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| Scott Number | 6LB3 |
|---|---|
| Date | December 2, 1842 |
| From City | New York |
| From State | NY |
| To City | Albany |
| To State | NY |
| Addressee | Rev. Henry W. Bellows |
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| No. of Stamps | 1 |
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Notes
3c black on light blue unsurfaced paper
CDS NEW YORK DEC 2
ms 12/1/2 cents postage NYC to Albany NY
Robert A. Siegel sale 490 lot 905 realized 62.50 notes 6LB3 on folded letter.
John A. Fox sale Oct 13-14, 1965 (Hollowbush) lot 1328 dates this cover to 1842.
Henry Whitney Bellows (June 11, 1814 – January 30, 1882) was a clergyman, and the planner and president of the United States Sanitary Commission, the leading soldiers' aid society, during the Civil War. In 1839 he became pastor of the First Congregational (Unitarian) church in New York City (afterwards All Souls church), in charge of which he remained until his death.
CDS NEW YORK DEC 2
ms 12/1/2 cents postage NYC to Albany NY
Robert A. Siegel sale 490 lot 905 realized 62.50 notes 6LB3 on folded letter.
John A. Fox sale Oct 13-14, 1965 (Hollowbush) lot 1328 dates this cover to 1842.
Henry Whitney Bellows (June 11, 1814 – January 30, 1882) was a clergyman, and the planner and president of the United States Sanitary Commission, the leading soldiers' aid society, during the Civil War. In 1839 he became pastor of the First Congregational (Unitarian) church in New York City (afterwards All Souls church), in charge of which he remained until his death.
