Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

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**Locals (Dupuy & Schenk thru Hale)**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
2655		Dupuy & Schenck, New York N.Y., (1c) Black on Glazed (60L1). Large margins all around, neat ms. check mark, Extremely Fine, ex Hall, with 2001 P.F. certificate showing cover on which it may have originated (Image)	275.00	425.00
2656		Hale & Co., (5c) Light Blue (75L1). Large margins to just touched incl. part of adjoining stamp at top, cancelled by small penstrokes on 1845 folded cover to Boston, red oval "Hale & Co.'s Worcester Mail" oval handstamp, vertical file fold clear of stamp, Very Fine (Image)	E. 300-400	525.00
2657		Hale & Co., (5c) Red on Bluish (75L2). Large margins all around, beautiful intense shade and impression, ms. "AB" (Amos Bates, Hale's agent) with orientation to stamp, thus mostly likely a control mark, clear "Paid" straightline cancel (impression ties thru paper), pencil "X" cancel just ties corner of stamp, lightly struck "Forwarded by Hale & Co. from New Bedford" oval handstamp on folded letter to Salem Mass., datelined "1st Day" with no other notation, few scattered soiling specks, Extremely Fine, the Red stamp is scarce on cover, especially from the New Bedford office, this cover comes from a correspondence that has not previously been offered to the market (Image)	500.00	1,000.00
2658		Hale & Co., (5c) Red on Bluish (75L2). Partly cut to shape, cancelled by small penstrokes on Nov. 21, 1844 folded letter to Boston Mass., red oval "Hale & Co.'s Worcester Mail" handstamp, light vertical file fold affects stamp, otherwise Fine (Image)	E. 300-400	400.00
2659		Hale & Co., (5c) Red on Bluish (75L2). Large margins to just in, light strike of handstamp, affixed to cover to Providence R.I., red oval "Hale & Co.'s Worcester Mail" handstamp, stamp probably does not originate, still Fine (Image)	E. 150-200	230.00
2660		Hale & Co., (5c) Red on Bluish, Address Deleted in Ms. (75L2 var). Our Type D (see Sale 830, lot 257), with additional ms. "P NH" initials of Portsmouth N.H. office, ms. crossed-lines precancel, cut to shape (mostly clear), used on cover front only to New York City street address, ms. "March 26" date (1845), red "Forwarded by Hale & Co. from Boston" oval handstamp, sealed tear at top well clear of stamp, which is Very Fine, extremely rare -- with this new addition, we now record ten examples of this manuscript overprint variety, including 6 covers, this cover-front and 3 off cover -- with 2002 P.F. certificate (Image)	E. 750-1,000	475.00
2661		Hale & Co., (5c) Blue, Street Address Omitted (75L5). Full to large margins, tied by red Collect box on June 1, 1844 folded letter to New York City, clearly dated with "May" crossed out and corrected to "June", docketing confirms origin date, Extremely Fine, this is the earliest recorded use of Hale's second issue with the old 13 Court Street address deleted from the plate (previous earliest use was June 5, 1844 -- see our Sale 830, page 100) (Image)	E. 500-750	1,050.00
2662		Hale & Co., (5c) Blue, Street Address Omitted (75L5). Large margins to just touched incl. part of one adjoining stamp, cancelled by magenta pen, red "Hale & Co.'s Worcester Mail" handstamp on folded cover to Boston, stamp with diagonal crease, otherwise Fine (Image)	E. 300-400	300.00
2663		Hale & Co., (5c) Blue, Street Address Omitted (75L5). Position 20, Third State showing defect in plate along right, magenta ms. "AB" initials of Amos Bates, Hale's agent, cut to shape, cancelled by red "Collect 6 Cents for N. Bedford Office" framed handstamp, tied by impression thru paper, matching lightly-struck "Forwarded by Hale & Co. from New Bedford" oval handstamp on Apr. 17, 1845 folded letter to Boston, fresh and Very Fine, the "AB" initials are rare, ex Hall (Image)	E. 500-750	650.00
2664		Hale & Co. Four covers each with red Hale & Co. handstamp, incl. one with rectangular Hale & Co. handstamp used to Paris, France, two others with red oval Boston handstamps, last from New Haven to Philadelphia, Fine	E. 300-400	600.00
2665		Hale & Co. Two covers, first with red oval Worcester handstamp to New York, second with red oval Boston handstamp to Worcester, Very Fine	E. 150-200	80.00

