Eastern Expresses and Independent Mails (F-W) continued...
| Lot |
Sym. |
Lot Description |
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| 2675 |
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 (NEW YORK N.Y.) Forwarded by Hale & Co. from Courier & Enq. Building, New-York. Red oval handstamp and matching Collect box with Portsmouth N.H. agent's pencil rate "Postage 8ct C.E. Blunt" on
Aug. 14, 1844 folded letter from New York City to Portsmouth N.H., Very Fine, Charles E. Blunt was the Hale agent in Portsmouth (Image) |
E. 150-200
SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2676 |
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 (NEW YORK N.Y.) Hale & Co. Multiple Rates. Two folded letters with red New York office ovals and Collect box handstamps, one to Philadelphia changed to "12-1/2" in ms. and with red "12-1/2" rate handstamp,
other to Boston changed to "18-3/4" in pencil, Very Fine (Image) |
E. 150-200
SOLD for $130.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2677 |
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 (NEW YORK N.Y.) "MAILED LATE FOR THE". Red straightline handstamp with pencil "20th" on back, matching red New York office oval and Collect box on June 18, 1845 folded illustrated Swiftsure
Transportation Line receipt and letter to Philadelphia, ms. "Paid 8 Cts." for 6c rate and 2c local delivery charge, minor split along file fold on backflap, folded to show all markings, Very Fine, desirable combination of Hale auxiliary
marking, local delivery charge and illustrated enclosure (Image) |
E. 200-300
SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2678 |
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 (NEW YORK N.Y.) "Mailed Late For The" Straightline. Two different types on separate folded letters from New York to Providence R.I., one in all caps (May 1, 1845), other with only "Late" in caps (Oct. 31,
1844)), both clearly struck with red Collect boxes, the earlier cover also has New York oval, the later cover is a printed shipping form, Very Fine, this marking indicated the letter missed that day's northbound mail
(Image) |
E. 300-400
SOLD for $425.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2679 |
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 (NEW YORK N.Y.) "P.P.P." Red handstamp indicating Penny Post Paid, matching New York office oval handstamp and "Paid" straightline on folded cover to Boston, tiny ms. "Paid 8ct" for 6c rate
and 2c local delivery, Very Fine, only three examples of this New York "P.P.P." handstamp are recorded in Gutman census (Image) |
E. 150-200
SOLD for $450.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2680 |
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 (ALBANY
N.Y.) Forwarded by Hale & Co. from Albany. Red oval handstamp and ms. "Free" on Aug. 4, 1844 folded letter from Buffalo N.Y. to Alvin Adams, the founder of Adams Express, in Boston, Very Fine (Image) |
E. 150-200
SOLD for $275.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2681 |
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 (BALTIMORE MD.) Forwarded by Hale & Co. from 37 S. Third St. Philadelphia. Red oval handstamp and matching Collect box on June 11, 1845 folded letter re tea auction to Baltimore Md., two strikes of
red "OFFICE/16 S. Calvert Street" two-line handstamp on front and a third strike on back, file fold and light wrinkles, Very Fine, the two-line marking with Hale's Baltimore office address is extremely rare (the office operated only 67 days),
the Gutman listing is based on this sole example (see p. 126), ex Malcolm (Image) |
E. 400-500
SOLD for $2,600.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2682 |
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 (BALTIMORE MD.) Forwarded by Hale & Co. from Baltimore. Red oval and matching "Collect Six Cents for Hale & Co." framed handstamp on folded cover (side flaps removed) to Philadelphia with pencil street
address added by Hale office, docketed May 23, 1845, file folds affect markings, Very Fine, extremely rare Hale Baltimore oval (this office in existence Apr. 24-Jun. 30, 1845), ex Hall, with 2001 P.F. certificate
(Image) |
E. 300-400
SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2683 |
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 (BALTIMORE MD.) Forwarded by Hale & Co. from Baltimore. Red oval handstamp and matching Collect box on June 25, 1845 blue folded letter to Boston, file fold thru markings, otherwise Very Fine, Hale's
Baltimore office was open only 67 days before the end of the Independent Mail period on June 30, 1845, just five days after this cover was mailed (Image) |
E. 200-300
SOLD for $225.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2684 |
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 (BROOKLYN N.Y.) Forwarded by Hale Brooklyn N.Y. Two lines in ornately-framed Eagle handstamp lightly struck with Collect box on folded letter datelined Brooklyn, Mar. 2, 1845, to Springfield Mass., all
writing in blue, Fine, only seven examples of this distinctive marking are recorded in Gutman census (Image) |
E. 750-1,000
SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2685 |
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 (BROOKLYN N.Y.) Forwarded by Hale Brooklyn N.Y. Two lines in ornately-framed Eagle handstamp clearly struck with Collect box on front only to Beverly Mass., minor toned spots, Very Fine strike, only seven recorded in
Gutman census (Image) |
E. 200-300
SOLD for $500.00
Will close during Public Auction |
