Metropolitan Post Office, New York N.Y., 1c Blue on Wove (108L5). Cut to shape slightly into design, fine early impression on glazed paper (similar to 108L1-108L3A issues), cancelled by black smudge (not tied), used with 3c Dull Red, Ty. II (11A), left sheet margin and other sides just touched, tied by "New-York Sep. 5" circular datestamp on "Analytical Physician's" blue corner card cover to Danby Vt., the woodcut styles of the corner card and Metropolitan stamp are quite similar, Very Fine and extremely scarce, probably Sep. 1857, the pattern of Metropolitan stamp usage and "Express to Mail" label on the last two issues indicate that the post primarily (or exclusively) delivered mail to the post office, ex Golden, with 2000 P.F. certificate

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