Hale & Co., 5c Blue, Street Address Omitted (75L5). Vertical pair, die cut with margins full to barely touching on a couple sides, fresh color, tied by two strikes of red "Forwarded Through/Hale & Co.'s/Letter Office/Boston" four-line framed handstamp (Ty. F15 with "13 Court Street" removed) on Jul. 26, 1844 folded letter to New York City, manuscript "Hale & Co." at bottom, Very Fine, multiples are scarce, especially...
Sale 1230 U.S. and Hawaii Stamps and Postal History
By: Robert A. Siegel International
Robert A. Siegel International Sale 1230 U.S. and Hawaii Stamps and Postal History
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The “Atlanta” Collection of Development of the Mails and Origins of U.S. Postage Stamps
The Sandford M. Arnold Collection of Texas Postal History
The Estate of Paul E. Biehl
The William J. Duffney Collection of Connecticut Postal History
The Dr. Hilton Ellison Collection of Hawaii
The Michael S. Gutman Collection of Hale &Co. Independent Mails
The William W. Steele Collection of Carriers and Local Posts
An Estate Collection of Civil War Postal History
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Lot #552 - u.s. stamps Back-of-Book
Hale & Co., 5c Blue, Street Address Omitted (75L5). Two, mostly clear octagonal margins, tied together and to cover by red "Forwarded Through/Hale & Co.'s/Letter Office/Boston" four-line framed handstamp (Ty. F15 with "13 Court Street" removed) on July 16, 1844 folded letter to New York City, fresh and Very Fine (Image Magnifier)
Lot #553 - u.s. stamps Back-of-Book
Hale & Co., 5c Blue, Street Address Omitted (75L5). Three, octagonal margins, neatly arranged in corners of cover, each tied by red "Forwarded by Hale & Co. from Boston" oval handstamp (Ty. F3), manuscript "Hale & Co. pd" on undated folded cover to New York City, small tear at top into manuscript, Very Fine and appealing triple-rate cover with all three stamps tied by the Hale oval (Image Magnifier)
Lot #554 - u.s. stamps Back-of-Book
Hale & Co., 5c Blue, Street Address Omitted (75L5). Horizontal pair and single, the pair with square margins which are large to full, nicked corner a bottom left far from design, single with octagonal margins, all tied by multiple strikes of red "Forwarded by Hale & Co. from Boston" oval handstamp (Ty. F4), additional strike at right on blue Mar. 28, 1845 folded letter to New York City, file fold creases the right stamp...
Lot #555 - u.s. stamps Back-of-Book
Hale & Co., 5c Blue, Street Address Omitted (75L5). Three, octagonal margins and affixed slightly overlapping, tied or cancelled by red "Forwarded Through/Hale & Co.'s/Letter Office/Boston" four-line frame handstamp (Ty. F15 with "13 Court Street" removed) on undated folded cover to New York City, manuscript "Hale & Co. paid", few minor soiling spots not affecting stamps, Very Fine triple-rate use (Image Magnifier...
Lot #556 - u.s. stamps Back-of-Book
PAID BOSTON. Clear strike of straightline handstamp (Ty. P9) with "Forwarded by Hale & Co. from Boston" oval handstamp (Ty. F3) on Oct. 31, 1844 folded letter from Roxbury Mass. to Boston, file fold thru oval handstamp, Very Fine, only three Hale covers from Roxbury are recorded by Gutman (Image Magnifier)
Lot #557 - u.s. stamps Back-of-Book
PAID BOSTON, Clear strike of red straightline handstamp (Ty. P9), "Forwarded by Hale & Co. from Boston" oval handstamp (Ty. F3) struck partly off top of Nov. 4, 1844 folded letter from Chelsea Mass. to New Haven Conn., light file fold passes thru straightline, Very Fine, a scarce example of the "PAID BOSTON" straightline, only seven are recorded by Gutman (Image Magnifier)
Lot #558 - u.s. stamps Back-of-Book
PAID BOSTON. Two covers, first bearing 5c Blue, Street Address Omitted (75L5), square margins to just in, tied by red "PAID BOSTON" straightline handstamp (Ty. P9), also tied by pen stroke on Oct. 29, 1844 docketed folded cover to New York City, second cover with "Hale & Co.'s Mail, Boston, Office 23 State Street" oval handstamp (Ty. F42) and the same "PAID BOSTON" straightline in black, addressed...
