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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | April 26, 1849 |
| From City | Woodstock |
| From State | VT |
| To City | Hanover |
| To State | NH |
| Addressee | Henry Willard |
| Cert Author | PF |
| Cert # | 300520 |
| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 1 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
| Bisect | |
| Others |
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1847, 5¢ red brown (No. 1), margins except touched at top, deep shade, cancelled by bold manuscript "LAM" on 1849 folded letter with red "Woodstock Vt. Apr. 26" c.d.s., to Hanover, N.H., Fine and rare.
Estimate $750-1,000.
Expertization: 1996 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Slawson.
A note on back identifies the initials as those of Lester A. Miller, a "P.O. clerk of the period" but the sender, L.A. Marsh, shares the same letters.
Matthew Bennett International Sale 287 lot 1121 realized 700
Alexander listed as 4/26/49
Robert A. Siegel sale 1230 lot 1147 realized 400 (image)
PF 300520
1a 1847 5¢ dark brown
SINGLE, MS. "LAM" CANCEL ON FL TO HANOVER, NH., RED WOODSTOCK, VT PMK AT LEFT.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
It Is A Genuine Usage OF SCOTT 1, BROWN
Henry Willard (1830-1904) was a graduate of Dartmouth College in 1851, where he studied Divinity. He was ordained in 1853 and preached in Ohio and Minnesota.
The sender was Lyndon Arnold Marsh (1799-1872), an attorney in Woodstock.
Estimate $750-1,000.
Expertization: 1996 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Slawson.
A note on back identifies the initials as those of Lester A. Miller, a "P.O. clerk of the period" but the sender, L.A. Marsh, shares the same letters.
Matthew Bennett International Sale 287 lot 1121 realized 700
Alexander listed as 4/26/49
Robert A. Siegel sale 1230 lot 1147 realized 400 (image)
PF 300520
1a 1847 5¢ dark brown
SINGLE, MS. "LAM" CANCEL ON FL TO HANOVER, NH., RED WOODSTOCK, VT PMK AT LEFT.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
It Is A Genuine Usage OF SCOTT 1, BROWN
Henry Willard (1830-1904) was a graduate of Dartmouth College in 1851, where he studied Divinity. He was ordained in 1853 and preached in Ohio and Minnesota.
The sender was Lyndon Arnold Marsh (1799-1872), an attorney in Woodstock.
