Dating of Goodwin "proofs"
It's interesting that REA seems to have taken only part of the mailing envelope into account when trying to date the Doran image in their 2005 lot #122. Even assuming their dating of the photographer's address is correct, the stamps on the envelope were last issued in 1887. Figuring that the photographer had bought out some other company's inventory, including some 15-year-old stamps, it's much more reasonable to think that the envelope was mailed early in their residence at the address indicated--which would narrow the window even further, pushing it toward the 1902 end of the 1902-to-late teens period.
Bill
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