Lot #559 - u.s. stamps Back-of-Book
Hale & Co., 5c Blue, Street Address Omitted (75L5). Octagonal margins, bright shade, tied by bold strike of red "PAID" handstamp (Ty. P4) with matching "Forwarded by Hale & Co. Boston, May 21" oval datestamp (Ty. F13A) on May 21, 1845 docketed folded cover to New York City, Extremely Fine, a beautiful cover with the rare dated oval, ex Kuphal, with 1992 P.F. certificate (Image Magnifier)
Lot #560 - u.s. stamps Back-of-Book
Hale & Co., 5c Blue, Street Address Omitted (75L5). Two, octagonal margins, large to slightly in, tied by two bold strikes of red "PAID" straightline handstamp (Ty. P4), with matching "Forwarded by Hale & Co. Boston, Apr. 26" oval datestamp (Ty. F5) on Apr. 25, 1845 folded letter to New York City, small nick at top of cover does not affect the stamps, Very Fine (Image Magnifier)
Lot #561 - u.s. stamps Back-of-Book
Hale & Co., Boston Dated Oval Handstamps. 11 covers, three bearing 5c Blue stamps (75L1 and 75L5) and the rest stampless, each with red oval "Forwarded by Hale & Co. Boston" datestamp, including Apr. 28 (Ty. F6, two covers), Apr. 29 (Ty. F7), Apr. 30 (Ty. F8), May 1 (Ty. F9*), May 3 (Ty. F10, two covers), May 8 (Ty. F11*), May 9 (Ty. F11A*), May 10 (Ty. F11B*) and May 12 (Ty. F12*), nice condition with just the normal file...
Lot #562 - u.s. stamps Back-of-Book
Hale & Co., 5c Blue, Street Address Omitted (75L5). Square margins, large to just in, with crossed-lines precancel, red "Forwarded by Hale & Co.'s Great Eastern Mail" oval handstamp (Ty. F41) on Aug. 14, 1844 folded letter from Newburyport Mass. to New York City, docketed at left with date and "Hales mail", Very Fine (Image Magnifier)
Lot #563 - u.s. stamps Back-of-Book
Hale & Co., 5c Blue, Street Address Omitted (75L5). Square margins, large on two sides with portions of adjoining stamps, touched on other two sides, with crossed-lines precancel, "Forwarded by Hale & Co. from Boston" oval handstamp (Ty. F3) on Sep. 16, 1844 folded letter from Cambridge Mass. to Albany N.Y., Very Fine Gutman records only six covers from Cambridge (Image Magnifier)
Lot #564 - u.s. stamps Back-of-Book
Hale & Co., 5c Blue, Street Address Omitted (75L5). Two with crossed-lines precancels, bottom stamp also with additional manuscript flourish around margins, both with square margins which are large to touching, top stamp tied by red "Forwarded by Hale & Co.'s Great Eastern Mail Co." oval handstamp (Ty. F41) on Sep. 10, 1844 folded letter from Boston to Providence R.I., Very Fine, the earliest precancel in the...
Lot #565 - u.s. stamps Back-of-Book
Hale & Co., 5c Blue, Street Address Omitted (75L5). Two with crossed-lines precancel, square margins to touching design on one or two sides, clear strike of "Forwarded by Hale & Co. from Boston" oval handstamp (Ty. F3) on Aug. 16, 1844 docketed folded cover to New York City, right stamp with tiny tear at bottom, still fresh and Very Fine, a scarce franking with two precancelled stamps, the earliest precancel in the world...
Lot #566 - u.s. stamps Back-of-Book
Hale & Co., 5c Blue, Street Address Omitted (75L5). Two, both with full margins to in, with crossed-lines precancel and left stamp affixed over manuscript "Paid" on July 1, 1844 docketed folded cover from Boston to Philadelphia Pa., both stamps with a tiny internal flaw, minor cover edgewear, still Fine, Gutman records fewer than 30 Boston precancels, which is the earliest precancel in the world, the use of two on one cover...
