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| Scott Number | 10X2 |
|---|---|
| Date | April 24, 1847 |
| From City | Providence |
| From State | RI |
| To City | Andes Village |
| To State | NY |
| Addressee | Rev. James Bruce |
| Cert Author | |
| Cert # | |
| Fake | NG |
| No. of Stamps | 1 |
| Plate Position | 3 |
| Initials | |
| Others |
Notes
PF 260234
ON COVER TO NEW YORK STATE, PEN CANCEL, RED PROVIDENCE, R.I. TOWN CANCEL.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
The Stamp Did Not Originate On This Cover And It Is A Counterfeit
Slater census not listed
The problems with this cover are as follows:
1. Rev James Bruce was born in Pennsylvania in 1831. He prepared for college at Princeton Academy, Ind.; graduated at Hanover College, Ind., in 1851, and at the Theological Seminary at Canonsburg, Pa., in 1855. In 1864 he was installed pastor of the U. P. Church, Andes.
2. The village of Andes was incorporated in 1861, under the general law of 1847. On the 3d day of January, 1861, at the residence of Archibald Shaw, the electors of the proposed corporation met and voted to incorporate the village. The first charter election was held at the same place on the 29th of June of that year.
ON COVER TO NEW YORK STATE, PEN CANCEL, RED PROVIDENCE, R.I. TOWN CANCEL.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
The Stamp Did Not Originate On This Cover And It Is A Counterfeit
Slater census not listed
The problems with this cover are as follows:
1. Rev James Bruce was born in Pennsylvania in 1831. He prepared for college at Princeton Academy, Ind.; graduated at Hanover College, Ind., in 1851, and at the Theological Seminary at Canonsburg, Pa., in 1855. In 1864 he was installed pastor of the U. P. Church, Andes.
2. The village of Andes was incorporated in 1861, under the general law of 1847. On the 3d day of January, 1861, at the residence of Archibald Shaw, the electors of the proposed corporation met and voted to incorporate the village. The first charter election was held at the same place on the 29th of June of that year.
