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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | February 8, 1851 |
| From City | Housatonic RR |
| From State | RR |
| To City | New York |
| To State | NY |
| Addressee | Lawrence Clapp & Co |
| Cert Author | PF |
| Cert # | 60519 |
| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 1 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
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| Others |
Notes
Lot 2189 5c Red Brown (1). Huge margins to just in incl. sheet margin at right, tied by red grid, matching "Housatonic R.R. Feb. 8" route agent's circular datestamp on blue 1851 folded cover to New York, vertical file folds well clear of stamp, Very Fine E. 675.00
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 980 realized 850
PhilaMercury Cover #15417
Alexander listed as 2/8/51
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 747 lot 1104 realized 240
Robert G. Kaufmann sale 21 lot 680
Schuyler J Rumsey sale 98 lot 4392 realized 525 (image)
Ebay lot (kupersmithphilatelicauctions) - reverse image
PF 60519 #1 on folded cover with Housatonic RR red circle cancellation and red grid on stamp, stamp has been removed and replaced where it originated
Notation on back indicates letter sent by L. Bassett & Co. and arrived in New York on Feb 10, 1851.
The Housatonic Railroad ran through the Housatonic River Valley in Connecticut. The Bassett family was prominent in Birmingham and New Haven but I could not find a reference to a L. Bassett.
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 980 realized 850
PhilaMercury Cover #15417
Alexander listed as 2/8/51
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 747 lot 1104 realized 240
Robert G. Kaufmann sale 21 lot 680
Schuyler J Rumsey sale 98 lot 4392 realized 525 (image)
Ebay lot (kupersmithphilatelicauctions) - reverse image
PF 60519 #1 on folded cover with Housatonic RR red circle cancellation and red grid on stamp, stamp has been removed and replaced where it originated
Notation on back indicates letter sent by L. Bassett & Co. and arrived in New York on Feb 10, 1851.
The Housatonic Railroad ran through the Housatonic River Valley in Connecticut. The Bassett family was prominent in Birmingham and New Haven but I could not find a reference to a L. Bassett.
