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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | April 27, 1849 |
| From City | Alexandria |
| From State | VA |
| To City | Philadelphia |
| To State | PA |
| Addressee | Lewis & Co |
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| Cert # | |
| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 1 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
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Notes
5c Red Brown (1). Full margins to clear at left, rich color, tied by multiple strikes of "5" handstamp, matching "Alexandria Va. 27 Apr. (1849)" circular datestamp on blue folded cover to Philadelphia, receipt and answer docketing inside, Very Fine, the postal clerk who cancelled the stamp zealously applied the stampless rate marking.
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 1011 lot 1346 realized 650
Alexander listed as 4/27/49
Robert A. Siegel sale 1338 lot 475 realized 200 (cover image)
Hipstamp (buystamps) - endflap image
Letter from Cook & Peel, Alexandria, April 27, 1849.
Henry Cook and his nephew, Henry Peel, were druggists in Alexandria; formed a partnership in April 1848.
Letter addressed to Lewis & Co., white lead manufacturers.
The 1849 edition of McElroy lists Mordecai Lewis as a white lead manufacturer at 135 Front Street. Also listed at the same address are James Lewis (merchant) and John T. Lewis (merchant).
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 1011 lot 1346 realized 650
Alexander listed as 4/27/49
Robert A. Siegel sale 1338 lot 475 realized 200 (cover image)
Hipstamp (buystamps) - endflap image
Letter from Cook & Peel, Alexandria, April 27, 1849.
Henry Cook and his nephew, Henry Peel, were druggists in Alexandria; formed a partnership in April 1848.
Letter addressed to Lewis & Co., white lead manufacturers.
The 1849 edition of McElroy lists Mordecai Lewis as a white lead manufacturer at 135 Front Street. Also listed at the same address are James Lewis (merchant) and John T. Lewis (merchant).
