Hale & Co., 5c Light Blue, With and Without Street Address (75L1, 75L5). Five double-rate covers from New York City, selected for unusual and different attributes, includes Apr. 30, 1845 to Philadelphia with two 75L1 die-cut stamps in light and dark shades and on what is clearly pelure paper, red "Paid" cancels and Ty. F29 oval handstamp; Sep. 10, 1844 to New Bedford Mass. with two 75L1 with manuscript brush strokes thru old address, stamps toned and faulty, but very rare; Feb. 22, 1845 to Boston with two 75L5 cut to shape, stained file fold; Jan. 28, 1845 to Providence R.I. with 75L5 vertical pair, cut to shape at each end, tied by red Ty. C3 Collect box handstamps, file fold thru pair; Jan. 31, 1845 to Boston with 75L5 horizontal pair, Third State of plate showing damaged stereotype, square margins, pen cancels, file fold thru one stamp; overall Fine group of attractive covers that would add much to an existing collection, see website PDF for complete scan

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