Locals (Dupuy & Schenk thru Hale)

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

2655

Dupuy & Schenck, New York N.Y., (1c) Black on Glazed (60L1). Large margins all around, neat ms. check mark, Extremely Fine, ex Hall, with 2001 P.F. certificate showing cover on which it may have originated (Image)

275.00

425.00

2656

Hale & Co., (5c) Light Blue (75L1). Large margins to just touched incl. part of adjoining stamp at top, cancelled by small penstrokes on 1845 folded cover to Boston, red oval "Hale & Co.'s Worcester Mail" oval handstamp, vertical file fold clear of stamp, Very Fine (Image)

E. 300-400

525.00

2657

Hale & Co., (5c) Red on Bluish (75L2). Large margins all around, beautiful intense shade and impression, ms. "AB" (Amos Bates, Hale's agent) with orientation to stamp, thus mostly likely a control mark, clear "Paid" straightline cancel (impression ties thru paper), pencil "X" cancel just ties corner of stamp, lightly struck "Forwarded by Hale & Co. from New Bedford" oval handstamp on folded letter to Salem Mass., datelined "1st Day" with no other notation, few scattered soiling specks, Extremely Fine, the Red stamp is scarce on cover, especially from the New Bedford office, this cover comes from a correspondence that has not previously been offered to the market (Image)

500.00

1,000.00

2658

Hale & Co., (5c) Red on Bluish (75L2). Partly cut to shape, cancelled by small penstrokes on Nov. 21, 1844 folded letter to Boston Mass., red oval "Hale & Co.'s Worcester Mail" handstamp, light vertical file fold affects stamp, otherwise Fine (Image)

E. 300-400

400.00

2659

Hale & Co., (5c) Red on Bluish (75L2). Large margins to just in, light strike of handstamp, affixed to cover to Providence R.I., red oval "Hale & Co.'s Worcester Mail" handstamp, stamp probably does not originate, still Fine (Image)

E. 150-200

230.00

2660

Hale & Co., (5c) Red on Bluish, Address Deleted in Ms. (75L2 var). Our Type D (see Sale 830, lot 257), with additional ms. "P NH" initials of Portsmouth N.H. office, ms. crossed-lines precancel, cut to shape (mostly clear), used on cover front only to New York City street address, ms. "March 26" date (1845), red "Forwarded by Hale & Co. from Boston" oval handstamp, sealed tear at top well clear of stamp, which is Very Fine, extremely rare -- with this new addition, we now record ten examples of this manuscript overprint variety, including 6 covers, this cover-front and 3 off cover -- with 2002 P.F. certificate (Image)

E. 750-1,000

475.00

2661

Hale & Co., (5c) Blue, Street Address Omitted (75L5). Full to large margins, tied by red Collect box on June 1, 1844 folded letter to New York City, clearly dated with "May" crossed out and corrected to "June", docketing confirms origin date, Extremely Fine, this is the earliest recorded use of Hale's second issue with the old 13 Court Street address deleted from the plate (previous earliest use was June 5, 1844 -- see our Sale 830, page 100) (Image)

E. 500-750

1,050.00

2662

Hale & Co., (5c) Blue, Street Address Omitted (75L5). Large margins to just touched incl. part of one adjoining stamp, cancelled by magenta pen, red "Hale & Co.'s Worcester Mail" handstamp on folded cover to Boston, stamp with diagonal crease, otherwise Fine (Image)

E. 300-400

300.00

2663

Hale & Co., (5c) Blue, Street Address Omitted (75L5). Position 20, Third State showing defect in plate along right, magenta ms. "AB" initials of Amos Bates, Hale's agent, cut to shape, cancelled by red "Collect 6 Cents for N. Bedford Office" framed handstamp, tied by impression thru paper, matching lightly-struck "Forwarded by Hale & Co. from New Bedford" oval handstamp on Apr. 17, 1845 folded letter to Boston, fresh and Very Fine, the "AB" initials are rare, ex Hall (Image)

E. 500-750

650.00

2664

Hale & Co. Four covers each with red Hale & Co. handstamp, incl. one with rectangular Hale & Co. handstamp used to Paris, France, two others with red oval Boston handstamps, last from New Haven to Philadelphia, Fine

E. 300-400

600.00

2665

Hale & Co. Two covers, first with red oval Worcester handstamp to New York, second with red oval Boston handstamp to Worcester, Very Fine

E. 150-200

80.00