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| Scott Number | 6LB5b |
|---|---|
| Date | March 25, 18xx |
| From City | New York |
| From State | NY |
| To City | New York |
| To State | NY |
| Addressee | Wm. H. Aspinwall |
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| No. of Stamps | 1 |
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3c Black on blue glazed paper
CDS MAR 25, 9 O'Clock
Robert A. Siegel sale 868 lot 2039 realized 325
Shreves sale 129 lot 1049 realized 250
William Henry Aspinwall (1807-1885) is listed as a merchant located at 54 & 55 South Street (1842-43) and at 55 South Street (1845, 1846).
In 1832, he became president of the Howland & Aspinwall merchant firm, which had been founded by his cousin and expanded trade to South America, China, Europe, the Mediterranean, and the East and West Indies. Howland & Aspinwall owned some of the most famous clipper ships ever built.
In 1848 Aspinwall founded the Pacific Mail Steamship Company, to provide service to California. This turned out to be a rather good year in which to start a steamship line to California, since the Gold Rush started the next year.
He retired in 1856 but remained active as a philanthropist. He was a founder of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (1866) and of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (1869).
CDS MAR 25, 9 O'Clock
Robert A. Siegel sale 868 lot 2039 realized 325
Shreves sale 129 lot 1049 realized 250
William Henry Aspinwall (1807-1885) is listed as a merchant located at 54 & 55 South Street (1842-43) and at 55 South Street (1845, 1846).
In 1832, he became president of the Howland & Aspinwall merchant firm, which had been founded by his cousin and expanded trade to South America, China, Europe, the Mediterranean, and the East and West Indies. Howland & Aspinwall owned some of the most famous clipper ships ever built.
In 1848 Aspinwall founded the Pacific Mail Steamship Company, to provide service to California. This turned out to be a rather good year in which to start a steamship line to California, since the Gold Rush started the next year.
He retired in 1856 but remained active as a philanthropist. He was a founder of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (1866) and of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (1869).
