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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | April 14, 1849 |
| From City | Housatonic RR |
| From State | RR |
| To City | Litchfield |
| To State | CT |
| Addressee | Francis Bacon |
| Cert Author | PF |
| Cert # | 63135 |
| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 1 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
| Bisect | |
| Others |
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1847 5c red brown, three margins, just in at right, tied by red grids on FL used in 1849 from Fort Plain to Litchfield County, Ct., with a perfect strike of "Housatonic Railroad 5" in red, filing folds affecting the stamp, still a spectacular railroad item (Cat No. 1)
Cherrystone auctions Jan 2009, lot 9 realized 2200 (image)
Alexander listed as 4/14/49
Richard C. Frajola, Inc. sale 20 lot 218 realized 500
PF 63135 #1, genuine used on folded letter with vertical filing fold crease dated Apr 14, 1849 with red grid and Housatonic RR cancels
Letter to Francis Bacon (1819-1849), graduate of Yale College (1838), lawyer and politician in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, returned to Litchfield, and in 1847 and 1848 served as clerk of the Connecticut House of Representatives. He also served as Major General of the Connecticut State Militia in 1847, and in 1849 was a member of the Connecticut Senate.
Cherrystone auctions Jan 2009, lot 9 realized 2200 (image)
Alexander listed as 4/14/49
Richard C. Frajola, Inc. sale 20 lot 218 realized 500
PF 63135 #1, genuine used on folded letter with vertical filing fold crease dated Apr 14, 1849 with red grid and Housatonic RR cancels
Letter to Francis Bacon (1819-1849), graduate of Yale College (1838), lawyer and politician in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, returned to Litchfield, and in 1847 and 1848 served as clerk of the Connecticut House of Representatives. He also served as Major General of the Connecticut State Militia in 1847, and in 1849 was a member of the Connecticut Senate.
