Word: boscawen
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Boscawen," 1846, 5¢ dull blue...
Shortly after the completion of his medical training, he was drawn to active interests in, and work for, seamen. It came naturally to him, for his forbears had been "fighting men from Cornwall and Devon", who had "followed the old admirals, from Drake and Howard and Releigh to Rodney, Boscawen and Nelson." The physical danger of the seamen's trade, and their splendid courage, fascinated him. Their helplessness before the "vampires" who prayed on them, was a challenge ringing in his ears. So he discovered his vocation, and in the end, came to find his field and life work along...
...bought by Mr. Hind (textiles). Count Ferrari lived in a castle at 57 Rue de Varennes, Paris, which his mother had willed to the Austrian Embassy in order that her son might live under the Austrian flag. In that gaunt house Von Ferrari kept the only copy of the Boscawen (N. H.) stamp, the Lockport (N. Y.) stamp, and one of the Hawaiian "missionary"* stamps. These Mr. Hind, now admittedly the world's foremost collector, bought for $12,000, $8,500 and $14,500 respectively...
Before an audience that completely filled the center lecture room of Langdell. Hall, the Scott Club of the Law School last night defeated the Persons Club in the finals of the Ames Competition. Rudolph Protas Berle 3L., of Boscawen, N. H., and Harold Fisch Birnbaum 3L., of Denver Colorado, represented the winning club and acted as counsel for the defendants, in the mock trial which constituted the contest. R. A. Bogle 3L. and J. M. Nicely 3L., representing the Parsons Club, were consul for the plaintiff. Each of the winners received a trophy, as well as a cash prize...