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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | November 6, 1850 |
| From City | Orwell |
| From State | VT |
| To City | Boston |
| To State | MA |
| Addressee | Romeo Austin |
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| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 1 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
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Notes
Lot 2228 5c Red Brown (1). Large margins to clear, cancelled by ms. and tied by red "Orwell Vt. Nov. 6" circular datestamp on blue 1850 folded letter to Boston, fresh and Fine E. 300-400
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 980 realized 425 (image)
Alexander listed as 11/5/50
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale 668 lot 171 realized 475
CDS date is NOV 6.
Romeo Austin (1805-1888) was a Yale University graduate and attorney from Orwell, Vermont. He, and his immediate family, moved to Boston in the late 1840s and worked there as an attorney and commission merchant, first at 47 and 49 Broad Street (1848 and 1849 Boston City Directories) and then at 98 Broadway (1850 Boston City Directory). His parents and other family members were living in Orwell, Vt. at the time.
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 980 realized 425 (image)
Alexander listed as 11/5/50
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale 668 lot 171 realized 475
CDS date is NOV 6.
Romeo Austin (1805-1888) was a Yale University graduate and attorney from Orwell, Vermont. He, and his immediate family, moved to Boston in the late 1840s and worked there as an attorney and commission merchant, first at 47 and 49 Broad Street (1848 and 1849 Boston City Directories) and then at 98 Broadway (1850 Boston City Directory). His parents and other family members were living in Orwell, Vt. at the time.

