Sale 1230 — U.S. and Hawaii Stamps and Postal History
Sale Date — Tuesday-Friday, 15-18 December, 2020
Category — Hale & Co: Pennsylvania, Rhode Island
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
836
Hale & Co., 5c Light Blue (75L1). Octagonal margins slightly in, tied by red handstamped cancel, matching "Forwarded by Hale & Co. from Providence" oval handstamp (Ty. F36) on docketed July 4, 1844 greenish folded cover to Philadelphia, red oval and stamp crossed out in pen, manuscript "12-1/2" rate, evidently carried and rated by another firm, stamp has small hole, otherwise Fine, an unusual use, Gutman records this as the earliest Hale cover from Providence
E. 100-150
80