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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

die cut, magenta manuscript "H" (Hartford) control mark, on August 1, 1844 folded letter from Hartford to New York City, vertical filefold, very fine, the Hartford control mark is very rate, ex-Gutman

horizontal pair cut to shape at left and right, manuscript "T" control mark and "C" cancel on each, on August 27, 1844 folded letter from Conway, Massachusetts to Hartford, Connecticut, perfect strike of red "Forwarded by Hale & Co. from Northampton" oval (Type F32), manuscript "2" local delivery charge, very fine and rare, the only Hale cover from Conway (15 miles north of Northampton), ex-Gutman

full to large margins with portion of adjoining stamp at left, manuscript "X" cancel, on folded letter datelined "Hartford, Con., Sept. 3, 1844", endorsed "Hale's mail paid", light soiling along file folds, very fine, covers from Hartford with Hale's adhesives are rare and Gutman records this as the only 5c Red originating from Hartford, ex-Gutman