#201, Aug 22, 1844 folded letter from T. Preston & Co, Hartford to Clark & Coleman, New York City, Hale adhesive with "H" (Hartford) precancel combination

Position 12 adhesive with manuscript "Southern," ex Hunter, Redfield and Stern, Conland

#202, Aug 25, 1844 "answered" docket on folded cover to New York, address crossed out, ex Hunter Col. Green, Redfield, and Stern, Conland

Position 4 adhesive with manuscript "South," precancel, ex Hunter, Redfield and Stern

#205, Sep 4, 1844 folded letter from Porter & Moore, Hartford to Clark & Coleman, New York City

Position 1 adhesive (repaired corner) with manuscript "Southern" cancel, ex Col. Green and Stern

#231, Sep 4, 1844 folded letter of William Imlay & Co, Hartford, to Clark & Coleman, New York City, manuscript "Paid"

Position 10 adhesive with manuscript "Hartford" cancel, stamp affixed with red wafer, ex Conland, PF cert

#207, Sep 17, 1844 folded letter and bill of lading from Clark, Gill & Co, Hartford, to Clark & Coleman, New York City

Position 7 adhesive (repaired corner) with manuscript "South" cancel, ex Lee, Robbins, Taylor and Stern, Conland

#203, Sep 18, 1844 folded letter from Alfred Gill, Hartford to Clark & Coleman, New York City

Position 1 adhesive with manuscript "South," ex Taylor and Stern, Conland

#204, Sep 19, 1844 folded letter from Frederick Taylor to John White, Delaware Coal Co in Philadelphia, red "Forwarded by Hale & Co Hartford" oval handstamp

Position 10 adhesive with manuscript "South," ex Col. Green and Stern, Conland

#234, Sep 25, 1844 folded letter from T. Smith Co, Hartford to C. B. Smith, New York City

Position 11 adhesive with manuscript "Hartford" cancel, ex Conland

#210, Sep 27, 1844 folded cover Mrs. G.W. Perkins, Meriden, Connecticut to Mrs Parker, New York City, red "Paid" handstamp, sender postscript on reverse implies 5c rate (I will not hold this [and await a friend] for the sake of five cents)

Position 6 adhesive with manuscript "Southern" cancel, ex Redfield and Stern, Conland

#214, Sep 30, 1844 folded letter from T. Preston, Hartford to Clark & Coleman, New York City

Position 10 adhesive (forms a horizontal pair with stamp on cover #208) with manuscript "Southern" cancel, ex Boker and Stern, Conland

#208, Oct 2, 1844 folded cover from T. Preston, Hartford to Clark & Coleman, New York City

Position 9 adhesive (forms a horizontal pair with the adhesive on cover #214) with manuscript "Southern" cancel, ex Emerson and Stern, Conland

#209, Oct 7, 1844 folded cover from Ripley & Co, Hartford to Jessop & Sons, New York City

Position 11 adhesive with manuscript "Southern" cancel, ex Taylor and Stern, Conland

#220, Oct 10, 1844 folded cover from T. Preston, Hartford to Clark & Coleman, New York City, PF Cert

Position 7 adhesive (forms a horizontal pair with stamp on cover #211) with manuscript "Southern" cancel, ex Conland

#211, Oct 15, 1844 folded cover from T. Preston, Hartford to Clark & Coleman, New York City

Position 6 adhesive (forms a horizontal pair with stamp on cover #212) with manuscript "Southern" cancel, ex Legg, Hunter and Stern, Conland

#228 Oct 25, 1844 folded letter of George Beach of Hartford to his brother Edward Brace, New York, addressed to care of his uncle with street address

Position 2 adhesive with manuscript "South" precancel, PF cert, ex Judge Fay, Conland

#236 Oct 31, 1844 folded letter of A. Savage of Hartford to Rev. O. Eastman, New York

Position 10 adhesive with manuscript "Hartford" cancel, PF cert, ex Conland

#212, Nov 1, 1844 folded cover from T. Preston, Hartford to Clark & Coleman, New York City

Position 5 adhesive (forms a horizontal pair with stamp on cover #211) with manuscript "Southern" cancel, ex Col. Green and Stern, Conland

#213, Nov 13, 1844 folded letter from A.H. Bull, Hartford to Nesmith & Walsh, New York City

Position 9 adhesive with manuscript "South" precancel, ex Emerson and Stern, Conland

#225 Nov 14, 1844 folded letter of Mr. Brace from Newington, CT to his son in Philadelphia, manuscript "Newington Nov 15, 1844" postmark at bottom left, red oval "Forwarded By Hale & Co, New York" and their matching "Paid" handstamp

Position 3 adhesive with manuscript "South" precancel, Conland

#227 Nov 18, 1844 folded letter of George Beach of Hartford to his brother Edward Brace, New York, addressed to care of his uncle with street address

Position 10 adhesive with manuscript "South" precancel, , PF cert, ex Judge Fay, Conland

#221, Nov 19, 1844 folded letter from Clark, Gill & Co., Hartford to Clark & Coleman, New York City, letter mentions two enclosures

