1890 USA, For'n Dest -London, REDIRECTED to ITALY & GENEVA, R. WORCESTER WARNER!

Description: JUL 28, 1890 Cleveland OH CDSSC #216! (SCV on Cover $35.00)Foreign Destination CoverAddressed to Mr. Worcester R. WarnerCare of Brown, Shipley & Co.London, EnglandREDIRECTION Label to ITALYCare Maquay, Hooker & Co.,Forwarded ON THE LABEL toGENEVA, SwitzerlandWorcester Reed Warner (May 16, 1846 – June 25, 1929) was an American mechanical engineer, entrepreneur, manager, astronomer, and philanthropist. With Ambrose Swasey he cofounded the Warner & Swasey Company. Warner was born near Cummington, Massachusetts. He met Swasey at the Exeter Machine Works. On the completion of their apprenticeship in 1870, both entered the employ of Pratt & Whitney in Hartford, Connecticut.In 1880 he co-founded a business to manufacture machines with Ambrose Swasey. The firm, Warner & Swasey, was initially located in Chicago but soon moved to Cleveland. Worcester Warner would design the 36-inch refracting telescope installed at Lick Observatory in 1888. He later built telescopes that were used in Canada and Argentina.Further activities Warner was a charter member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and from 1897 to 1898 he served as the 16th president of ASME. (Ambrose Swasey would later serve as the 23rd ASME president.) In 1900 the firm was incorporated as Warner & Swasey Company. Warner served as president and chairman of the board, but retired in 1911.Both Warner and Ambrose Swasey also became trustees of the Case School of Applied Science. As both men had an interest in astronomy, they donated an entire observatory to the school. This became the Warner and Swasey Observatory. It was dedicated in 1920.The gravesite of Worcester Reed Warner The Warner Building on Case Western Reserve University houses the Worcester Reed Warner Laboratory, named after the former university trustee. The construction of this building was partly funded by Worcester Warner.The crater Warner on the Moon is named after him.Various Cancels on the ReverseLondon, Geneve, Ambulant, Roma&Brown Shipley If not called for.. 30 days Handstamp The dealer price that came with this cover is $40.00Hi! This item came from a new collection I purchased of 19thcentury covers & FLS's. Many of the covers will have faults typical of items that went through the mail during that time. Some will have less wear, and some will have more, so please, view my high quality scans carefully, and form your own opinion of condition.In general, they will be in fine condition. Additional information upon request. Just message me!Thanks for looking, and thanks in advance for your bids or purchase! In general, postal history items will be in fine / very fine condition. Many like FDC's will be in excellent condition. Standalone stamps will be described. Additional information upon request. Just message me! Thanks for looking, and thanks in advance for your purchases!************************************SHIPPING & HANDLING FOR MY ITEMS(I will happily combine shipping for you)At Checkout, You Will (Hopefully) Have These Shipping Options.IF YOU WANT TRACKING, YOU NEED TO PAY FOR IT.$1.00 = USPS First Class - No Tracking$4.50 = Parcel Post with Trackingor for Insured Mail up to $100.00.$5.00 for USPS Certified Mail$15.00 = Registered Mail (USA Only)$19.00 = Registered Mail to CanadaJust $1.50 First Class to Canada!Please allow a little time for me to invoice you!_____________________________________________OVERSEAS ORDERSJust $3.00 Airmail For Overseas shipping & handling for regular sized covers!Large covers will be a dollar more. $2.00 more if much larger.(You can pay for Registered Mail for any purchase of any amount. Recommended if you live in a country where item's are lost much of the time.)Buy as many items as you wish with NO additional shipping charges per package up to $75.00 in value!Just $22.00 For Registered Mail! Multiple items may be combined, and may cost up to $25.00 total in some cases.REQUIRED FOR ITEMS OVER $75.00 Going Outside the USA.CHECK TO SEE IF YOUR COUNTRY TRACKS REGISTERED MAIL!Only 35 do! I Can Invoice You For The Items With Correct Combined Shipping. Please message me!Since PayPal charges per transaction, I cannot refund you if you pay for individual items before I have a chance to invoice you with combined shipping.THANKS! Sincerely, Dave I Sell All Kinds of Postal History & Some other things too!1800's stampless, 19th Century stamps on and off cover,Stamp Dealer Covers, FDC's, Collins' covers, DPO's, RFD's, single prexie and multiple prexies usages, Transatlantic airmails and ship covers, fancy cancels, naval, world exposition, celebrity, aviation and space autographs, Advertising, Airmail, Graf Zeppelins, USS Akron & USS Macon, Railroad RPO / RMS and more!Follow my listings to see more of them! They will be priced to sell!NEW AUCTION LISTINGS -Usually 5 Days a Week! Powered by SixBit's eCommerce Solution

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