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| Lot |
Sym. |
Lot Description |
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| 4538 |
 |
 American Letter Mail Co.,
(5c) Black on Gray (5L2). Large margins, ms. "X" cancel (tied by
smear), red "Forwarded by American Mail Co. Nov. 12 from No. 102
Chestnut St. Philada." circular datestamp on 1844 folded letter to New York
City, small tear at top and erosion hole in bleed-thru from contents,
otherwise Very Fine, this dated Philadelphia marking is rarely seen on
Large Eagle covers (Image) |
E. 300-400
SOLD for $210.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 4539 |
|
 American Letter Mail Co.,
(5c) Blue on Gray (5L3). Ample margins to barely in at top, ms. "#"
cancel, small thin spot at bottom left, small corner crease at bottom
right, appears Very Fine, rare, ex Gordon N. John, with 2004 P.F.
certificate (Image) |
1,750.00
SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 4540 |
|
 Forwarded by Brainard &
Co. from Troy. Red oval handstamp with matching "6" rate handstamp on
folded cover addressed in blue to Philip Schuyler in New York City, red
"Boyd's City Express Post, Nov. 18 9 O'C" (1844) oval datestamp, ms.
"Collect 6-1/4" and street address notations applied in New York
City, slight wear along file fold, Very Fine, Boyd's local service is seen
more often on Pomeroy covers (and less often with Hale and American Letter
Mail Co.), this is an extremely rare Brainard & Co. conjunctive usage, ex
Hollowbush (Image) |
E. 500-750
SOLD for $1,000.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 4541 |
|
 Collect Six Cents for
Hale & Co. Red framed handstamp on Mar. 26, 1845 folded letter from New
York City to Albany N.Y., red "Boyd's City Express Post, Mar. 26 4
O'C" oval datestamp, sender's routing "pr Express", faint stain
and refolded at bottom to hide small tear, Very Fine, rare use of Boyd's
local post to deliver letter to Hale & Co. for northbound trip to Albany (Image) |
E. 400-500
SOLD for $525.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 4542 |
|
 Collect Six Cents for
Hale & Co. Red framed handstamp on Jan. 13, 1845 folded letter from New
York City to Providence R.I., red "Boyd's City Express Post, Jan. 14 2
O'C" oval datestamp, Very Fine, rare use of Boyd's local post to
deliver letter to Hale & Co. for northbound trip to Providence (Image) |
E. 400-500
SOLD for $525.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 4543 |
|
 "City Dispatch Aug.
10". Manuscript local delivery postmark probably applied by Kimball
(Hale's Agent in Boston) and ms. "6-1/4" re-rating in the same hand over
red Hale & Co. Collect box on Aug. 10, 1844 folded letter from Boston to
Lockport N.Y., slight wear along file fold, Very Fine, this manuscript
marking has an odd non-contemporary look and the usage is perplexing, but
Mr. Hahn considered it genuine and so offered on the merits of his opinion
(Image) |
E. 500-750
SOLD for $425.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 4544 |
|
 Hale & Co., (5c) Light
Blue (75L1). Neatly cut to shape, light shade, faint gum toning, tied
by bold red Boston Collect box on Mar. 21, 1844 folded letter from
Boston to New York City, Very Fine, early Hale & Co. adhesive usage, ex
Hall (Image) |
E. 200-300
SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 4545 |
|
 Hale & Co., (5c) Light
Blue (75L1). Positions 5/10/15, vertical strip of three, large
margins to slightly in, blue ms. "X" cancels, matching ink smears on
undated folded cover to New York City street address, from the Howland &
Aspinwall correspondence (Boston origin), one side flap removed, stamps
printed on very thin paper which has creased slightly from application,
middle stamp has trivial toned spotsFINE. AN EXTREMELY RARE VERTICAL
STRIP OF THE HALE FIRST ISSUE USED ON COVER. VERY FEW STRIPS ARE KNOWN ON
COVER, AND THIS VERTICAL ARRANGEMENT IS HIGHLY UNUSUAL. The
impressions show a vertical line, which is a printing flaw, not a crease in
the paper. Ex Hall and Gordon N. John. With 2004 P.F. certificate (Image) |
E. 2,000-3,000
SOLD for $1,500.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 4546 |
|
 Hale & Co., (6c) Blue
(75L5). Large margins to slightly in at left, bright color, ms.
"Brooklyn N.Y." cancel, used on greenish blue Oct. 24, 1844 folded
letter to Belfast Me., conjunctive use with red "Jerome & Co.'s Express,
No. 8 Court St. Boston" boxed handstamp, at one point the upper left
corner was cut out and mounted with glue, the piece has been hinged in
place and the glue has caused two stain spots -- this Brooklyn Hale usage
is extremely rare and worthy of restoration
(Image) |
E. 300-400
SOLD for $950.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 4547 |
|
 Hale & Co., (5c) Blue,
Street Address Omitted (75L5). Full margins to just touched, ms. "h"
cancel or control mark, tied by red "Paid" straightline, matching "Hale
& Co.'s Holliston Mail" small oval handstamp unlike any of the typical
Hale office markings, on folded letter to Andover Mass. datelined at
Holliston Mass., Jan. 27, 1845, lots of nasty stain spots but this is the
unique and recently-discovered example of the Holliston oval, it will clean
up nicely with some skillful care, a remarkable item, after years and years
of census work and research, Michael Gutman was shown this cover just as he
was publishing his definitive work on Hale (someone should buy it and give
it to him for all of his hard work)
(Image) |
E. 400-500
SOLD for $625.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 4548 |
|
 Hale & Co., (5c) Blue,
Street Address Omitted (75L5). Third State, Position 1 showing damage
to plate, cut to shape, ms. "X" cancel, tied by red "Collect Six Cents for
Hale & Co." boxed handstamp on May 9, 1845 folded letter from New York to
Wareham Mass. with sender's rotuing "via New Bedford", pencil "6=11"
(5c paid plus 6c due), light wear along file fold, Very Fine, unusual in
two respects: total postage paid by stamp and collect, and the "via New
Bedford" route notation (Image) |
E. 200-300
SOLD for $625.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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