Vertical Pair, Positions 1 and 7 with manuscript "South" precancels and "Nov 19" manuscript date on each, ex Ferrari, Sloane, Boker, and Stern, Conland

#223 Dec 13, 1844 folded letter of Mr. Brace from Newington, CT to his son in Philadelphia, manuscript "Newington Dec 13, 1844" postmark, matching "Paid" adjacent to stamp, small red "Paid" handstamp of Hale & Co, (applied at New York)

Position 5 adhesive with manuscript "South" precancel and additional pen strokes, Conland

#206, Dec 26, 1844 folded letter from Sigourney & Son, Hartford to Joseph Gaddaggon (address altered), New York City, endorsed "Hale's Express dec 26 paid" at lower left, stamp area torn away and repaired

Position 9 adhesive with manuscript "South" precancel, ex Col. Green and Stern, Conland

#242, Dec 31, 1844 folded letter from Sigourney & Son, Hartford to Joseph Gaddaggon, New York City, endorsed "Hale's Express dec 31 paid" at lower left, stamp area torn away and repaired

Position 10 adhesive with manuscript "South" precancel, ex Emerson, Dewey collection

#232, Jan 4, 1845 folded letter from M. Eastburn, Hartford to Thomas Glover, New York City, manuscript "Pr Express Paid" at lower left

Position 11 adhesive with manuscript "South" precancel, ex Conland

#215, Jan 30, 1845 folded letter from A.H. Bull, Hartford to Braithwait & Chun, New York City

Position 9 adhesive tied by manuscript "Jany 30" date, ex Ackerman, Boker and Stern, Conland

#229, Jan 31, 1845 folded letter from Sigourney & Son, Hartford to Joseph Goddard (address altered), New York City, endorsed "Hale's Express Jan 31st" at lower left

Position 3 adhesive large top margin, with manuscript "South" precancel, ex Conland

#216, Feb 1, 1845 folded letter from E. Clark, Hartford to his brother at Clark & Coleman, New York City

Position 9 adhesive uncanceled, ex Ferrari and Stern, Conland

#224 Feb 12, 1845 folded letter of Mrs. Brace from Newington, CT to her son in Philadelphia, manuscript "Newington Feb 12, 1845" postmark and "Paid" adjacent to stamp, red "Paid" handstamp of Hale & Co, (applied at New York)

original letter mentions: "We have received no letter free. I bought a card of tickets at 5 cents each one of which I stick on every letter to you which answers your postage. On your letters to us (which would have come via Hale's) I pay for each one 6 cents & I do not recollect one exception. I wish you to see we are not deceived."

Position 3 adhesive with manuscript "South" precancel, Conland

#226, Mar 4, 1845 folded letter from Clark, Gill & Co., Hartford to Egleston & Battell, New York City

Position 10 adhesive uncanceled, ex Conland, PF cert

#230, May 13, 1845 folded letter from E.G. Ripley, Hartford to Phillip Ripley, New York City

Position 3 adhesive with manuscript "South" precancel, ex Conland, PF cert

#217, Jun 30, 1845 folded cover from Allen Porter to C& S Roosevelt, New York City

Position 2 adhesive uncanceled, ex Redfield and Stern, Conland

#218, undated cover (circa 1850/55) addressed to Prosser & Co., Philadelphia, black oval "The Adams Express Co., Hartford, Ct" and "Free W.B." (agent probably William Bell at this date) notation, Hartford stamp is not original to cover

Position 9 adhesive not original to cover with manuscript "South" precancel, ex Emerson and Stern, Conland

#222, undated folded cover addressed to Penfold & Scyuler in New York. red "Collect Six Cents for Hale & Co" boxed handstamp, fragment of docket appears to read "Newport" (RI), severed pair of Hartford stamps is not original to cover, PF cert "decline opinion as to stamps having originated"  

severed pair, positions 2  and 8, not original to cover but were used together with manuscript pen cancel, faded

#233, (Aug 6, 1844) folded cover without contents, no place (Boston), addressed to Degrabd, New York Hartford stamp is not original to cover (Hale Boston oval and collect markings)

Position 4 adhesive not original to cover with manuscript "South" cancel, Conland

#235, (Jun 17, 1845) folded cover without contents, no place (probably Worster, MA), addressed to W.A. Ranson & Co, New York Hartford stamp is not original to cover (Hale Worcester oval and collect markings)

Position 7 adhesive not original to cover with manuscript "South" cancel, two clean PF certs as genuine, ex Geisler and Conland

#237, (Mar 29, 1844) folded cover without contents, no origin docket, addressed to E.D. Morgan & Co, New York Hartford stamp is not original to cover (impossble date)

Position 2 adhesive not original to cover, uncanceled, clean PF cert as genuine, ex Conland

#238, (Mar 1, 1844) folded cover without contents, no origin town docket, addressed to E.D. Morgan & Co, New York Hartford stamp is not original to cover (impossble date)

Position 7 adhesive not original to cover, uncanceled, manuscript 'South" cancel, clean PF cert as genuine, ex Conland

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