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| Scott Number | 6LB5 |
|---|---|
| Date | May 25, 1843 |
| From City | New York |
| From State | NY |
| To City | Philadelphia |
| To State | PA |
| Addressee | Henry Morris |
| Cert Author | |
| Cert # | ? |
| Fake | |
| No. of Stamps | 5 |
| Off Cover? | |
| Other Stamps | PAID arc |
Notes
3c on blue green glazed paper
Plated as positions 6-10R
CDS New York MAY 25 (1843)
Red PAID arc
ms 12 1/2 cents for postage from NYC to Philadelphia
3c Carrier rate and intercity postage paid in US Despatch stamps.
Robert A. Siegel sale 767 (1995 Rarities) lot 359 realized 37,500 notes letter datelined Episcopal Seminary May 24, 1843 and contents regarding leasted property, collection of rents, etc., written by T. Hollingsworth.
Richard C. Frajola Net Sale #4 (Middendorf) lot 216 Net $17,500
H R Harmer sale 1070 (Caspary Sale 8, 2nd Session) lot 380
Illustrated as Figure 3 in Scott Trepel's Commentary of The Dr. Leonard A. Kapiloff Collection (Part 4, The Penny Post, Vol. 2 No. 4 Nov 1992, p19)
Illustrated and plated by Calvet Hahn (The Beginnings of Adhesive Postage in the US Part 3, The Penny Post Vol 6, No. 3 July 1996 p5)
Morris, Tasker & Morris were manufacturers of coal grated and welded iron pipes located at SE 3rd and Walnut (1842 McElroy’s). The principals were Henry Morris (1802-1881), Wistar Morris (1815-1891) and Thomas T. Tasker, a Philadelphia preacher with a penchant for mechanics. Another brother, Stephen Paschall Morris (1800-1865) was associated with the firm, but probably at an earlier date (ref: The Morris Family Papers, published by the Historical Society of Philadelphia)
Both Henry and Wistar were sons of Israel Wistar Morris (1778-1870) and Mary Hollingsworth (1776-1820) so Thomas Hollingsworth may have been a relative of Henry.
Thomas Hollingsworth is listed as a clerk at 94 Allen Street (1843 Doggett’s). There is no listing for the Episcopal Seminary but there was a Methodist Episcopal Church at 128 Allen Street.
Also from the Morris Family Papers: “Because Henry and Wistar shared duties managing the Hollingsworth estate and became well-known business partners in and around Philadelphia, their papers have been placed together in this subseries.
From the Hollingsworth estate papers in Boxes 2 and 3, it appears that Henry was the primary land agent for the estate but Wistar assumed some power over the family’s lands in Virginia. Overall, most of the material concerns land titles, payments, disputes, and resolutions between the Morris brothers and various individuals interested in the Hollingsworth lands.”
Plated as positions 6-10R
CDS New York MAY 25 (1843)
Red PAID arc
ms 12 1/2 cents for postage from NYC to Philadelphia
3c Carrier rate and intercity postage paid in US Despatch stamps.
Robert A. Siegel sale 767 (1995 Rarities) lot 359 realized 37,500 notes letter datelined Episcopal Seminary May 24, 1843 and contents regarding leasted property, collection of rents, etc., written by T. Hollingsworth.
Richard C. Frajola Net Sale #4 (Middendorf) lot 216 Net $17,500
H R Harmer sale 1070 (Caspary Sale 8, 2nd Session) lot 380
Illustrated as Figure 3 in Scott Trepel's Commentary of The Dr. Leonard A. Kapiloff Collection (Part 4, The Penny Post, Vol. 2 No. 4 Nov 1992, p19)
Illustrated and plated by Calvet Hahn (The Beginnings of Adhesive Postage in the US Part 3, The Penny Post Vol 6, No. 3 July 1996 p5)
Morris, Tasker & Morris were manufacturers of coal grated and welded iron pipes located at SE 3rd and Walnut (1842 McElroy’s). The principals were Henry Morris (1802-1881), Wistar Morris (1815-1891) and Thomas T. Tasker, a Philadelphia preacher with a penchant for mechanics. Another brother, Stephen Paschall Morris (1800-1865) was associated with the firm, but probably at an earlier date (ref: The Morris Family Papers, published by the Historical Society of Philadelphia)
Both Henry and Wistar were sons of Israel Wistar Morris (1778-1870) and Mary Hollingsworth (1776-1820) so Thomas Hollingsworth may have been a relative of Henry.
Thomas Hollingsworth is listed as a clerk at 94 Allen Street (1843 Doggett’s). There is no listing for the Episcopal Seminary but there was a Methodist Episcopal Church at 128 Allen Street.
Also from the Morris Family Papers: “Because Henry and Wistar shared duties managing the Hollingsworth estate and became well-known business partners in and around Philadelphia, their papers have been placed together in this subseries.
From the Hollingsworth estate papers in Boxes 2 and 3, it appears that Henry was the primary land agent for the estate but Wistar assumed some power over the family’s lands in Virginia. Overall, most of the material concerns land titles, payments, disputes, and resolutions between the Morris brothers and various individuals interested in the Hollingsworth lands.”
