Hegarty's crossroads and information

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Hegarty's crossroads and information Aug 4, 2013 11:06:04 GMT lokos likes this

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Post by I.L.S. on Aug 4, 2013 11:06:04 GMT

For the record, though- My Photobucket site has been dutifully maintained for almost a decade now so my images won't disappear.
Sincerely ~Jay

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I bought this from Jim Forte's Postal History Website

The Cover and cancellation.

This is VERY rare. Only a handful (around 5) are known to exist and I'm the proud owner of 1 of them! :

Samuel & Josephine Bell Hegarty

The Hegarty Store, Coalport Pa.

I found these videos this morning of the cemetery & Mansion and it shows Samuel Hegarty's headstone. Apparently he died on Feb 13th but it appears that the stone has damage on the face and I can't make it all out. The shot of the stone starts at 2:08 and continues through 3:19 but I'm having trouble reading it in it's entirety.

Here is the YouTube link:

Here is the Mansion It shows a cover straight off, so maybe a stamp collector shot this?:

Samuel Hegarty was Postmaster. Here is Documentation:

A little bit of background on his mansion:

hegartymansion.tripod.com/

Mansion then:

hegartymansion.tripod.com/hagertymansion/id4.html

Mansion today:

hegartymansion.tripod.com/hagertymansion/id5.html

A relevent snippet from the library of congress on his history:

Here is a paycheck from Samuel Hagerty taken from an eBay listing. Sorry about the resolution. :

Here is a letter from him also, though not the contents of my cover. :

And an old map showing the property;

www.historicmapworks.com/Map/US/14002/Geulich++Hegarty+s+Cross+Roads/Clearfield+County+1878/Pennsylvania/

Even more boring statistics on Hegarty's Crossroads.

( I'm adding this so I can keep a record here of this info until I can get it printed out.)

roadsidethoughts.com/pa/hegarty-crossroads-xx-clearfield-misc.htm

Samuel & Josephine Hegarty's grave stone up at the cemetery on the property.

www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=34882316

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I.L.S. Departed Rest in Peace I am in Clearfield, Pa. I love US Classic covers! Posts: 2,113	Hegarty's crossroads and information Aug 7, 2013 10:38:43 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by I.L.S. on Aug 7, 2013 10:38:43 GMT I liked the auxiliary markings and the dual stamp franking so I nabbed it for a song & a dance. Thoughts and comments are appreciated.
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ratio411 Member Inactive Pensacola, Florida Posts: 102	Hegarty's crossroads and information Aug 8, 2013 17:22:42 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by ratio411 on Aug 8, 2013 17:22:42 GMT Nice. Is that registered? tomiseksj started a thread to study and post pics of registered if so...
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I.L.S. Departed Rest in Peace I am in Clearfield, Pa. I love US Classic covers! Posts: 2,113	Hegarty's crossroads and information Aug 9, 2013 8:45:09 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by I.L.S. on Aug 9, 2013 8:45:09 GMT You know I'm not sure?
	I mainly collect the US Classic singles & covers also, classic era B.O.B. items.

I.L.S. Departed Rest in Peace I am in Clearfield, Pa. I love US Classic covers! Posts: 2,113	Hegarty's crossroads and information Aug 9, 2013 8:48:14 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by I.L.S. on Aug 9, 2013 8:48:14 GMT OK, Yes it is. Apparently the 8¢ Columbian paid the registry fee. So there you have it.
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Zuzu Member Inactive Self-Proclaimed Black Belt in Google Fu Posts: 768	Hegarty's crossroads and information Aug 11, 2013 22:25:43 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Zuzu on Aug 11, 2013 22:25:43 GMT Beautiful stuff as usual! I'm no wt1, and you may have already started researching, but I was able to find out that Balderston & Hutton was an architectural firm in Philadelphia. Some notes on the Balderston family.

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Hegarty's crossroads and information Aug 12, 2013 2:31:27 GMT

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Aug 11, 2013 22:25:43 GMT Zuzu said:

I'm no wt1...

Yes,Yoda was heard to say about him, "The Google is strong with this one."

If I recall correctly, he dredged up much of the information on the Hegarty's Crossroads, above.

Have I seen him here, yet? Don't think so.

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Hegarty's crossroads and information Aug 12, 2013 14:11:45 GMT

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Aug 12, 2013 2:31:27 GMT cjd said:

Yes,Yoda was heard to say about him, "The Google is strong with this one."

