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 Hartford Conn. Mail
Route, (5c) Black on Yellow Glazed (80L1). Two clear margins, just
barely in to clear on other sides, ms. "South" (applied before use), usual
slight oxidation, Very Fine, scarce example of the manuscript "South" (Image) |
2,000.00
SOLD for $900.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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 Hartford Conn. Mail
Route, (5c) Black on Yellow Glazed (80L1). Ample margins to just
touching frameline, uncancelled, usual slight oxidation, used on Jan. 20,
1845 folded letter from Hartford to New York, ms. "Single"VERY FINE
STAMP ON AN ATTRACTIVE SOUTHBOUND COVER CARRIED BY THE HARTFORD MAIL
ROUTE. According to published research by Francis E. Stern
(Collectors Club Philatelist, Vol. 41, No. 3), the Hartford Mail
stamps were prepared by E. W. Parsons and a partner named Fuller. Parsons
was a Hartford bookseller who later became the New England superintendent
for Adams Express Company and then a prominent figure in the Hartford
insurance business. Mr. Fuller was an agent for Thompson & Co.'s express in
Springfield Mass. The apparent function of the Parsons-Fuller Hartford Mail
was to carry mail between Hartford and other cities. They also linked with
other inter-city expresses that served the region, such as Adams and Hale.
The more than 60 surviving covers indicate that the Hartford Mail did not
deliver mail between correspondents within the city. The operation
commenced in 1844 -- the earliest known cover dates from August 1844 -- and
it appears to have discontinued service on June 30, 1845, the latest
recorded date and the point when inter-city letter expresses were outlawed.
(Image) |
E. 7,500-10,000
SOLD for $9,500.00
Will close during Public Auction |
