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**Hale & Co. (Pittsfield, MA to Worcester, MA)**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
331		Hale & Co., (5c) Blue, Street Address Omitted (75L5). Position 20, Second State of plate, rich color, ms. "P" cancel, red "Forwarded by Hale & Co., No. 5 Exchange, Pittsfield, Mass. oval handstamp on Jul. 30, 1844 folded letter from Pittsfield to Boston, usual under-inked strike but very sharp and readable, faint toning VERY FINE. ONE OF THREE RECORDED COVERS FROM HALE & COMPANY'S PITTSFIELD OFFICE, TWO OF WHICH BEAR STAMPS (BOTH 75L5). There are three covers known with the Hale & Co. Pittsfield oval, including the cover offered here and the stampless cover in the following lot. Another 75L5 cover with the Pittsfield oval, also dated Jul. 30, 1844, is recorded by Michael Gutman. Accompanying this cover is an original newspaper clipping from the Jul. 25, 1844, edition of the Berkshire County Whig, with an advertisement placed by E. P. Little, Hale's agent and owner of a local bookstore. (Image)	E. 1,500-2,000
332		Forwarded by Hale & Co., No. 5 Exchange, Pittsfield, Mass. Red oval handstamp faintly struck, red "6" rate handstamp on Jul. 29, 1844 folded letter to New York City, Fine, only this stampless cover and two 75L5 covers from Pittsfield are recorded (Image)	E. 300-400
333		(PROVIDENCE R.I.) Forwarded by Hale & Co. from Providence. Red oval handstamp and matching "6" rate on folded cover to New York City, ms. "Collect 6-1/4", vivid red "Boyd's City Express Post, Mar. 8 2 O'C" oval datestamp, pencil street address probably added by Hale's agent, docketing indicates Mar. 6, 1845 origin at Providence, cleaned and pressed, Very Fine, very scarce conjunctive usage (Image)	E. 300-400
334		(PROVIDENCE R.I.) Forwarded by Hale & Co. from Providence. Red oval handstamp on five folded letters, one without any paid or due marking (Jul. 8, 1844), others with "6" or "Paid", Very Fine group	E. 400-500
335		Hale & Co., (5c) Red on Bluish (75L2). Cut to shape, intense shade and impression, ms. "Salem" overprint, brownish "Hale & Co.'s Mail, Paid at Boston" framed handstamp on folded cover to New York City, docketing indicates Nov. 27, 1844 origin date at Salem, Very Fine, extremely rare use of Hale's Red stamp with the Salem overprint, ex Mason (Image)	E. 1,000-1,500
336		Hale & Co., (5c) Blue, Street Address Omitted (75L5). Two, different shades and different ms. "Salem" overprints, left stamp from Position 6 Third State with plate damage at left, right stamp from Position 16 Second State (undamaged plate), each cut to shape and tied by faint strikes of red Collect box, left stamp also tied by brownish "Hale & Co.'s Mail, Paid at Boston" framed handstamp on folded cover to New York City, Goodhue correspondence, docketing indicates Nov. 30, 1844 origin date, file folds, one barely affects left stamp, Fine, a remarkable and very rare cover that dramatically demonstrates the "Salem" marking was applied to sheets before use -- in this case, by two different persons to two different sheets from two different printings made from two different states of the plate (!) (Image)	E. 750-1,000
337		Hale & Co., (5c) Blue, Street Address Omitted (75L5). Position 16, Second State (undamaged plate), beautiful shade and clear impression, cut to shape, ms. "Salem" overprint applied before use, tied by red Collect box, black "Forwarded by Hale & Co. from Salem" oval handstamp on Sep. 19, 1844 folded letter from Salem to New York City, Extremely Fine, a choice example of this scarce Salem overprint, ex Mason and Ackerman (Image)	E. 500-750
338		Hale & Co., (5c) Blue, Street Address Omitted (75L5). Position 19, probably Second State, red ms. "S" initial for Salem, cut to shape, uncancelled, "Forwarded by Hale & Co. from Salem" oval handstamp on Oct. 2, 1844 folded letter to Boston, file folds, one clear of stamp, other barely creases left side, still Very Fine and scarce (Image)	E. 400-500
339		Hale & Co., (5c) Blue, Street Address Omitted (75L5). Position 4, Second State (undamaged plate), top sheet margin, other sides touching to slightly in, red ms. "S" initial applied before use, cancelled by red Collect box, used on folded cover to Boston, faint pencil note "Hale & Co. 23 State St. Mail for Salem closes at 4-1/2 pm", docketing confirms Salem origin on Jun. 29, 1844, file fold, Very Fine, early use of Second State stamp (Image)	E. 300-400
340		Forwarded by Hale & Co. from Salem. Perfect bold strike of pitch-black oval with grayish Collect box on Jul. 18, 1844 folded letter from Salem to New York City, Extremely Fine (Image)	E. 200-300
341		Forwarded by Hale & Co. from Salem. Clear strike of pitch-black oval with grayish Collect box on Sep. 14, 1844 folded letter from Salem to New York City, Very Fine (Image)	E. 150-200

Hale & Co. (Pittsfield, MA to Worcester, MA)

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

331

Hale & Co., (5c) Blue, Street Address Omitted (75L5). Position 20, Second State of plate, rich color, ms. "P" cancel, red "Forwarded by Hale & Co., No. 5 Exchange, Pittsfield, Mass. oval handstamp on Jul. 30, 1844 folded letter from Pittsfield to Boston, usual under-inked strike but very sharp and readable, faint toning

VERY FINE. ONE OF THREE RECORDED COVERS FROM HALE & COMPANY'S PITTSFIELD OFFICE, TWO OF WHICH BEAR STAMPS (BOTH 75L5).