If I recall correctly, he dredged up much of the information on the Hegarty's Crossroads, above.

Have I seen him here, yet? Don't think so.

Quite! I can only hope that one day my Google-Fu will be half as powerful as his.

And yes, you do recall correctly.

I do not believe he has stopped by TSF yet. I seem to recall someone (likely Jay?) mentioning that they would alert wt1 to this forum, so I have not.

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Hegarty's crossroads and information Aug 12, 2013 14:33:22 GMT Zuzu likes this

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Post by I.L.S. on Aug 12, 2013 14:33:22 GMT

William is a very generous and knowledgeable friend of mine and when the time is right I'll tell him. I'm actually getting ready to mail a pretty generous "Thank You" letter to him and I think I'll include the link in the letter I'm sending along with some other things I think he will find interesting. Quid Pro Quo.

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Hegarty's crossroads and information Aug 12, 2013 17:38:41 GMT

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Post by I.L.S. on Aug 12, 2013 17:38:41 GMT

I just want to be crystal clear that I'm not trying in any way shape or form "stealing" anyone's members..I make no bones about it I'm still a regular on 2 other boards and the same idea applies in this situation. I really like the idea of two "heavy hitter" type boards, as it gives just gives the collector more options for great and reliable sources, information and other viewpoints. No offence meant or intended just clearing the air is all.. -Jeff

I mainly collect the US Classic singles & covers also, classic era B.O.B. items.

Zuzu Member Inactive Self-Proclaimed Black Belt in Google Fu Posts: 768	Hegarty's crossroads and information Aug 12, 2013 18:23:36 GMT I.L.S. likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Zuzu on Aug 12, 2013 18:23:36 GMT I certainly haven't gotten the impression from you (or anyone else here) that you were trying to steal anyone from any other site. I, too, maintain "dual citizenship".

I.L.S. Departed Rest in Peace I am in Clearfield, Pa. I love US Classic covers! Posts: 2,113	Hegarty's crossroads and information Aug 13, 2013 10:31:57 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by I.L.S. on Aug 13, 2013 10:31:57 GMT I mainly posted that for browsing members to quell an uprising before it gets started. not to worry.
	I mainly collect the US Classic singles & covers also, classic era B.O.B. items.

I.L.S. Departed Rest in Peace I am in Clearfield, Pa. I love US Classic covers! Posts: 2,113	Hegarty's crossroads and information Mar 23, 2014 16:10:49 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by I.L.S. on Mar 23, 2014 16:10:49 GMT I also just added an updated tru-color scan of the cover as well as a picture of the Hegarty's and additional information.
	I mainly collect the US Classic singles & covers also, classic era B.O.B. items.

I.L.S. Departed Rest in Peace I am in Clearfield, Pa. I love US Classic covers! Posts: 2,113	Hegarty's crossroads and information Mar 23, 2014 18:59:40 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by I.L.S. on Mar 23, 2014 18:59:40 GMT A little bit on the cover's recipient Danial W. McCurdy courtesy of wt1-
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I.L.S. Departed Rest in Peace I am in Clearfield, Pa. I love US Classic covers! Posts: 2,113	Hegarty's crossroads and information May 6, 2014 12:33:30 GMT via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by I.L.S. on May 6, 2014 12:33:30 GMT Here is that post on hegerty's Crossroads for you!
	I mainly collect the US Classic singles & covers also, classic era B.O.B. items.

I.L.S. Departed Rest in Peace I am in Clearfield, Pa. I love US Classic covers! Posts: 2,113	Hegarty's crossroads and information May 6, 2014 12:41:07 GMT via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by I.L.S. on May 6, 2014 12:41:07 GMT The info is about 50/50 wt1 to me ratio information ally wise. I just recently dug up a huge amount on Samuel Hegerty's family and edited it into the post body.
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Hegarty's crossroads and information Feb 2, 2015 11:28:18 GMT

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Post by I.L.S. on Feb 2, 2015 11:28:18 GMT

I been diligently trying to re-piece all this history and more specifically the generation it was from. So this post may pop-up now and then..

To note again; I compiled this for a post and had to juggle some stuff around because I was chomping at the bit to find stuff and put a few key things out of order. So This Samuel Hagarty that put the postmark on this cover (presumably) would be this young fellows' Father or Grandfather. Also, a LOT of this research was done in haste a few years ago but I was helped by WT1 and he should be credited for most of the correct information...lol

I mainly collect the US Classic singles & covers also, classic era B.O.B. items.

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