| Lot | | | Description | | 37 |  | | | Gail Borden. New York
Scott R15c
1862-71 2c U.S. Internal Revenue, orange
black SON cds, F. Includes a short history of Borden
Gail Borden obtained a patent on his process of condensing milk and started the New York Condensed Milk Company. The name was changed to Borden Dairy Company after his death. |
| | | Item Status  | | | | | 38 |  | | | Fairbanks & Co. 252 Broadway, New York
Scott R48c
1862-71 25c Power of Attorney, red
black SON oval h/s, F-VF
Thaddeus and Erastus Fairbanks founded E. & T. Fairbanks & Co. in 1823. They manufactured cast iron plows and stoves, but are best known for Fairbanks Scales. |
| | | Item Status | | | | | 39 |  | | | E.D. MORGAN & CO. NEW YORK
Scott R84c, R88c, R89c & R91c
1862-71
blue SON cancels on four different stamps, F-VF few small flaws
Edward Denison Morgan moved to New York City in 1836 where he became a successful wholesale grocer and bond broker. He was a general in the Union Army during the Civil War, served as New York state governor from 1859-62 and in the U.S. Senate from 1863-69. |
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