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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | December 16, 1848 |
| From City | New York |
| From State | NY |
| To City | Georgetown |
| To State | DC |
| Addressee | Master John Atticus Robertson |
| Cert Author | |
| Cert # | |
| Fake | ? |
| Quantity 1 | 1 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
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Schuyler J. Rumsey Philatelic Auctions Sale 94 lot 1135 (image) – group of 3 realized 425 notes #1a dark brown pen cancelled (may not belong) on New York City letter to Washington D.C.
Attached pdf notes folded letter to Georgetown, D.C., black pen cancel, New York DEC 16 (1848) cds.
Not listed in Alexander
John Atticus Robertson (1831-1897) is listed as a graduate of Trinity College in Hartford, Conn, class of 1855. He is also listed as an engineer for the Union Coal Company, who managed the building of a railroad from Mill Creek (just north of Wilkes Barre) to Scranton to connect to the Delaware and Hudson system. He was prominent in the Scranton Protestant Episcopal Church. (History of Scranton and its People)
Rev. Anthony Ten Broeck (1815-1880) was Rector of St. John's Institute, Mount Alban, and Missionary in Prince George Parish, Montgomery county and District of Columbia.
Attached pdf notes folded letter to Georgetown, D.C., black pen cancel, New York DEC 16 (1848) cds.
Not listed in Alexander
John Atticus Robertson (1831-1897) is listed as a graduate of Trinity College in Hartford, Conn, class of 1855. He is also listed as an engineer for the Union Coal Company, who managed the building of a railroad from Mill Creek (just north of Wilkes Barre) to Scranton to connect to the Delaware and Hudson system. He was prominent in the Scranton Protestant Episcopal Church. (History of Scranton and its People)
Rev. Anthony Ten Broeck (1815-1880) was Rector of St. John's Institute, Mount Alban, and Missionary in Prince George Parish, Montgomery county and District of Columbia.
