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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
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manuscript notation on incoming folded letter postmarked "Cincinnati O Mar 31" with matching "Paid 75" rate, vertical filefold, very fine, carried on the express mail route from Cincinnati to Washington, DC, very fine, this route from Cincinnati is much scarcer than the route which ran from New Orleans, express mail was charged triple the normal (25c) rate
single cut to shape with magenta "H" precancel of Hartford, on July 15, 1844 folded letter to Hartford from New Orleans, part of blue datestamp visible under stamp and "25" rate alongside, upon arrival in Hartford July 25 the letter was readdressed to New York and the adhesive was added, light toning, fine and scarce
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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
single cut to shape with magenta "H" precancel of Hartford, on folded letter datelined July 23, 1844 to New York City, very fine and fresh, precedes the earliest previously recorded Hartford cover by two days
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
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red oval handstamp (Type F22) on folded letter from Middletown to Hartford, Connecticut dated August 20, 1844, fine, the earliest recorded use of this handstamp
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
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red oval handstamp (Type F19) and matching boxed "Collect Six Cents for Hale & Co." (Type C4) on September 1844 folded letter to Lowell, Massachusetts, red "Forwarded by Hale & Co. 95 Merrimac St. Lowell" oval (Type F21) applied upon arrival, very fine and attractive, ex-Gutman
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red oval (Type F19) on folded letter to Boston dated September 11, 1844, manuscript "Paid", very fine, predates the earliest recorded use of the Hartford "Forwarded" oval by six days
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red boxed handstamp (Type C6) with manuscript "18¾" and "6" rates on November 5, 1844 folded letter from Liverpool, England to Hartford via New York City, carried via Queen of the West, very fine, a rare Hale cover servicing forwarded transatlantic mail, the 6c represents the ship fee and 18¾ triple inland postage, the absence of postal markings suggests this cover was carried into the United States outside of the regular mails, illustrated in Gutman (page 330), ex-Hall, Puliafito, and Gutman
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red oval (Type F19) on folded lettersheet to Springfield, Massachusetts dated December 1, 1844, endorsed "by Livingston & Co. Express" who carried the letter from Philadelphia to New York City where it entered the Hale's system, small faults but still fine and interesting conjunctive use
position 10 (from pane of 12) with manuscript "South" precancel and "Dec 31" cancel, on 1844 folded letter to New York City, endorsed "Hale's Express dec.31 Paid." beneath the stamp, very fine, many Hartford Mail Route covers to New York were carried by Hale's, 2008 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $11,000)