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
777
Boyd's City Express, New York N.Y., 2c Black on Yellow Green (20L2). Large margins, red "Free" cancel, used on Jan. 18, 1845 folded letter from New York City to Frankfort Me., sender's directive "By Express", carried by Boyd to Hale's New York City office, red "Collect/Six Cents/for/Hale & Co." boxed handstamp (Ty. C3), brought by Hale to Boston and given to Jerome & Co for delivery to Frankfort -- no markings, but Jerome operated this route -- Very Fine, a rare triple conjunctive use, Gutman records four covers from this correspondence, all virtually identical
E. 200-300
400
