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1893 from Los Gatos CA to Professor at Stanford Palo Alto CA, 1 cent cancel For Sale
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1893 from Los Gatos CA to Professor at Stanford Palo Alto CA, 1 cent cancel :
$7.20
Item Offered:124 year oldpostal cover from Los Gatos to Stanford University
Date/Era: November 11, 1893
Size: 5.75” x 3.5”
Any Flaws:Very faint smudging on the back - in fantastic shape for an item over 120 years old! The envelope has been opened on the left side.
Item Detail:This postal cover originates from Los Gatos, California and is addressed to a prominent Stanford University professor. He was a student at the time he received this letter. This is a unique opportunity to own a piece of California and Stanford University history. Addressed to: Mr. J Van Denburgh. Box 116. Stanford University Calif.
John Van Denburgh Biography John Van Denburgh (August 23, 1872 – October 24, 1924) was an American herpetologist from California.
He was born in San Francisco and enrolled at Stanford University in 1891. As of 1895, he organized the herpetology department of the California Academy of Sciences. In 1897, he received a Ph.D. from Stanford University and earned a M.D. from Johns Hopkins in 1902. Subsequently, he practiced medicine in San Francisco, while again serving as curator of the herpetological collections of the California Academy of Sciences.
After the San Francisco earthquake of 1906 he was instrumental in rebuilding the lost herpetology collections through new expeditions and also acquisitions of other collections. In 1922, he published the two-volume The Reptiles of Western North America.
He died in 1924 while on vacation in Hawaii.
Item Number:R224
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