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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | December 26, 1850 |
| From City | Philadelphia |
| From State | PA |
| To City | Orwigsburg |
| To State | PA |
| Addressee | C. Tower |
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| Quantity 1 | 1 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
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Lot 3120 5c Orange Brown (1b). Bright color, worn-plate impression, large margins to just in at top left, tied by blurry strike of blue "Philada Pa. Dec. 6 [sic]" circular datestamp with second clearer strike at right of folded cover to Orwigsburg Pa., Very Fine Est. $200-300
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries sale 1383 realized 200
Not listed in Alexander
The notation at the bottom right reads Dec 26, 1850. In the cds at the right, the 2 is faint but present. The 6 is between the E and C so a dating of DEC 6 is clearly wrong.
Letter to Charlemagne Tower (1809 – 1889), an American lawyer and businessman active in acquiring land in the Schuylkill Valley in Pennsylvania and serving as an officer for coal and railroad companies. He organized and led a company of Union soldiers from Pottsville in a 3-month enlistment during the American Civil War when he was commissioned as captain.
Charlemagne practiced law in Orwigsburg from 1846 to late 1850, when he relocated to Pottsville after Pottsville became the county seat of Schuylkill County. His residence, however, remained in Orwigsburg until after Feb 4, 1851, based on the published dates of the births of his children: Charlemagne Jr. (Born April 17, 1848, in Philadelphia), Sara Louisa (Born August 6, 1849, in Orwigsburg), Deborah Taylor (Born February 4, 1851, in Orwigsburg), Emma (Born June 15, 1852, in Pottsville), Elizabeth (Born March 2, 1854, in Pottsville, and died a year and a half later), Henrietta (Born October 26, 1856, in Pottsville), and Grace Williams (Born May 15, 1859, in Pottsville). - Wikipedia
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries sale 1383 realized 200
Not listed in Alexander
The notation at the bottom right reads Dec 26, 1850. In the cds at the right, the 2 is faint but present. The 6 is between the E and C so a dating of DEC 6 is clearly wrong.
Letter to Charlemagne Tower (1809 – 1889), an American lawyer and businessman active in acquiring land in the Schuylkill Valley in Pennsylvania and serving as an officer for coal and railroad companies. He organized and led a company of Union soldiers from Pottsville in a 3-month enlistment during the American Civil War when he was commissioned as captain.
Charlemagne practiced law in Orwigsburg from 1846 to late 1850, when he relocated to Pottsville after Pottsville became the county seat of Schuylkill County. His residence, however, remained in Orwigsburg until after Feb 4, 1851, based on the published dates of the births of his children: Charlemagne Jr. (Born April 17, 1848, in Philadelphia), Sara Louisa (Born August 6, 1849, in Orwigsburg), Deborah Taylor (Born February 4, 1851, in Orwigsburg), Emma (Born June 15, 1852, in Pottsville), Elizabeth (Born March 2, 1854, in Pottsville, and died a year and a half later), Henrietta (Born October 26, 1856, in Pottsville), and Grace Williams (Born May 15, 1859, in Pottsville). - Wikipedia
