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| Scott Number | 6LB5b |
|---|---|
| Date | August 12, 1844 |
| From City | New York |
| From State | NY |
| To City | Lower Red Hook |
| To State | NY |
| Addressee | Mrs. Horatio Allen |
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| No. of Stamps | 1 |
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Notes
3c Black on blue glazed paper
CDS NEW YORK AUG 12 (1844)
ms 12 1/2c postage NYC to Lower Red Hook
Robert A. Siegel sale 791 lot 204 realized 250 notes part of the ms marking is under the stamp.
David Feldman sale 15 NOV 1985 lot 35206
David Feldman sale 16 April 1986 lot 22730
Letter is addressed to Mary Moncrieff Simmons, wife of Horatio Allen.
Horatio Allen LL.D (May 10, 1802 – December 31, 1889) was an American civil engineer and inventor, and President of Erie Railroad in the year 1843–1844. He worked on building locomotives in the early days of American railroads. In his other activities, from 1838 to 1842 he was principal assistant engineer of the Croton Aqueduct, the major water supply system for New York City; in 1842 he became connected with the New York Novelty Works, a major builder of marine steam and other engines; at various times chief engineer and president of the Erie Railway; consulting engineer for the Panama Railway and the Brooklyn Bridge; and in 1872 and 1873 was president of the American Society of Civil Engineers.
CDS NEW YORK AUG 12 (1844)
ms 12 1/2c postage NYC to Lower Red Hook
Robert A. Siegel sale 791 lot 204 realized 250 notes part of the ms marking is under the stamp.
David Feldman sale 15 NOV 1985 lot 35206
David Feldman sale 16 April 1986 lot 22730
Letter is addressed to Mary Moncrieff Simmons, wife of Horatio Allen.
Horatio Allen LL.D (May 10, 1802 – December 31, 1889) was an American civil engineer and inventor, and President of Erie Railroad in the year 1843–1844. He worked on building locomotives in the early days of American railroads. In his other activities, from 1838 to 1842 he was principal assistant engineer of the Croton Aqueduct, the major water supply system for New York City; in 1842 he became connected with the New York Novelty Works, a major builder of marine steam and other engines; at various times chief engineer and president of the Erie Railway; consulting engineer for the Panama Railway and the Brooklyn Bridge; and in 1872 and 1873 was president of the American Society of Civil Engineers.
