Sale 1011 — United States Stamps & Postal History, Foreign
Sale Date — Tuesday-Friday, 21-24 June, 2011
Category — Independent Mails
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1667
American Letter Mail Co., 5c Black (5L1). Position 4 with double transfer at top, full margins to clear at top, tied by two pen strokes, red "Forwarded by American Mail Co. No. 26 Wall St. -- N.Y." three-line handstamp on Jul. 20, 1844 folded letter from Philadelphia to Boston street address, pencil "2" for local delivery charge, stamp with tiny tear at bottom, otherwise Very Fine, with 2001 P.F. certificate
750
425
1668
American Letter Mail Co., 5c Black (5L1). Two large margins, close or touching on other sides, ms. brush stroke (bleed thru paper ties stamp), red "Forwarded by American Letter Mail Co. from No. 109 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia" circular handstamp on undated folded cover to Philadelphia, Very Fine, this circular handstamp was used briefly in 1844 -- this cover may have originated in Baltimore, ex Golden, with 2000 P.F. certificate
750
450
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American Letter Mail Co., (5c) Blue on Gray (5L3). Clear margins to just in at bottom, pen-cancelled and "tied" to folded cover along with (5c) Black on Gray (5L2), red "Forwarded by American Mail Co. No. 56 Wall St. -- N.Y." three-line handstamp, docketing inside indicates June 18 (no year date), the combination of these two stamps on cover is highly unlikely as as the June 1845 uses of 5L3 fall well outside the period of known uses of 5L2, as such one of the two stamps does not belong on the otherwise genuine cover, the No. 5L3 is genuine and scarce and is offered on that basis, Scott Retail for 5L3 off-cover
1,750
850
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Forwarded by Brainard's Express, 82 Washington St. Boston. Clear strikes of red oval handstamp and "Collect/3/Cents" box on May 14, 1845 folded letter from New York to Boston, Very Fine, a nice example of the first 3c rate in the U.S.
E. 300-400
275
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Hale & Co., (5c) Light Blue, Address Deleted in Ms. (75L1 var). Bold ms. lines thru 13 Court St. address (Type C overprint, used after move to 23 State St.), cut to shape, on 1844 folded letter to Portland Me., red "Forwarded By Hale & Co.'s Great Eastern Mail." oval, ms. "Pay" at top and "2" in pencil, file fold, stamp with light internal creases and some gum toning, otherwise Very Fine and scarce, only 11 covers known with the Type C overprint, with 2009 P.F. certificate
E. 400-500
850
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Hale & Co., (5c) Blue, Street Address Omitted (75L5). Two singles, cut to shape and tied by red Boston box handstamps on Aug. 27, 1844 bill of lading from Boston with illustrated ship and letter to Augusta Me., red "Forwarded By Hale & Co.'s Great Eastern Mail." oval, ms "Double" at bottom, light vertical file folds thru stamps, fresh and Very Fine double-rate cover, pictured in Dow's Maine Postal History and Postmarks on p. 60
E. 400-500
850
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(PROVIDENCE R.I.) Hale & Co., (5c) Blue, Street Address Omitted (75L5). Cut to shape, ms. "N" cancel (or precancel), red "Forwarded by Hale & Co. from Providence" oval handstamp on Oct. 28, 1844 folded letter to Albany N.Y., ms. "3=20" notation and docketing at lower left, Very Fine
E. 400-500
400
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Forwarded by Hale & Co. Five folded letters, first four with two different styles of the red New York ovals, three with the "Collect Six Cents for Hale & Co." boxed handstamp, the fourth with "Collect 6 -1/4 Cents for N. York Office", last with red four line "Forwarded Through Hale's Letter Office New York" handstamp, Very Fine group
E. 200-300
200
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(BROOKLYN N.Y.) Forwarded by Hale Brooklyn N.Y. Two lines in ornately-framed Eagle handstamp lightly struck with Collect box on folded letter datelined Brooklyn, Mar. 2, 1845, to Springfield Mass., all writing in blue, Fine, only seven examples of this distinctive marking are recorded in Gutman census
E. 400-500
450
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THOMPSON & CO'S/EXPRESS. Two-line red handstamp on Jan. 4, 1844 folded letter from Boston to Springfield Mass., red "Boston Ms. Jan. 4" circular datestamp and ms. "12-1/2" rate, apparently sent by government mail, accompanied by another folded printed circular to Boston datelined Montreal Apr. 1844 with very faint strike of same marking, Fine and rare, ex Hahn
E. 300-400
250
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W. Wyman, Boston Mass., 5c Black (149L1). Large margins to ample at bottom right, ms. "X" cancel, couple thin spots, Very Fine appearing example of this scarce independent mail stamp -- the first stamp in the world to picture a locomotive
750
450
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Wm. Wyman's Letter Offices, 8 Court St., Boston, 3 Wall St., N. York. Two strikes of red framed handstamp, one particularly bold, ms. " 6" express charge on Nov. 23, 1844 folded letter from New York to Boston, Very Fine
E. 300-400
275
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Independent Mails. Seven folded covers, incl. 1840 Harnden Boston circular handstamp on ship letter to London, three Hale & Co. (New York and Philadelphia ovals, other from Troy to Springfield Mass. with red Collect handstamp), last three are American Letter Mail Co. incl. 5L1(stained) and two different Philadelphia office handstamps (one scarce type with date), Fine-Very Fine group
E. 300-400
225
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Independent Mails and Eastern Expresses. 20+ covers and one circular, nice range of companies and markings, all but two stampless, one American Letter Mail Co. cover franked with No. 5L1, incl. Gay, Kinsley, "Collect six cents for Dows & Co. exprs.", Brainard's, Overton & Co., Thompson & Cos., Sargent & Co. Lowell Express, Pomeroy & Co., several Harnden & Cos. incl. two illustrated striding messenger, Hale & Co. incl. one franked with No. 75L1, also a Harnden circular datelined Boston, Sep. 1, 1847, announcing sale of express business, Very Fine group nearly all of which were acquired by the owner as individual lots in sales past, mostly in the $150-$250 range
E. 2,000-3,000
2,600
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