image)
Alexander listed as 1/13/xx
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale 681 lot 230 realized 350
John Ross White (1818 – 1874) was a nineteenth-century figure in the Philadelphia coal trade who served as the president of the Delaware Coal Company and the Mount Carbon Railroad Company. He also served as a long-time director of the Girard Bank.
The Eastern RR ran along the Atlantic coast of Maine, NH, and Mass so this letter must have travelled on other routes to Philadelphia, such as the US Express from Boston to NY and the Philadelphia RR from NY to Philadelphia. The distance from Boston to Philadelphia by rail is 320 miles so the 10c postage (over 300 miles) makes sense. It’s quite possible that the train agent only had 5c stamps and collected the remainder by coin, particularly if the extra stamp would have made the letter overweight.
