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

Sale Date — Tuesday-Friday, 15-18 December, 2020

Category — Hale & Co: New Jersey and New York

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
755
c
Sale 1230, Lot 755, Hale & Co: New Jersey and New York"6-1/4" and "12-1/2" Rate Handstamps (Ty. C14, C17). Bold strikes on separate folded letters addressed to Silas Peirce & Co. in Boston, Mar. 6 and Mar. 20, respectively, Extremely Fine, a beautiful matching pair of covers with Hale's single and double rate handstamps with fractions, these were based on the Spanish fractional silver dollars known as "pieces of eight"

E. 200-300
300