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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | September 13, 1849 |
| From City | US Express New York |
| From State | RR |
| To City | Boston |
| To State | MA |
| Addressee | John Clark |
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| Quantity 1 | 1 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
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Lot 41527 5c dark brown, good margins showing part of next stamp at L, neatly cancelled by red grid on 1849 folded entire to Boston with Express Mail cds alongside, v. fine. Est 500 sf
David Feldman SA sale Sept 1990
Alexander listed as 9/13/49
John R. Boker Jr exhibit part 1 page 43
Robert A. Siegel sale 1228 (Gross IV) lot 478 balance lot of 27 realized 7000 (image)
John Clark was treasurer of the Great Falls Manufacturing Co. at 47 State street in Boston (1848 Boston directory). The firm was a textile business that was formed in Somersworth, NH in 1822 by the brothers Isaac and Jacob Wendell of Boston and expanded to include three mills for spinning thread and weaving cotton and woolen fabrics, specializing in "drillings, shirtings and sheetings.”
David Feldman SA sale Sept 1990
Alexander listed as 9/13/49
John R. Boker Jr exhibit part 1 page 43
Robert A. Siegel sale 1228 (Gross IV) lot 478 balance lot of 27 realized 7000 (image)
John Clark was treasurer of the Great Falls Manufacturing Co. at 47 State street in Boston (1848 Boston directory). The firm was a textile business that was formed in Somersworth, NH in 1822 by the brothers Isaac and Jacob Wendell of Boston and expanded to include three mills for spinning thread and weaving cotton and woolen fabrics, specializing in "drillings, shirtings and sheetings.”
