Sale 1230 U.S. and Hawaii Stamps and Postal History

Forwarded Through/Hale & Co.'s/Letter Office 13/Court St. Boston. Well-struck four-line framed handstamp (Ty. F14) on Dec. 26, 1843 folded letter to New York City, manuscript "pr Hale & Co. Express" at top, light file fold thru handstamp, Very Fine, Gutman records this as the earliest handstamped letter from a Hale & Co. office, ex Schwartz, illustrated in Gutman Independent Mails book on p. 180 (Image Magnifier)