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C. Francis Rowe collection [philatelic record]

Hierarchical level:

Collection

Date:

1862.

Reference:

R10909-0-9-E

Type of material:

Stamps and stamp products

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

206083

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C. Francis Rowe collection
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Collection includes:

3 lower level description(s)
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Date(s):

1862.

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

3 sheets (60 postage stamps).

Language of material:

English

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The collection contains 3 mint sheets of postage stamps of 1862 issue from Newfoundland: 1 sheet (20 postage stamps) of the 4 pence issue, 1 sheet (20 postage stamps) of the 6 pence issue and 1 sheet (20 postage stamps) watermarked of the 6 pence issue.

Provenance:

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Rowe, C. Francis, 1917-1995

Biography/Administrative history:

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Rowe, C. Francis, 1917-1995 : Meteorologist at the Torbay Weather Office in Newfoundland, C. Francis Rowe was a stamp collector, a long time warden at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist and an archivist.

Since his childhood, C. Francis Rowe was collecting, books, coins, photographs, philatelic materials, maps, etc. He did some research on many subjects. In 1983, he published "The Currency and Medals of Newfoundland". He passed away on March 24th, 1995 at the age of 78.

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Dates of creation note:

The sheets refered to the 1857-1861 pence issues. According to Pratt (1982) 33, the date of issue is after the first of the year 1862.

Source:

Private

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2003-01004-1
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