Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

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U.S. Carriers and Locals, Featuring the Gordon Stimmell Collection continued...

Independent Mails: Hale & Co.

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

581

Hale & Co., 13 Court Street, Boston Mass. Single sheet broadside advertising Hales's "Foreign Letter Office, 13 Court Street, in connection with Hale's Foreign Letter Office, New York. Letters will be forwarded for the London, Liverpool & Havre Packets; for South America, W. Indies & all other Foreign Ports, at 18 3-4cts.", continues with instructions on letters for New York at 6-1/4 cts. with office addresses and "Please tack this up", pencil notation at bottom, "The above was left at our counting room this day, Dec. 6.", couple small tape remnants at right, folds, overall very fresh, an outstanding collateral item of Hale and the Independent Mails, illustrated in Gutman book (Image)

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E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $1,300.00
Will close during Public Auction

582

Forwarded by Hale & Co. from New Bedford. Clear strike of red oval handstamp and "Collect/Six Cents/for/New Bedford Office" framed rate handstamp on April 1, 1845 letter to Boston, file fold does not touch either marking, Extremely Fine strikes on a fresh cover (Image)

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E. $ 200-300

SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction

583

Forwarded by Hale & Co. from Northampton. Clear strike of red oval handstamp and "Collect/Six Cents/for/Hale" framed rate handstamp, manuscript "Way 7", on Nov. 4, 1844 folded letter from Shelburn Falls N.Y. to New York City address, file folds including one thru oval handstamp, Very Fine and scarce, Michael Gutman records only seven "Way 7" Hale covers from Northampton and only this letter from Shelburn Falls (private correspondence) (Image)

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E. $ 400-500

SOLD for $700.00
Will close during Public Auction

584

Hale & Co. Conjunctive Use with Boyd's City Express, New York N.Y., 2c Black on Bluish Green (20L3). Octagonally cut with ample to full margins, cancelled by red "Free" handstamp, red "Collect/Six Cents/for/Hale & Co." boxed handstamp on folded cover to Boston, missing bottom flap and mounting remnants on back, still Very Fine and scarce combination, carried by Boyd's to Hale's office, with 2014 P.F. certificate (Image)

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E. $ 300-400

SOLD for $700.00
Will close during Public Auction

585

Hale & Co., 5c Light Blue (75L1). Large margins, cancelled by manuscript "Z" on May 13, 1844 folded letter from Boston to New York City, portion of address visible on stamp is underneath and shows thru due to the pelure stamp paper, overall wear and stamp with small edge tear, Fine and most unusual, this is the first "Z" we have come across on a Hale stamp and it is unlisted in the Gutman book (Image)

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E. $ 200-300

SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction

586

Hale & Co., 5c Red on Bluish (75L2). Ample to clear square margins, tied by red "Forwarded by Hale & Co. from Boston" oval handstamp with second strike to right on folded cover to Philadelphia, stamp lightly creased by file fold which has been reinforced from inside cover, Very Fine appearance and a rare square-cut example of the Red Hale stamp tied by a company handstamp, ex Malcolm (Siegel Sale 417 in 1972) (Image)

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$ 2,500.00

SOLD for $750.00
Will close during Public Auction

587

Hale & Co., 5c Red on Bluish (75L2). Cut to shape, uncancelled, clear strike of "Forwarded by Hale & Co. from New Bedford" oval handstamp on Jan. 3, 1845 folded letter to New York City, central file fold, Fine use of the Red stamp (Image)

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E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $500.00
Will close during Public Auction

588

Hale & Co., 5c Red on Bluish (75L2). Cut to shape, light pen cancel on folded cover to Nathan Currier (the famed lithographer who co-headed Currier & Ives), at New York City street address, paid notation at lower left, Very Fine (Image)

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E. $ 400-500

SOLD for $400.00
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589

Hale & Co., 5c Red on Bluish (75L2). Square margins slightly in, uncancelled and affixed on folded cover to New York City street address, no other markings, Fine (Image)

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E. $ 400-500

SOLD for $275.00
Will close during Public Auction

590

Hale & Co., 5c Light Blue, Address Deleted in Ms. (75L1 var). Bold manuscript lines thru 13 Court St. address (used after move to 23 State St.), square margins, small scissors-cut in margin at top left, uncancelled on July 19, 1844 folded letter from New York to Boston, central file fold, internal edge splits, otherwise Very Fine and scarce (Image)

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E. $ 400-500

SOLD for $300.00
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591

Hale & Co., 5c Light Blue, Address Deleted in Ms. (75L1 var). Bold manuscript lines thru 13 Court St. address (used after move to 23 State St.), cut to shape, uncancelled on July 9, 1844 folded letter from New York to Boston, file folds including one that slightly creases stamp, still Very Fine and scarce (Image)

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E. $ 200-300

SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction