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Auction Lot #132
Independent Mails
AMERICAN LETTER MAIL, 5¢ pair and single on piece with "PAID" handstamp. Only 3-4 covers are recorded with three 5L1. F-VF. SCV for pair on cover is $1000. Est. Val. $350.
CATALOG #:5L1
MINIMUM BID: $75.00

Auction Lot #133
Independent Mails
AMERICAN LETTER MAIL, 5¢ four copies with different cancels, including field of stars. Black star cancel is not believed genuine. F-FV. SCV for three used $105.
CATALOG #:5L1
MINIMUM BID: $25.00

Auction Lot #134
Independent Mails
AMERICAN LETTER MAIL, 5¢ two margin copy with nice strike of red cancel with field of stars. F-VF. Est. Val. $50.
CATALOG #:5L1
MINIMUM BID: $20.00

Auction Lot #135
Independent Mails
AMERICAN LETTER MAIL, with VF stamp on cover tied by wash cancel used for a short time by ALM. Datelined New York, April 5, 1844. SCV $750.
CATALOG #:5L1
MINIMUM BID: $85.00

Auction Lot #136
Independent Mails
AMERICAN LETTER MAIL, three covers with one 5¢ stamp each and three different cancels-red dots, smudge and field of stars. Two addressed to New York without contents. Third is an invoice from New York to Philadelphia datelined 6 May 1845. Group offered as is. SCV $1350.
CATALOG #:5L1
MINIMUM BID: $180.00

Auction Lot #137
Independent Mails
AMERICAN LETTER MAIL. 5¢ repaired left margin copy stamp. F appearance. SCV 250.
CATALOG #:5L2
MINIMUM BID: $20.00

Auction Lot #138
Independent Mails
AMERICAN LETTER MAIL, three stampless covers: one an invoice from New York to Philadelphia dated 23 Mar 1844; New York to Philadelphia 1 Aug 1844 with a faint ALM collect handstamp; and a B/L with nice ship illustration from Philadelphia to New York dated 2 June 1845, the last month of operation. Est. Val. $275.
MINIMUM BID: $75.00

Auction Lot #139
Independent Mails
CROFOOT'S LETTER OFFICE, stampless cover from Newburyport to New York. Stained with red oval handstamp blurry at bottom and light strike of the red collect marking. Still a scarce item. Gutman lists only 20 of the ovals and four of the collect handstamp. Est. Val. $250.
MINIMUM BID: $55.00

Auction Lot #140
Independent Mails
HALE & CO, two different 5¢ blue shades, both cut to shape. Nice unused light blue F; other with piece missing sharp and red cancel. SCV unused $65.
CATALOG #:75L1
MINIMUM BID: $25.00

Auction Lot #141
Independent Mails
HALE & CO, (6¢) Bright blue shade on cover without contents. Docketed "7 Mo 15, 1844" from New York to Philadelphia. Stamp not tied. Pencil "29 Church Ally" indicates locally delivered. F-VF. SCV $200.
CATALOG #:75L1
MINIMUM BID: $65.00

Auction Lot #142
Independent Mails
HALE & CO, (6¢) red cut to shape with address crossed out. Initials "P" and "NH" for Portsmouth NH plus vertical and horizontal black precancels. This matches the shadow footprint of the missing stamp in Lot 148. Faults at top, but nice appearance. SCV for cut to shape used $75.
CATALOG #:75L2
MINIMUM BID: $30.00

Auction Lot #143
Independent Mails
HALE & CO. (6¢) blue cut in square shape and tied with large black "PAID AT BOSTON" handstamp. Cover with street address omitted. No contents. Datelined "Jany 10 1845." F-VF. SCV $450.
CATALOG #:75L5
MINIMUM BID: $125.00

Auction Lot #144
Independent Mails
HALE & CO, (6¢) blue cut to shape with street address omitted and tied by red handstamp. MS "Hales Co." Page missing and no date or origin. F-VF. SCV for tied on cover $300.
CATALOG #:75L5
MINIMUM BID: $50.00

Auction Lot #145
Independent Mails
HALE & CO, (6¢) blue with street address omitted on Boston to Northampton cover datelined 6 Oct 1844. Weak black "Collect" Boston cancellation (Gutman C-9). Repaired cover tear and toning around stamp. Est. Val. $225.
CATALOG #:75L5
MINIMUM BID: $35.00

