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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | April 20, 1849 |
| From City | Norwich & Worcester RR |
| From State | RR |
| To City | New York |
| To State | NY |
| Addressee | J. H. Ransom & Co |
| Cert Author | PF |
| Cert # | 588898 |
| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 1 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
| Bisect | |
| Others |
Notes
Lot 269 5c Red Brown (1). Margins all around, Dot in "S," variety, tied red grid, red "5" and clear "Norwich & Worcester R. R." cancel on cover, Very Fine E. IX
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 204 realized 270
Alexander listed as 4/20/xx
John R. Boker Jr exhibit part 1 page 78
Image from the William Gross exhibit (Frame 1-14) on the USPCS website
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries sale 1211 (William H Gross) lot 79 realized 4500 (cds image) dates this cover as 4/30/49
PF 588898: genuine use but also dates this cover as Apr 30, 1849.
Richard C. Frajola Last Aspen Net Price Sale lot 49 (group lot) dates this cover as April 20, 1849
Robert A. Siegel sale 1260 (2022 Rarities) lot 14 realized 2100 incorrectly dates this cover as 4/30.
Contents is an invoice dated April 19, 1849 received of T & E. Batcheller for 11 cases of boots.
Despite the extraneous red ink at the lower right, the first digit in the date is clearly a 2.
J(onathan) H. Ransom & Co. were boot sellers located at 86 Pearl Street (1848 Doggett’s)
Tyler (1793-1862) and Ezra Batcheller Jr. (1801-1870) were brothers engaged in shoemaking in Groton and, later, North Brookfield, Mass.
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 204 realized 270
Alexander listed as 4/20/xx
John R. Boker Jr exhibit part 1 page 78
Image from the William Gross exhibit (Frame 1-14) on the USPCS website
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries sale 1211 (William H Gross) lot 79 realized 4500 (cds image) dates this cover as 4/30/49
PF 588898: genuine use but also dates this cover as Apr 30, 1849.
Richard C. Frajola Last Aspen Net Price Sale lot 49 (group lot) dates this cover as April 20, 1849
Robert A. Siegel sale 1260 (2022 Rarities) lot 14 realized 2100 incorrectly dates this cover as 4/30.
Contents is an invoice dated April 19, 1849 received of T & E. Batcheller for 11 cases of boots.
Despite the extraneous red ink at the lower right, the first digit in the date is clearly a 2.
J(onathan) H. Ransom & Co. were boot sellers located at 86 Pearl Street (1848 Doggett’s)
Tyler (1793-1862) and Ezra Batcheller Jr. (1801-1870) were brothers engaged in shoemaking in Groton and, later, North Brookfield, Mass.
