Forwarded by Brainard & Co. from Troy. Red oval handstamp applied in conjunctive use with "Collect/Six Cents/for/Hale & Co." box handstamp (Ty. C3) and red "Boyd's City Express Post, Apr. 24 9 O'C" oval datestamp on blue Apr. 22, 1845 folded letter from Troy to New York City street address, manuscript "Collect 6-1/4" and street address notations applied in New York City, slightly soiled, still Very Fine, Boyd's service is seen on Pomeroy covers, but rarely with Hale and American Letter Mail Co., this is an extremely rare Brainard and Hale conjunctive use with Boyd's local post, ex Jarrett

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