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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | September 12, 1849 |
| From City | Northern RR |
| From State | RR |
| To City | Pittsford |
| To State | VT |
| Addressee | Granger, Hodges & Co |
| Cert Author | PF |
| Cert # | 485631 |
| Fake | NG |
| Quantity 1 | 1 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
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PF 485631
1 1847 5¢ red brown SINGLE, BLUE GRID CANCEL, ON 1849 DATED FOLDED LETTER TO PITTSFORD NY, MATCHING BLUE NORTHERN R.R. PMK AT LEFT, WITH BLUE NUMERAL "5" RATE HDSTP AT RIGHT.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
THE STAMP, WITH MANUSCRIPT CANCELLATION REMOVED AND COLOR AFFECTED, DID NOT ORIGINATE ON THIS COVER, AND THE TYING CANCELLATION IS FRAUDULENT.
Alexander listed as 9/12/49
Lot 254 5c Brown (1). Margins all around, tied blue grid, clear "Northern R. R." and "5" on cover to Pittsford, Vt. Very Fine E. VIII
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 204 realized 130
Daniel F. Kelleher sale 598 lot 243
In 1823, Lyman Granger and his brother, Chester, bought a furnace property in Pittsford, Vermont. In 1837 Lyman moved to Granville, NY and his younger brother, Edward L. Granger, formed an iron manufacturing business called C & E. L. Granger. In 1846, after the death of Edward, the firm was bought by George Hodges and was renamed Granger, Hodges & Co. Sometime before the Civil War, the company was sold to the Pittsford Iron Company. The gist of all this is that this cover was sent to Vermont, and not NY as stated in the PF certificate.
1 1847 5¢ red brown SINGLE, BLUE GRID CANCEL, ON 1849 DATED FOLDED LETTER TO PITTSFORD NY, MATCHING BLUE NORTHERN R.R. PMK AT LEFT, WITH BLUE NUMERAL "5" RATE HDSTP AT RIGHT.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
THE STAMP, WITH MANUSCRIPT CANCELLATION REMOVED AND COLOR AFFECTED, DID NOT ORIGINATE ON THIS COVER, AND THE TYING CANCELLATION IS FRAUDULENT.
Alexander listed as 9/12/49
Lot 254 5c Brown (1). Margins all around, tied blue grid, clear "Northern R. R." and "5" on cover to Pittsford, Vt. Very Fine E. VIII
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 204 realized 130
Daniel F. Kelleher sale 598 lot 243
In 1823, Lyman Granger and his brother, Chester, bought a furnace property in Pittsford, Vermont. In 1837 Lyman moved to Granville, NY and his younger brother, Edward L. Granger, formed an iron manufacturing business called C & E. L. Granger. In 1846, after the death of Edward, the firm was bought by George Hodges and was renamed Granger, Hodges & Co. Sometime before the Civil War, the company was sold to the Pittsford Iron Company. The gist of all this is that this cover was sent to Vermont, and not NY as stated in the PF certificate.
