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cover Baltimore, Md., 5c Red on manila entire (3Proof ), lightly inked but clear strikes of the Postmaster Provisional markings, clear blue 'Baltimore Md May 15' (1846) datestamp, matching '5' in oval, cover addressed to 'Miss Susan Julia Mayer, Reading, Pa.', also includes an 1846 letter with the autograph signature of James M. Buchanan to serve as a comparison to the postmaster's franking signature, fresh,
VERY FINE, AN ATTRACTIVE EXAMPLE OF THIS RARE BALTIMORE, MD. POSTMASTER PROVISIONAL, ONE OF ONLY SIX RECORDED, Scott retail $10,000.00
