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| Scott Number | 03XU1 |
|---|---|
| Date | May 24, 1846 |
| From City | Baltimore |
| From State | MD |
| To City | Reading |
| To State | PA |
| Addressee | Miss Susan Julia Mayer |
| Cert Author | PF |
| Cert # | 454417 |
| Fake | |
| No. of Stamps | 1 |
| Plate Position | 0 |
| Initials | |
| Others |
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Lot 5 Baltimore, Md., 1845, 5¢ blue (3XU1), unusually clear strikes of provisional markings, blue "Baltimore Md. May 24" c.d.s. on buff entire from the Mason correspondence to Reading, Pa.; some light creasing, Very Fine.
Scott $6,500
A CHOICE EXAMPLE OF THE 5-CENT BLUE BALTIMORE PROVISIONAL ENTIRE.
Expertization: "R.H.W. Co." (Weill Bros.) backstamp.
The Baltimore provisional envelopes are rarely seen with all of the provisional handstamps completely visible.
Realized $5,500
Matthew Bennett Sale 314
PF 454417
3XU1 1846 5¢ blue
ENTIRE ADDRESSED TO READING PA., BLUE BALTIMORE MD PMK AT LEFT.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
IT IS A GENUINE USAGE
H R Harmer April 24, 1950 (original sale catalog) lot 2
Number 22 in the Hayes census.
Scott $6,500
A CHOICE EXAMPLE OF THE 5-CENT BLUE BALTIMORE PROVISIONAL ENTIRE.
Expertization: "R.H.W. Co." (Weill Bros.) backstamp.
The Baltimore provisional envelopes are rarely seen with all of the provisional handstamps completely visible.
Realized $5,500
Matthew Bennett Sale 314
PF 454417
3XU1 1846 5¢ blue
ENTIRE ADDRESSED TO READING PA., BLUE BALTIMORE MD PMK AT LEFT.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
IT IS A GENUINE USAGE
H R Harmer April 24, 1950 (original sale catalog) lot 2
Number 22 in the Hayes census.
