Collect/Six Cents/For/Hale & Co. Red collect handstamp (Ty. C3) on greenish folded printed invoice for barrels delivered to Gansevoort Distillery, dated Jan. 31, 1845, to Naugatuck Conn., Hale did not deliver this to Naugatuck, but instead placed it into the post office where red "Norwich Ct. Feb. 8" circular datestamp and second strike dated Feb. 10 were applied, manuscript "12-1/2" rate written over Hale markings, few faint stains spots and tiny tears along edges, still Very Fine, from the Lewis correspondence, a rare example of Hale and U.S. mail service combined in one cover

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