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| Scott Number | 03XU1 |
|---|---|
| Date | June 23, 1846 |
| From City | Baltimore |
| From State | MD |
| To City | Reading |
| To State | PA |
| Addressee | Miss Susan Julia Mayer |
| Cert Author | PF |
| Cert # | 476718 |
| Fake | |
| No. of Stamps | 1 |
| Plate Position | 0 |
| Initials | |
| Others |
Notes
Baltimore Md., 5c Blue on Manila entire (3XU1). Unusually clear strikes of provisional markings, matching "Baltimore Md. Jun. 23" (1846) circular datestamp on entire to Miss Susan Julia Mayer in Reading Pa.
EXTREMELY FINE. A SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THE 5-CENT BLUE BALTIMORE PROVISIONAL ENTIRE.
This could be No. 27 in the Hayes census (where dated June 23). Ex Col. Edward H. R. Green and Hall
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Inc. sale 972 lot 3002 realized 5,750
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Inc. sale 824 lot 8 realized 8,000
Eugen Costales sale Feb 18, 1946 (Col. Green Part 25) lot 2 realized 775
PF 476718
3XU1 1846 5¢ blue
PROVISIONAL 5¢ ENTIRE, BLUE BALTIMORE MD PMK, ADDRESSED TO READING PA (HAYES LIST NO. 27).
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
IT IS A GENUINE USAGE
Number 27 in the Hayes census
EXTREMELY FINE. A SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THE 5-CENT BLUE BALTIMORE PROVISIONAL ENTIRE.
This could be No. 27 in the Hayes census (where dated June 23). Ex Col. Edward H. R. Green and Hall
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Inc. sale 972 lot 3002 realized 5,750
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Inc. sale 824 lot 8 realized 8,000
Eugen Costales sale Feb 18, 1946 (Col. Green Part 25) lot 2 realized 775
PF 476718
3XU1 1846 5¢ blue
PROVISIONAL 5¢ ENTIRE, BLUE BALTIMORE MD PMK, ADDRESSED TO READING PA (HAYES LIST NO. 27).
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
IT IS A GENUINE USAGE
Number 27 in the Hayes census
