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| Scott Number | 2 |
|---|---|
| Date | October 15, 18xx |
| From City | Dorcester |
| From State | MA |
| To City | Tonawanda |
| To State | NY |
| Addressee | William Vandervoort |
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| Quantity 1 | 0 |
| Quantity 2 | 1 |
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Lot 1343 1847, 10¢ black (Scott 2), four nice margins, pen canceled (not tied) on small envelope to Tonawanda, N.Y., postmarked clear manuscript "Dorchester Ms, Oct 15"; vertical file fold at right not affecting stamp or postmark, Very Fine, not recorded in the Alexander Census.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500
Dorchester received no 1847 stamps of either denomination and the Alexander Census records no covers from there.
Daniel F. Kelleher sale 659 realized 649
Not listed in Alexander
William Vandervoorte settled in the town of Wheatfield, NY in 1825, occupying a log house which tradition says was the only one then in existence. It was his intention to make a business of purchasing staves and timber for the Boston market, and ultimately to open a mercantile business. In 1828 he finished the first public house in the place, which was called the Niagara; it was burned in 1844. Later he purchased 1,000 acres of land of the Holland Company and sold to Prussian immigrants the largest part of their possessions on Tonawanda Creek and its vicinity. He established the first bank in 1836.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500
Dorchester received no 1847 stamps of either denomination and the Alexander Census records no covers from there.
Daniel F. Kelleher sale 659 realized 649
Not listed in Alexander
William Vandervoorte settled in the town of Wheatfield, NY in 1825, occupying a log house which tradition says was the only one then in existence. It was his intention to make a business of purchasing staves and timber for the Boston market, and ultimately to open a mercantile business. In 1828 he finished the first public house in the place, which was called the Niagara; it was burned in 1844. Later he purchased 1,000 acres of land of the Holland Company and sold to Prussian immigrants the largest part of their possessions on Tonawanda Creek and its vicinity. He established the first bank in 1836.
