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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;BRandM, post: 1426128, member: 22729&quot;][ATTACH]173952.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]173953.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]173954.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]173955.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p>This Mershon counterstamp (Brunk M-613) has been known to collectots for years and, apparently, is unique as no other examples have surfaced. I can trace its provenance back only to 1985 when it appeared in a Bowers &amp; Merena auction. In a later 2007 Steve Hayden mail bid sale it sold for $220. I acquired it just a few weeks ago from an Illinois collector and researcher who I believe is the one who bought it from Hayden.</p><p><br /></p><p>I researched this piece several years ago when it was still unattributed. Interestingly, the collector I bought it from had investigated it at some point also and came to the same conclusion as I did.</p><p><br /></p><p>Daniel Mershon was a stove and furnace manufacturer in Philadelphia from 1840 until his death in 1865. After he died his two sons (Albert and George) took over the business and changed the name from Daniel Mershon &amp; Sons to Daniel Mershon&#039;s Sons. They were in business at 1209 Market St. until 1868 when they relocated to 1203 Filbert St. They remained in business until at least 1905.</p><p><br /></p><p>The business envelope pictured above appears to be postmarked Februauy 13, 1885 but the cancellation is very faint. By the way, the addressee on the envelope is Gilbert R. Fox who was a prominent attorney in Norristown, PA. Perhaps the Mershons used him for legal representation.</p><p><br /></p><p>Bruce[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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