There are three covers known with the Hale & Co. Pittsfield oval, including the cover offered here and the stampless cover in the following lot. Another 75L5 cover with the Pittsfield oval, also dated Jul. 30, 1844, is recorded by Michael Gutman.

Accompanying this cover is an original newspaper clipping from the Jul. 25, 1844, edition of the Berkshire County Whig, with an advertisement placed by E. P. Little, Hale's agent and owner of a local bookstore. (Image)

E. 1,500-2,000

332

Forwarded by Hale & Co., No. 5 Exchange, Pittsfield, Mass. Red oval handstamp faintly struck, red "6" rate handstamp on Jul. 29, 1844 folded letter to New York City, Fine, only this stampless cover and two 75L5 covers from Pittsfield are recorded (Image)

E. 300-400

333

(PROVIDENCE R.I.) Forwarded by Hale & Co. from Providence. Red oval handstamp and matching "6" rate on folded cover to New York City, ms. "Collect 6-1/4", vivid red "Boyd's City Express Post, Mar. 8 2 O'C" oval datestamp, pencil street address probably added by Hale's agent, docketing indicates Mar. 6, 1845 origin at Providence, cleaned and pressed, Very Fine, very scarce conjunctive usage (Image)

E. 300-400

334

(PROVIDENCE R.I.) Forwarded by Hale & Co. from Providence. Red oval handstamp on five folded letters, one without any paid or due marking (Jul. 8, 1844), others with "6" or "Paid", Very Fine group

E. 400-500

335

Hale & Co., (5c) Red on Bluish (75L2). Cut to shape, intense shade and impression, ms. "Salem" overprint, brownish "Hale & Co.'s Mail, Paid at Boston" framed handstamp on folded cover to New York City, docketing indicates Nov. 27, 1844 origin date at Salem, Very Fine, extremely rare use of Hale's Red stamp with the Salem overprint, ex Mason (Image)

E. 1,000-1,500

336

Hale & Co., (5c) Blue, Street Address Omitted (75L5). Two, different shades and different ms. "Salem" overprints, left stamp from Position 6 Third State with plate damage at left, right stamp from Position 16 Second State (undamaged plate), each cut to shape and tied by faint strikes of red Collect box, left stamp also tied by brownish "Hale & Co.'s Mail, Paid at Boston" framed handstamp on folded cover to New York City, Goodhue correspondence, docketing indicates Nov. 30, 1844 origin date, file folds, one barely affects left stamp, Fine, a remarkable and very rare cover that dramatically demonstrates the "Salem" marking was applied to sheets before use -- in this case, by two different persons to two different sheets from two different printings made from two different states of the plate (!) (Image)

E. 750-1,000

337

Hale & Co., (5c) Blue, Street Address Omitted (75L5). Position 16, Second State (undamaged plate), beautiful shade and clear impression, cut to shape, ms. "Salem" overprint applied before use, tied by red Collect box, black "Forwarded by Hale & Co. from Salem" oval handstamp on Sep. 19, 1844 folded letter from Salem to New York City, Extremely Fine, a choice example of this scarce Salem overprint, ex Mason and Ackerman (Image)

E. 500-750

338

Hale & Co., (5c) Blue, Street Address Omitted (75L5). Position 19, probably Second State, red ms. "S" initial for Salem, cut to shape, uncancelled, "Forwarded by Hale & Co. from Salem" oval handstamp on Oct. 2, 1844 folded letter to Boston, file folds, one clear of stamp, other barely creases left side, still Very Fine and scarce (Image)

E. 400-500

339

Hale & Co., (5c) Blue, Street Address Omitted (75L5). Position 4, Second State (undamaged plate), top sheet margin, other sides touching to slightly in, red ms. "S" initial applied before use, cancelled by red Collect box, used on folded cover to Boston, faint pencil note "Hale & Co. 23 State St. Mail for Salem closes at 4-1/2 pm", docketing confirms Salem origin on Jun. 29, 1844, file fold, Very Fine, early use of Second State stamp (Image)

E. 300-400

340

Forwarded by Hale & Co. from Salem. Perfect bold strike of pitch-black oval with grayish Collect box on Jul. 18, 1844 folded letter from Salem to New York City, Extremely Fine (Image)

E. 200-300

341

Forwarded by Hale & Co. from Salem. Clear strike of pitch-black oval with grayish Collect box on Sep. 14, 1844 folded letter from Salem to New York City, Very Fine (Image)

E. 150-200