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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | August 20, 1850 |
| From City | Newport |
| From State | RI |
| To City | Kingston |
| To State | RI |
| Addressee | Hon. Elisha R. Potter |
| Cert Author | PF |
| Cert # | 511087 |
| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 1 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
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| Others |
Notes
August 1850 letter from Newport to Kingston RI Ultramarine grid and town postmark canceling stamp
PhilaMercury Cover #5384
Gordon Eubanks exhibit
Alexander listed as 8/20/50
Robert A. Siegel sale 1265 lot 435 realized 1000 (image)
PF 511087
1 1847 5¢ red brown
SINGLE, TIED BY ULTRAMARINE GRID & "NEWPORT R.I. AUG. 20" PMK ON ENVELOPE TO KINGSTON, R.I., WITH 1850 ENCLOSURE.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
IT IS A GENUINE SCOTT 1b, ORANGE BROWN SHADE; THE COVER WITH A LIGHTLY TONED AREA AT LEFT
Elisha Reynolds Potter (1811 – 1882) was a politician, jurist and historian from Kingston, Rhode Island. He was a justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court, and served one term in the United States House of Representatives (1843-45).
PhilaMercury Cover #5384
Gordon Eubanks exhibit
Alexander listed as 8/20/50
Robert A. Siegel sale 1265 lot 435 realized 1000 (image)
PF 511087
1 1847 5¢ red brown
SINGLE, TIED BY ULTRAMARINE GRID & "NEWPORT R.I. AUG. 20" PMK ON ENVELOPE TO KINGSTON, R.I., WITH 1850 ENCLOSURE.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
IT IS A GENUINE SCOTT 1b, ORANGE BROWN SHADE; THE COVER WITH A LIGHTLY TONED AREA AT LEFT
Elisha Reynolds Potter (1811 – 1882) was a politician, jurist and historian from Kingston, Rhode Island. He was a justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court, and served one term in the United States House of Representatives (1843-45).
