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| Scott Number | 09X1 |
|---|---|
| Date | February 20, 18xx |
| From City | New York |
| From State | NY |
| To City | New Haven |
| To State | CT |
| Addressee | Captain J. C. Hollister |
| Cert Author | |
| Cert # | |
| Fake | |
| No. of Stamps | 1 |
| Plate Position | 19 |
| Initials | ACM |
| Others |
Notes
Lot 10011 New York N.Y., 5c Black, "ACM" Initials (9X1). Large margins at top and bottom, touching at sides, tied by penstrokes on folded cover to New Haven Conn., red "New-York 5cts 20 Feb" integral-rate datestamp and matching "Paid" in arc, vertical file fold away from stamp, Fine
Hammer price: $120
Est: $100 - $150
Robert A. Siegel sale 9001 (6/2024)
The 19 below the stamp and at the upper right corner probably indicates plate position. The 36 at the upper left corner is unclear (Was a second stamp removed from this cover? The pen cancellations make this unlikely.)
The reverse has a notation of an H R Harmer sale on Apr 1, 1957, lot 9, realizing $45.
The 1842 New Haven City Directory (Price & Lee) lists J. C. Hollister boarding at 59 Elm Street, corner of Orange.
Letter to John Clark Hollister (1818-1903), lawyer and was the tenth Adjutant General of the State of Connecticut. From 1850 to 1865 he was Justice of the Peace and as such Acting Judge of the City Court of New Haven, and served as clerk of the state senate in 1848. He was a superintendent of the Sunday School of St. Paul's Episcopal Church in New Haven, as well as treasurer of the parish.
He was appointed Captain of the New Haven "Blues" militia, for ten years. In 1855 Hollister was elected as Connecticut Adjutant General by Governor W. T Minor. Hollister for two years was an instructor in General Russell's military school.
Hammer price: $120
Est: $100 - $150
Robert A. Siegel sale 9001 (6/2024)
The 19 below the stamp and at the upper right corner probably indicates plate position. The 36 at the upper left corner is unclear (Was a second stamp removed from this cover? The pen cancellations make this unlikely.)
The reverse has a notation of an H R Harmer sale on Apr 1, 1957, lot 9, realizing $45.
The 1842 New Haven City Directory (Price & Lee) lists J. C. Hollister boarding at 59 Elm Street, corner of Orange.
Letter to John Clark Hollister (1818-1903), lawyer and was the tenth Adjutant General of the State of Connecticut. From 1850 to 1865 he was Justice of the Peace and as such Acting Judge of the City Court of New Haven, and served as clerk of the state senate in 1848. He was a superintendent of the Sunday School of St. Paul's Episcopal Church in New Haven, as well as treasurer of the parish.
He was appointed Captain of the New Haven "Blues" militia, for ten years. In 1855 Hollister was elected as Connecticut Adjutant General by Governor W. T Minor. Hollister for two years was an instructor in General Russell's military school.
