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**1844-45 Independent Mails**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
4287		American Letter Mail Co. Balance of 18 covers, seven stamped incl. Nos. 5L1 (four) and 5L2 (three, one is a front only), 11 stampless, both handstamp and pen cancels on the stamped covers, one with particularly strong markings (stamp cut in), the stampless covers with ALM ovals and/or circular datestamps, mixed condition with some flaws to be expected but overall a colorful and attractive group, Scott Retail for the stamped covers alone $2,500.00 (Image) View PDF of contents of this lot Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 500-750 SOLD for $800.00 Will close during Public Auction
4288		Brainard & Co., (5c) Blue (24L2). Large square margins, cancelled by violet manuscript "B" cancel, presumably applied by Brainard's agent in Albany, conjunctive use with red "American Letter Mail Company, Office, No. 12 State Street, Boston" oval handstamp on Sep. 12, 1844 folded letter from Albany to Boston, stamp with faint corner crease far from design VERY FINE. AN OUTSTANDING COVER BEARING THE RARE BRAINARD BLUE STAMP USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH AMERICAN LETTER MAIL COMPANY SERVICE. The description in our Hall sale (Siegel sale 830) for lot 238 provides our overall analysis of Brainard & Co.'s stamped covers and the origination of the Black vs. Blue stamps. The cover offered here bears the Brainard & Co. Blue stamp, cancelled by the "B" in manuscript, of which there are at least two distinct versions. Brainard & Co. provided service from Troy and Albany, but not to Boston, thus the letter was given to American Letter Mail Co. (transfer point unknown). The cover offered here is one of only three Brainard & Co. stamped cover in our records showing conjunctive use with the American Letter Mail Company and one of only two with the Blue 24L2 stamp. Raymond Weill backstamp. Scott Retail as normal use (non-conjunctive) on cover $4,500.00 (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 1,500-2,000 SOLD for $1,100.00 Will close during Public Auction
4289		Brainard & Co., (5c) Blue (24L2). Cut to shape, manuscript "T" initial (Troy), tied by "Forwarded by Brainard & Co. from Troy." red oval handstamp, also tied by file fold which creases the stamp, red "Paid" straightline on Mar. 7, 1845 docketed folded cover to New York, Very Fine appearance, an exceptionally rare handstamp tied use of the Brainard Blue stamp, the Lyons census (The Penny Post, January 2006) reports sixteen covers with the Blue 24L2 stamp, but states that no more than fourteen of these are genuine uses, it lists a Mar. 7 1845 cover but from Albany (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 400-500 SOLD for $400.00 Will close during Public Auction
4290		Brainard & Co., (5c) Black (24L1). Cut to shape, tied by pen stroke and affixed over manuscript "Paid 6-1/4 from Lansingburg" on July 23, 1844 folded letter from Lansingburg to New York, blue manuscript "Hale & Co. Express Paid" at left, toned file fold at bottom, Very Fine, a fascinating and enigmatic use, Lansingburg is only a few miles from Troy, the letter asks the recipient to return via Hale & Co. Express as they "have an office established at this place" (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 500-750 SOLD for $800.00 Will close during Public Auction
4291		Brainard & Co., (5c) Black, Blue (24L1-24L2). First square margins clear of design all around, unused (no gum), Fine, second cut to shape, pen cancel on small piece, some slight wrinkling, still Fine (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	$ 1,625.00 SOLD for $400.00 Will close during Public Auction
4292		Forwarded by Brainard & Co. from Troy. Red oval handstamp and "Collect Six Cents for Hale & Co." box on Mar. 7, 1845 folded letter to New York City street address, minor internal splits, file fold thru Brainard handstamp, Very Fine and scarce conjunctive use (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 400-500 SOLD for $250.00 Will close during Public Auction
4293		Boyd's City Express, New York N.Y., 2c Black on Yellow Green (20L2). Red "Free" cancel, tiny corner crease, on Dec. 9, 1844 folded letter from New York to Frankfort Maine, red "Collect/Six Cents/for/Hale & Co." boxed handstamp and light strike of red Jerome & Co.'s Express, No. 8 Court St., Boston" boxed handstamp, Very Fine and rare triple conjunctive use, handed by the sender to Boyd's who carried it to Hale's office in New York, sent by Hale to Boston and then carried by Jerome between Boston and Maine (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 500-750 SOLD for $1,200.00 Will close during Public Auction
4294		Boyd's City Express, New York N.Y., 2c Black on Yellow Green (20L2). Red "Free" cancel, slight rubbing at top, on Jan. 4, 1845 folded letter from New York to Frankfort Maine, red "Collect/Six Cents/for/Hale & Co." boxed handstamp, no Jerome & Co. handstamp but carried by them to Maine, minor edge stain at bottom, Very Fine appearance, a rare triple conjunctive use, handed by the sender to Boyd's who carried it to Hale's office in New York, sent by Hale to Boston and then carried by Jerome between Boston and Maine (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 300-400 SOLD for $350.00 Will close during Public Auction
4295		Boyd's City Express, New York N.Y. Three covers showing Independent Mail conjunctive use, two with Hale markings, one franked with Boyd's 2c Black on Bluish Green (20L3), third with American Letter Mail boxed handstamp, filing creases incl. tying the adhesive stamp, otherwise Very Fine trio (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 400-500 SOLD for $375.00 Will close during Public Auction
4296		Hale & Co., (5c) Red on Bluish (75L2). Neatly cut to shape, manuscript "N" cancel, red "Forwarded by Hale & Co. from Providence" on Aug. 9, 1844 datelined folded letter to New York street address, file folds do not affect adhesive stamp, Very Fine (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 400-500 SOLD for $450.00 Will close during Public Auction
4297		Hale & Co., (5c) Blue, Street Address Omitted (75L5). Position 16 from the Third State of the plate showing damage at left, unused (no gum), large sheet margin at bottom, purple "J.N.T. Levick" and "Jul. 12, 1892" handstamps on front and back, faint creasing and tiny split in margin far from design, Very Fine appearance, see Siegel sale 868, lot 2107 for a description of the states of the Hale & Co. plate and damage in the Third State, in a letter from James W. Hale, dated Dec. 12, 1887, he stated (in part): "I gave all the unused sheets of stamps to my children for playthings and presumed they were destroyed. But within a few days my youngest son informed me that he believed he had a few 'stowed away somewhere' and would try to hunt them up." (John R. Boker, Jr., Collectors Club Philatelist, Sep. 1962), this example may originate from the Hale family (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 300-400 SOLD for $300.00 Will close during Public Auction

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