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| Scott Number | 6LB5b |
|---|---|
| Date | October 20, 1844 |
| From City | Warren |
| From State | OH |
| To City | New York |
| To State | NY |
| Addressee | Miss Emma G. Jones |
| Cert Author | PF |
| Cert # | 153201 |
| Fake | |
| No. of Stamps | 1 |
| Off Cover? | No |
| Other Stamps |
Notes
3c Black on dark blue glazed paper
CDS: blue Warren Ohio OCT 20 (1844), red US City Despatch OCT 21 (1844) 4 O'Clock
ms 25c rate under Despatch Post stamp for postage from Ohio to NYC
PF 153201: Genuine use on 1844 folded letter
Robert A. Siegel sale 745 lot 247 realized 400
Robert A. Siegel sale 1005 lot 247 realized 425
Letter sent in care of P. P. Irving, Sec. of Foreign Missions at 271 Broadway and then redirected to 462 Broome Street.
Rev. Pierre P. Irving was the Sec of Foreign Missions at 281 Broadway (1845 Doggett's).
281 Broadway is also listed as the address of the Protestant Episcopal Church Mission, so it’s likely the sender made an error in the address.
The letter was then sent, via the Despatch Post, to Miss Jones to 462 Broome Street, the location of a boarding house.
Other letters addressed to Miss Emma Jones are referenced in The Protestant Episcopal Church of the USA in China and Japan 1835-1870 by Ian Welch, 2013. Emma Jones retired in Jan 1861. Rev Irving resigned in Oct 1857.
CDS: blue Warren Ohio OCT 20 (1844), red US City Despatch OCT 21 (1844) 4 O'Clock
ms 25c rate under Despatch Post stamp for postage from Ohio to NYC
PF 153201: Genuine use on 1844 folded letter
Robert A. Siegel sale 745 lot 247 realized 400
Robert A. Siegel sale 1005 lot 247 realized 425
Letter sent in care of P. P. Irving, Sec. of Foreign Missions at 271 Broadway and then redirected to 462 Broome Street.
Rev. Pierre P. Irving was the Sec of Foreign Missions at 281 Broadway (1845 Doggett's).
281 Broadway is also listed as the address of the Protestant Episcopal Church Mission, so it’s likely the sender made an error in the address.
The letter was then sent, via the Despatch Post, to Miss Jones to 462 Broome Street, the location of a boarding house.
Other letters addressed to Miss Emma Jones are referenced in The Protestant Episcopal Church of the USA in China and Japan 1835-1870 by Ian Welch, 2013. Emma Jones retired in Jan 1861. Rev Irving resigned in Oct 1857.
