Mr Trounce, Victoria, V.I SFR 3c Paid Wells Fargo Front w/ m/s note, fold

Lot 68 in our auction 4th January 2020 (our 71st year)

“Thomas Trounce was a well known architect, builder and property owner in Victoria. Several buildings he designed and built are still standing in Victoria. Trounce Alley in downtown Victoria is named for M.W. Brother Trounce and is built on property he once owned. Thomas Trounce built Trounce Alley as a way of providing street access to commercial buildings he owned on either side of the alley. ”

” Another of the Pioneers Who Came Here in the Fifties Passes Away at a Good Ripe Old Age ”

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Most Worshipful Brother, Thomas Trounce , P.G.M. (29 October 1842 – 10 June 1894) Victoria-Columbia Lodge, No. 1
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