Sale 1230 — U.S. and Hawaii Stamps and Postal History
Sale Date — Tuesday-Friday, 15-18 December, 2020
Category — Hale & Co: Combined Handling, Foreign Uses
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Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
854
Forwarded by Hale & Co. from Springfield. Red oval handstamp (Ty. F38) with matching Collect box (Ty. C1) on small Apr. 15, 1845 folded letter from Palmer Mass. to Springfield, entered U.S. mails with red "Palmer Depot Ms. Apr. 15" circular datestamp, manuscript "6" matches the under-30 miles U.S. rate but could also be an express charge, Very Fine and curious why this was handled by Hale, Gutman calls this a possible "from the mails" letter (which would be rare) and speculates that the recipient may have been away and left instructions for mail to be handed over to Hale
E. 200-300
110