US Sc 11 Type A21 on Advertising Cover. Nice Lyons NY postmark and Paid Cancel

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United States

Catalog Number

11

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General Issue

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Cover (Postal History)

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Single

Year of Issue

1855

Item Description

Ad Cover for Pearl Barley Oil of Peppermint World Fair Prize Medal Winner addressed to Calvin Hotchkiss in Lewiston NY. The Hotchkiss family was prominent in Lewiston: The bachelor merchant/farmer erected the red stone home as his retirement dwelling on several hundred acres of prime land. One year, Mr. Hotchkiss was asked by the town assessor to list his assets. Mr. Hotchkiss replied, “A ram, a goat, and a black cat.” He was taxed for $5,000. The next time he was assessed, the same question was asked, and the same answer was given. His taxes increased another $5,000, a huge sum in those days. When he died in this house in 1866, his estate was estimated at $500,000. The Sisters of St. Francis of Penance and Christian Charity operate the expanded site as a private school and convent.

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