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VERY FINE APPEARANCE. THE ONLY RECORDED PAIR OF HALE & COMPANY'S FIRST ISSUE WITH THE CHANGE-OF-ADDRESS OVERPRINT, COMPRISING TWO OF THE THREE KNOWN EXAMPLES OF THE RED STAMP, SCOTT 75L3.
For the history of the change-of-address overprints -- handstamped and handwritten -- including images of the various types, see http://siegelauctions.com/2016/1124/halecoa.pdf.The single of 75L4 offered in lot 97 (ex Burger Bros., Lilly, Boker and Golden) and the pair of 75L3 offered here (ex Burger Bros., Lilly and Hall) were discovered in 1893 by Charles Gregory and reported in the January 1894 Metropolitan Philatelist (the article is quoted in the Gutman Hale book, page 30). Gregory's pencil signature appears behind each stamp on the back of the card on which the pair of 75L3 is mounted and on the back of the card of the single 75L4. Only one other Black on Red 75L3 overprint is recorded, ex Needham and Boker (R. Lowe sale, Oct. 26, 1973, lot 2015). Gregory's report reads in part: "Last spring [1893] the Rev. Dr. Eaton, Pastor Emeritus, of St. Clement's P.E. Church, one of the oldest of the Trinity Church Parishes, died. My nephew, Mr. William King Gregory...received as a token of remembrance of him from his widow, a small old-fashioned, portable writing desk...my nephew accidentally noticed that there seemed to be a small compartment under it and raising a thin piece of mahogany, he found this was indeed so. In this compartment he found the three Hale & Co. stamps which I now exhibit..." Both the pair and single later became part of the Burger Brothers stock, and they appeared in Sale 164 held by our firm in June 1953. Both became part of the Josiah K. Lilly collection, sold by our firm in September 1967. The pair was acquired by the Halls (sold in our Sale 830), and the single Red on Blue later appeared in the Robson Lowe sale of John R. Boker Jr.'s off-cover Carriers and Locals (Oct. 26, 1973) and our Golden sale (Siegel Sale 817).
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Ex Burger Brothers, Lilly and Hall. With 2001 P.F. certificate. (Image)
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VERY FINE APPEARANCE. THE UNIQUE EXAMPLE OF HALE & COMPANY'S 5-CENT BLUE FIRST ISSUE WITH THE CHANGE-OF-ADDRESS OVERPRINT. ONE OF THE FEW STAMPS IN ALL OF PHILATELY OF WHICH JUST ONE EXAMPLE IS KNOWN.
For the history of the change-of-address overprints -- handstamped and handwritten -- including images of the various types, see http://siegelauctions.com/2016/1124/halecoa.pdf.The single of 75L4 offered here (ex Burger Bros., Lilly, Boker and Golden) and the pair of 75L3 in the lot 96 (ex Burger Bros., Lilly and Hall) were discovered in 1893 by Charles Gregory and reported in the January 1894 Metropolitan Philatelist (the article is quoted in the Gutman Hale book, page 30). Gregory's pencil signature appears behind each stamp on the back of the card on which the pair of 75L3 is mounted and on the back of the card of the single 75L4. Only one other Black on Red 75L3 overprint is recorded, ex Needham and Boker (R. Lowe sale, Oct. 26, 1973, lot 2015). Gregory's report reads in part: "Last spring [1893] the Rev. Dr. Eaton, Pastor Emeritus, of St. Clement's P.E. Church, one of the oldest of the Trinity Church Parishes, died. My nephew, Mr. William King Gregory...received as a token of remembrance of him from his widow, a small old-fashioned, portable writing desk...my nephew accidentally noticed that there seemed to be a small compartment under it and raising a thin piece of mahogany, he found this was indeed so. In this compartment he found the three Hale & Co. stamps which I now exhibit..." Both the pair and single later became part of the Burger Brothers stock, and they appeared in Sale 164 held by our firm in June 1953. Both became part of the Josiah K. Lilly collection, sold by our firm in September 1967. The pair was acquired by the Halls (sold in our Sale 830), and the single Red on Blue later appeared in the Robson Lowe sale of John R. Boker Jr.'s off-cover Carriers and Locals (Oct. 26, 1973) and our Golden sale (Siegel Sale 817).
