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7 .2 TRANSPORT AA/D POSTAL SE R V IC E S 7 8 4 5 -7 8 6 0
EAST COAST C IT IE S - BALTIMORE ANP PHILADELPHIA

Jame-6 W. H ale ran an Independent Matt S e r v ic on th e tn many
c it ie b In c lu d in g New V ork, Bobton, P h ila d e lp h ia , & B a ltim ore (Pop. 170,000). Hib 6c
in te n t-c ity d a te in 1844 wab hal/j th e Government r a le & hib co m p etitio n c o n trib u te d to th e
J u ly 1845 Government re d u c tio n to 5c under, & 10c o v e r, 300 a bh eet
t e t t e r . Hib B altim ore o ^ i c e , w hich opened in 1845, wab o n ly in o p era tio n 67 dayb.

Folded Letted datetined Baltimode lit MV 5, lo 100
Caddied by Hate l Co. idom t h e V i Baltim - Red Oval
Red boxed dectangle COLLECT/ SIX CENTS/ FOR/ HALE & Co. PO 100 mite bate mi 5c.
P h ita d e tp h ia (Pop. 410,00) v ie d w ith New Vor com m ercial a c t iv it y & th e ta rg e b t o£
it b p r iv a te lo c a l pobib wab D.O. Blood & Co. form ed in 1845. D a n iel Blood d ie d in 1855 &
th e G eneral manager Charleb K ocherbperger a cq u ired th e bubinebb, changing it b name to
BLOOD’ S PENNV POST. He ibb u ed 1c btampb bearing hib name & d e p ic tin g th e la t e Henry C l a y .

Local letted delivered in Philadelphia by Blood’i Penny Poit.
Vcdi BLOOD’S/ PENNV POST I date JAN 17 1860. Oval g^ud tiei itamp to coven.

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