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| Scott Number | 6LB5d |
|---|---|
| Date | March 17, 1843 |
| From City | New York |
| From State | NY |
| To City | Philadelphia |
| To State | PA |
| Addressee | Mrs. Robert Hare |
| Cert Author | PF |
| Cert # | 495381 |
| Fake | |
| No. of Stamps | 1 |
| Off Cover? | No |
| Other Stamps |
Notes
3c Black on glazed paper (for shade, see below)
CDS New York MAR 17
ms rated 12 1/2 postage from NYC to Philadelphia.
PF 495381: Genuine usage of black on blue glazed paper.
Robert A. Siegel sale 1005 lot 235 realized 1900 describes stamp as rare early Moss Green shade on glazed paper. Folded letter has dateline of 768 Broadway, March 16, Thursday (1843). Also, Ex Schwartz and Gordon N. John.
Robert A. Siegel sale 868 lot 2016 realized 2100
Robert A. Siegel sale 825 lot 1494 realized 2000
Robert Hare was a chemist from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (born January 17, 1781) who is credited with developing the oxy-hydrogen blowpipe and the "galvanic deflagrator." Mr. Hare would eventually serve as a professor of chemistry at the University of Pennsylvania from 1810 to 1812, in 1818, and in 1847. His own apparatus was displayed at the Franklin Institute before being given to the Smithsonian Institution. He married Harriett Clark and together they had six children. Mr. Hare converted to Spiritualism in 1854 and wrote several books on the subject. On May 15, 1858, Robert Hare died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The only entry for 768 Broadway in the 1843 edition of Doggett’s is the home of George Gibbs, a lawyer.
CDS New York MAR 17
ms rated 12 1/2 postage from NYC to Philadelphia.
PF 495381: Genuine usage of black on blue glazed paper.
Robert A. Siegel sale 1005 lot 235 realized 1900 describes stamp as rare early Moss Green shade on glazed paper. Folded letter has dateline of 768 Broadway, March 16, Thursday (1843). Also, Ex Schwartz and Gordon N. John.
Robert A. Siegel sale 868 lot 2016 realized 2100
Robert A. Siegel sale 825 lot 1494 realized 2000
Robert Hare was a chemist from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (born January 17, 1781) who is credited with developing the oxy-hydrogen blowpipe and the "galvanic deflagrator." Mr. Hare would eventually serve as a professor of chemistry at the University of Pennsylvania from 1810 to 1812, in 1818, and in 1847. His own apparatus was displayed at the Franklin Institute before being given to the Smithsonian Institution. He married Harriett Clark and together they had six children. Mr. Hare converted to Spiritualism in 1854 and wrote several books on the subject. On May 15, 1858, Robert Hare died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The only entry for 768 Broadway in the 1843 edition of Doggett’s is the home of George Gibbs, a lawyer.
