1890 Enfield NH Cover to Painter Xanthus Smith Claremont House Southwest Harbor
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This is a postal history cover from 1890. Postal Route & Markings From: Enfield, New Hampshire To: Southwest Harbor, Mount Desert, Maine Postmark: Enfield, NH, duplex cancel dated August 8, 1890 (Friday). Transit: N ... Read More
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This is a postal history cover from 1890. Postal Route & Markings From: Enfield, New Hampshire To: Southwest Harbor, Mount Desert, Maine Postmark: Enfield, NH, duplex cancel dated August 8, 1890 (Friday). Transit: No receiving mark is present. The approximate travel distance between the points of origin and destination is 250 miles. Postage: A 2-cent stamp paid the first-class letter rate. Addressee and Destination Details The cover is addressed to Mr. Xanthus Smith (1839-1929), a noted American artist known for his marine paintings and depictions of Civil War naval battles. The destination is the Claremont House in Southwest Harbor on Mount Desert Island, Maine. Opened in 1884, it was a prominent summer resort hotel during the Gilded Age. The original hotel burned in 1951; the location is now the site of the rebuilt Claremont Hotel.Sales History
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