Lot #567 - u.s. stamps Back-of-Book
Hale & Co., 5c Blue, Street Address Omitted (75L5). Three with crossed-lines precancel, each with square margins touching design on one or two sides, on July 20, 1844 folded letter from Boston to New York City, faint strike of red "Forwarded by Hale & Co. from Boston" oval handstamp (Ty. F3), neatly repaired small faults along top edge, stamps have been lifted and reaffixed in their original positions, Very Fine...
Lot #568 - u.s. stamps Back-of-Book
Hale & Co., Boston Precancel Study Collection. 31 covers, 28 from Boston and three from New York, each bearing a 5c Blue, Street Address Omitted stamp (75L5, one cover with two stamps), all with square margins and showing the range of precancel types, identified according to the Gutman Types 1-5 described in the Independent Mails book, two are in magenta including the Ty. 5 which is the only recorded use, range of destinations,...
Lot #569 - u.s. stamps Back-of-Book
Hale & Co., 5c Blue, Street Address Omitted (75L5). Square margins which are huge to barely in at top, just tied by "Forwarded Through/Hale & Co.'s/Letter Office/Boston" four-line framed handstamp (Ty. F15 with "13 Court Street" removed) with manuscript "NY" control mark, "Forwarded by Hale & Co. from Boston" oval handstamp (Ty. F3) on Aug. 20, 1844 folded letter to New York City, Very Fine (...
Lot #570 - u.s. stamps Back-of-Book
Hale & Co., 5c Blue, Street Address Omitted (75L5). Two, square margins with manuscript "NY" control marks, stamps are affixed overlapping with the right stamp covering up part of the control mark on the left stamp -- proving that the control marks were applied prior to use (like a precancel), "Hale & Co.'s Mail, Boston, Office 23 State Street" oval handstamp (Ty. F42) on Oct. 10, 1844 docketed folded cover...
Lot #571 - u.s. stamps Back-of-Book
Hale & Co., 5c Blue, Street Address Omitted (75L5). Group of four covers from Boston to New York City with single stamps, each with manuscript "NY" control mark, three with square margins and one cut to shape, three with red or black Hale & Co. forwarding oval, Very Fine and scarce group, these represent nearly half the known examples, see website PDF for complete scan (Image Magnifier)
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Lot #572 - u.s. stamps Back-of-Book
Hale & Co., 5c Blue, Street Address Omitted (75L5). Octagonal margins full to touched, manuscript "a" control mark, tied by red "Forwarded Through/Hale & Co.'s/Letter Office 13/Court St. Boston" four-line framed handstamp (Ty. F14) with matching "Forwarded by Hale & Co. from Boston" oval handstamp (Ty. F3) on Aug. 7, 1844 folded letter from Andover Mass. to New Haven Conn., manuscript notations...
Lot #573 - u.s. stamps Back-of-Book
Hale & Co., 5c Blue, Street Address Omitted (75L5). Two, octagonal margins and used on separate folded letters from Portland Me., each stamp with manuscript "B" control marking, orientation is to the stamp, not the stamp's position on cover, Nov. 18, 1844 to Boston, stamp tied by manuscript "X" cancel, toned spot, Nov. 25, 1844 to New York City, stamp cancelled by manuscript "X" and creased from slightly...
Lot #574 - u.s. stamps Back-of-Book
Hale & Co., 5c Blue, Street Address Omitted (75L5). Square margins large to slightly in, manuscript "B" control marking, used on Dec. 7, 1844 folded letter from Portland Me. to Boston, file fold thru stamp, otherwise Very Fine, scarce "B" control mark (Image Magnifier)
Lot #575 - u.s. stamps Back-of-Book
Hale & Co., Boston to New York City. Four covers from the Howland & Aspinwall correspondence, Boston to NYC, displaying single and double rates, stamped and stampless, one with single 5c Blue, Street Address Omitted (75L5), one with two 75L5 stamps and two stampless, all stamps cut to shape and tied or cancelled by Hale handstamps (Ty. F3 and Ty. F14-15), the two stampless covers with beautifully clear strikes of red forwarding...