Ex Burger Brothers, Lilly, Boker and Golden (we admit our research and presentation of this lot in the Golden catalogue was incomplete). With 2000 P.F. certificate stating "genuine, toned, and affixed to small piece" (Image)
EXTREMELY FINE. ONE OF TWO RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THE "23 STATE ST." TYPE A MANUSCRIPT CHANGE-OF-ADDRESS OVERPRINT ON THE HALE & COMPANY BLUE STAMP. AN IMPORTANT COVER IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION.
The change-of-address overprints -- handstamped and handwritten -- were implemented after Hale relocated from 13 Court Street to 23 State Street. Both addresses appear in advertisements running from March 11 to May 29, 1844. This fact, together with other evidence, indicates that both offices operated for a period of time, and 13 Court Street was closed sometime in May 1844. The stereotype plate used to print stamps was modified by deleting the old address, leaving the second line at center blank (75L5, address omitted). The earliest use of a 75L5 stamp with the 13 Court Street address deleted from the plate is May 20, 1844. The earliest use of a stamp with a manuscript overprint deleting the address is May 23, 1844.
A June 5, 1844, cover is recorded with the Blue Type II stamp (75L5, address omitted) and magenta manuscript "23 State St." Type A overprint applied at Boston (Robson Lowe sale, Oct. 26, 1973, lot 2016). The other recorded Type A manuscript overprint (in blue) on 75L5 is the stamp on the cover offered here, dated August 7, 1844, from Boston to New York City. In addition to the two Type A manuscript overprints on 75L5, there is a 75L5 stamp on cover with the handstamped overprint, which is now listed as Scott 75L6. These are among the greatest rarities of the Independent Mail era.
Ex Judd, Jarrett and Kuphal. (Image)
VERY FINE. ONE OF TWO RECORDED COVERS BEARING THE HALE & CO. RED STAMP WITH TYPE B MANUSCRIPT OVERPRINT STATING THE NEW 23 STATE STREET ADDRESS. A SIGNIFICANT INDEPENDENT MAIL RARITY.
For the history of the change-of-address overprints -- handstamped and handwritten -- including images of the various types, see http://siegelauctions.com/2016/1124/halecoa.pdf.Our records (corroborated by Gutman book) contain a total of 14 Red stamps with either type of manuscript address change -- 3 of Type B ("23 State St.") and 11 of Type D (line thru address). There are only two covers with the Type B overprint, including one with both Types B and D (Portsmouth, Jan. 16, 1845), which was the subject of a an article by Dr. Hubert C. Skinner (Chronicle, 166). This cover bearing the Type B overprint has a pencil note indicating the origin was Worcester on Mar. 26, 1845. There is also an off-cover Type B example (see lot 100).
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Ex Kuphal. With 1973 P.F. certificate (Image)
VERY FINE. ONE OF SEVEN RECORDED COVERS BEARING THE HALE & COMPANY RED STAMP WITH THE OLD "13 COURT ST." ADDRESS DELETED IN MANUSCRIPT (GUTMAN TYPE D OVERPRINT).
Our records contain a total of 11 Red stamps with the Type D manuscript overprint, including 7 on full covers, one cover front, and a single off cover. One cover bears both Types B and D (Portsmouth, Jan. 16, 1845), which was the subject of an article by Dr. Hubert C. Skinner (Chronicle, May 1995). All Type D overprints have the initials "P NH" and were used from Portsmouth N.H. (earliest Dec. 17, 1844; latest Mar. 26, 1845).
Ex Hall. With 2001 P.F. certificate (Image)
VERY FINE. ONE OF SEVEN RECORDED FULL COVERS WITH THE HALE & COMPANY RED STAMP WITH TYPE D MANUSCRIPT ADDRESS CHANGE.
Ex C. E. Chapman with his handstamp just over the letters "Bu" of addressee's name. Also ex Schwartz. (Image)