Auction Lot #146
Independent Mails
HALE & CO, Pottsville oval handstamp on 20 Aug 1844 stampless cover to Philadelphia. Gutman Independent Mail book records four covers with this handstamp. This is a new EKU. Ink spot, otherwise, F-VF. Est. $350.
MINIMUM BID: $125.00

Auction Lot #147
Independent Mails
HALE & CO, Philadelphia oval handstamp on 30 Sept 1844 cover to Pottsville. Gutman Independent Mail Book records only five covers addressed to Pottsville, this being a new sixth. F. Est. $175.
MINIMUM BID: $65.00

Auction Lot #148
Independent Mails
HALE & CO, Providence to Philadelphia docketed 25 Sept 1844. The stamp in Lot 142 matches the shadow footprint at the top right of this cover. No contents. VF. Est $125.
MINIMUM BID: $50.00

Auction Lot #149
Independent Mails
HALE & CO, collection of five covers with different Hale handstamps. New York, Philadelphia, Boston, and New Haven oval handstamps and three different collect. Fine group. Est. $650.
MINIMUM BID: $125.00

Auction Lot #150
Independent Mails
(WELLS) LETTER EXPRESS, 5¢ black on pink with some toning and piece missing at bottom. Used on piece of cover cut to shape. SCV $200.
CATALOG #:96L1
MINIMUM BID: $20.00

Auction Lot #151
Independent Mails
POMEROY'S LETTER EXPRESS, 5c Black on Yellow Surface-Colored Paper. Schenectady to New York. Large margins to clear. Blue pen initials. Not tied. Strike of red "Boyd's City Express Post, July 17 9 O'C" handstamp and "Paid/J.T.B." handstamp on 1844 folded letter to New York. Missing contents. Repaired tears on front. The stamp is oxidized. Est. $350.
CATALOG #:117L1
MINIMUM BID: $85.00

Auction Lot #152
Independent Mails
POMEROY'S LETTER EXPRESS, 5c Black on Yellow Surface-Colored Paper. Albany to New York. Large margins to clear. Red "PAID" cancel. Not tied. Strike of red "Boyd's City Express Post, July 27 9 O'C" handstamp and "Paid/J.T.B." handstamp on 1844 folded letter to New York. Missing contents. The stamp is oxidized. Est. $350.
CATALOG #:117L1
MINIMUM BID: $45.00

Auction Lot #153
Independent Mails
POMEROY'S LETTER EXPRESS, 5¢ black on white. Datelined Buffalo 11 Sept 1844 to New York. Clear strike of red "Boyd's City Express Post, July 27 9 O'C" handstamp. Water stain and stamp appears reaffixed. SCV $1500.
CATALOG #:117L4
MINIMUM BID: $85.00

Auction Lot #154
Independent Mails
POMEROY'S LETTER EXPRESS, 5¢ black on white. Datelined Troy 26 Nov 1844 to New York. The cover is dated beyond the time Pomeroy is believed to have operated and offered as is. Tears have been partially and poorly fixed. Stamp is precancelled, not tied. SCV for a used stamp $150.
CATALOG #:117L4
MINIMUM BID: $45.00

Auction Lot #155
Independent Mails
POMEROY'S LETTER EXPRESS, 5¢ black on white. Docketed 29 June 1844. Leaf with dateline missing but contents report on a boiler accident on the Gen Vance steamboat that occurred in Detroit harbor. MS "W Co" at bottom left and MS "W" pen cancel on stamp are evidence this is might be a Well's and Pomeroy conjunctive. However, the presence of a single stamp is a question mark. The MS street address suggests it was delivered locally. Repaired tears do not affect front. Interesting cover and contents. Offered as is. SCV $1500.
CATALOG #:117L4
MINIMUM BID: $175.00

Auction Lot #156
Independent Mails
POMEROY'S LETTER EXPRESS, stampless cover addressed to Canandaigua privately carried from Newark to New York with VF strike of Pomeroy's collect handstamp. 28 July 1844 dateline. Only six examples are recorded by David Snow in the Gutman Independent Mail Book. ASCC $125.
MINIMUM BID: $60.00