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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | March 12, 1848 |
| From City | Charleston |
| From State | SC |
| To City | Providence |
| To State | RI |
| Addressee | Lonsdale Co |
| Cert Author | |
| Cert # | |
| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 2 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
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| Others |
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5c Red Brown (1). Horizontal pair, margins to in, bright shade, tied by red grids and matching "Charleston S.C. Mar. 12/10" integral-rate circular datestamp on 1848 folded letter to Providence R.I., Fine
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale 927 Lot 1281 realized 375
Alexander listed as 3/12/48
Daniel F. Kelleher sale 659 lot 1314 realized 472
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 261 lot 55 realized 35
Robert A. Siegel sale 9037 (Sept 2025) lot 10107 realized 300 (cover image)
EBAY lot (buystamps) - letter image
Letter datelined Charleston 11th March 1848 and signed Howland & Taft
The 1852 Charleston city directory lists William E. Howland (1800-1879) and Augustus Richardson Taft (1809-1891) as commission merchants at 141 East Bay.
The Lonsdale Company, established by the Providence mercantile firm Brown and Ives, marked the onset of large-scale industrial expansion in Lonsdale through its development of water-powered textile mills along the Blackstone River. In 1825, Brown and Ives formed the Lonsdale Water Power Company—later renamed the Lonsdale Company—to capitalize on the region's hydraulic potential amid a post-War of 1812 shift from shipping to manufacturing. Construction of the core Lonsdale mill village began in 1831 in what is now Lincoln, Rhode Island, with the completion of the first two mills that year and the next, followed by the extant Mill Number Three in 1833 at a total investment of $65,000 by 1833; the company received its formal charter in 1834.
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale 927 Lot 1281 realized 375
Alexander listed as 3/12/48
Daniel F. Kelleher sale 659 lot 1314 realized 472
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 261 lot 55 realized 35
Robert A. Siegel sale 9037 (Sept 2025) lot 10107 realized 300 (cover image)
EBAY lot (buystamps) - letter image
Letter datelined Charleston 11th March 1848 and signed Howland & Taft
The 1852 Charleston city directory lists William E. Howland (1800-1879) and Augustus Richardson Taft (1809-1891) as commission merchants at 141 East Bay.
The Lonsdale Company, established by the Providence mercantile firm Brown and Ives, marked the onset of large-scale industrial expansion in Lonsdale through its development of water-powered textile mills along the Blackstone River. In 1825, Brown and Ives formed the Lonsdale Water Power Company—later renamed the Lonsdale Company—to capitalize on the region's hydraulic potential amid a post-War of 1812 shift from shipping to manufacturing. Construction of the core Lonsdale mill village began in 1831 in what is now Lincoln, Rhode Island, with the completion of the first two mills that year and the next, followed by the extant Mill Number Three in 1833 at a total investment of $65,000 by 1833; the company received its formal charter in 1834.
