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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | September 19, 1850 |
| From City | US Express Boston |
| From State | RR |
| To City | New York |
| To State | NY |
| Addressee | M. O. Roberts & Co. |
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| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 2 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
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Lot 132 5c Brown (1). Two singles, margins all around, tied Black grid cancel, Red Boston U. S. Express Mail cancel on cover t o, New York, Very Fine .... E. VI
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 204 realized 62.50
Alexander listed as 9/19/50
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 353 lot 203 realized 270
EBAY lot (Kyeezee) - images
J Waldo Sampson marking on reverse
Letter addressed to the New York shipping enterprise of Marshall Owen Roberts (1813-1880), a prominent capitalist and magnate who made a massive fortune operating government-contracted mail steamships connecting New York to the Isthmus of Panama during the California Gold Rush.
During his lifetime, Roberts amassed an extensive art collection valued at $750,000 at the time of his death. Included in the collection was Emanuel Leutze’s Washington Crossing the Delaware which today hangs in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 204 realized 62.50
Alexander listed as 9/19/50
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 353 lot 203 realized 270
EBAY lot (Kyeezee) - images
J Waldo Sampson marking on reverse
Letter addressed to the New York shipping enterprise of Marshall Owen Roberts (1813-1880), a prominent capitalist and magnate who made a massive fortune operating government-contracted mail steamships connecting New York to the Isthmus of Panama during the California Gold Rush.
During his lifetime, Roberts amassed an extensive art collection valued at $750,000 at the time of his death. Included in the collection was Emanuel Leutze’s Washington Crossing the Delaware which today hangs in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
