Lot Details

March United States Postal History

Featuring The Leonard Piszkiewicz Collection of Chicago Postal History, The Van Koppersmith Collection of Philadelphia Postal History and The Tony Dewey Collection of Hartford Postal History

March 28-29, 2023 New York City
LOT# : 3039
Date: 03/29/2023 - 17:00

Connecticut Postal History, Local Stamps

red oval (type F3) and black boxed "Collect 6 Cents for Boston Office" (Type C9) on folded letter to Boston dated July 19, 1844, contents datelined Hartford, manuscript "8c" for local delivery in Boston, fine, if this letter actually originated in Hartford and was not carried privately to Boston it is the earliest Hale's cover from Hartford

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