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, ex Hall (Image) 
Hale & Co., (5c) Blue, Street
Address Omitted (75L5). Two, cut to shape, each stamp tied by red
"Paid" and lightly struck Boston office oval handstamp on undated blue
folded cover to New York City, sender's "Double" notation, Very Fine
(Image)
Hartford Conn. Mail Route,
(5c) Black on Yellow Glazed (80L1). Margins cut in, ms. "South"
precancel, slightly oxidized as usual, thin spot and trivial flaws, rare (Image)
Letter Express (Wells), 5c
Black on Green Glazed (96L2). Ample margins, deep shade, ms. "X" cancel
on piece, small sealed tear at top right, otherwise Very Fine, ex Gordon N.
John, with 2004 P.F. certificate (genuine with small tear, but decline
opinion on the piece) (Image) 
Overton & Co., (5c) Black on
Greenish (113L1). Cut to shape, cancelled by clear strike of "Paid"
handstamp and tied by ms. "2" on folded cover to New York, red "Overton &
Co.'s City Mail Office, 3 Broad Street" oval handstamp, 1844 docketing on
back, some minor wear, Fine, scarce as only perhaps 20-25 are known on
cover (Image)
Pomeroy's Letter Express,
(5c) Black on Yellow, Value Incomplete (117L2). Position 14L, ample to
large margins, cancelled by ms. "C", minute tear in bottom right
marginVERY FINE AND CHOICE EXAMPLE OF THE RARE POMEROY'S FIRST ISSUE WITH VALUE INCOMPLETE.
This position shows dark scratches in the area where the "$1" was cleared.
With 2003 P.F. certificate (Image)
Pomeroy's Letter Express, 5c
Blue, Black on Pelure (117L3 var, 117L4 var). Block of six and two
singles of Blue, cross-pane block of four of Black, unused (no gum), Very
Fine, the true Pelure paper is distinguished from the other much more
common Pomeroy papers by its transparency (the printed image shows thru the
back completely), these multiples come from an old-time collection (Image) 
Pomeroy's Letter Express, 5c
Black on Thin Bond (117L4). Large margins, tied by penstrokes on 1844
folded letter datelined "Buffalo 27th Sept. 1844" to New York City,
red oval "Boyd's City Express Post Oct. 1 9 O'C" handstamp, stamp
cut out and reattached, still Fine, very rare use of this type of Boyd's
oval datestamp with the Pomeroy stamp, with 2003 P.F. certificate (Image) 
Forwarded by A. Roberts &
Co.'s Eastern Letter Express. Double-line oval handstamp and ms.
"Paid 4" on Sep. 7, 1844 folded letter from Boston to Portsmouth
N.H., prepaid at the advertised 4c rate, Very Fine, extremely scarce New
England express marking, ex Hall (Image)