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| Scott Number | 05X1 |
|---|---|
| Date | September 8, 1846 |
| From City | Brattleboro |
| From State | VT |
| To City | Concord |
| To State | NH |
| Addressee | Robt. L. Colby |
| Cert Author | PF |
| Cert # | 434444 |
| Fake | |
| No. of Stamps | 1 |
| Plate Position | 6 |
| Initials | |
| Others |
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PF 434444
5X1 1846 5¢ black on buff
SINGLE, RED "PAID" CANCEL, ON FOLDED LETTER TO CONCORD NH, RED BRATTLEBORO PMK AT LEFT.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
IT IS A GENUINE USAGE
PF 89572 genuine
Lot 47 Brattleboro Vt Postmaster's Provisional. 5c black on buff, good color and clear sharp impression, fine with margins nearly all around, tied by neat red Paid on folded letter to Concord NH, Choice cover.
H R Harmers NY sale 2555, June 4, 1980 realized 9500
Christie's sale 6338 March 10, 1987 lot 7 realized 17,600. Stamp identified as position 6.
Dated Sept 8, 1846
Robert Lane Colby (Sept 30, 1823 – Nov 15, 1904) was a lawyer from Concord, NH and a member of the Massachusetts legislature, as a representative from Boston, in 1851-2. He then went to New York to become a stock broker in the firm of James B. Colgate & Co. He was married to Mary, daughter of William Colgate and James’ sister. John and Williams gave substantial endowments to a college that was renamed Colgate University in their honor.
5X1 1846 5¢ black on buff
SINGLE, RED "PAID" CANCEL, ON FOLDED LETTER TO CONCORD NH, RED BRATTLEBORO PMK AT LEFT.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
IT IS A GENUINE USAGE
PF 89572 genuine
Lot 47 Brattleboro Vt Postmaster's Provisional. 5c black on buff, good color and clear sharp impression, fine with margins nearly all around, tied by neat red Paid on folded letter to Concord NH, Choice cover.
H R Harmers NY sale 2555, June 4, 1980 realized 9500
Christie's sale 6338 March 10, 1987 lot 7 realized 17,600. Stamp identified as position 6.
Dated Sept 8, 1846
Robert Lane Colby (Sept 30, 1823 – Nov 15, 1904) was a lawyer from Concord, NH and a member of the Massachusetts legislature, as a representative from Boston, in 1851-2. He then went to New York to become a stock broker in the firm of James B. Colgate & Co. He was married to Mary, daughter of William Colgate and James’ sister. John and Williams gave substantial endowments to a college that was renamed Colgate University in their honor.
