Baltimore, Maryland, 5c Black on Bluish (3X3). Position 10 with right sheet margin, other margins ample showing frameline on two sides, manuscript cancel and tied by blue "Paid" handstamp with matching "Baltimore Md. May 14" circular datestamp on light blue 1846 folded letter to New York City, manuscript "Due 5" at top applied in Baltimore indicating letter was over the half-ounce weight limit for 5c rate, vertical file fold well clear of stamp

VERY FINE AND DESIRABLE SHEET-MARGIN EXAMPLE OF THE 5-CENT BALTIMORE POSTMASTER'S PROVISIONAL ON BLUISH PAPER TIED ON COVER.

The Baltimore provisional stamps were printed first on bluish and then on white paper (the Scott catalogue reverses the chronological order). Examples of the 5c on Bluish (3X3) on cover are rarely tied and in sound condition; this is one of the finest we have offered. The Scott value of $13,500.00 for 3X3 on cover is inexplicably $1,500.00 lower than the value for 3X1 (White paper).

No. 8 in the Hayes census and No. 20095 in the USPCS online census (where misidentified as No. 3X1 on White paper, based on earlier auction catalogue descriptions). Ex Haub. With 2016 P.F. certificate.

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