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
813
c
Sale 1230, Lot 813, Hale & Co: New Jersey and New YorkH. T. Crofoot's Letter Office, Newburyport. Red oval handstamp and matching "Collect/6-1/4 cents" box handstamp clearly struck, conjunctive "Forwarded by Hale & Co. from Boston" oval handstamp (Ty. F3) on Feb. 4, 1845 folded letter from Newburyport Mass. to Brooklyn N.Y. street address, Extremely Fine, the Independent Mail route operated by Hosea T. Crofoot linked with Hale and American Letter Mail Co. at Boston, this is one of two Hale covers recorded by Gutman with a Brooklyn destination

E. 300-400
275