5c Red Brown (1). Detailed early impression, large margins, cancelled by blue pen hashtag, red "New York 2cts Nov. 17" integral-rate circular datestamp with "BALTIMORE R.R." straightline on blue folded letter datelined "Baltimore 16th Nov. 1847" to New York City, Very Fine and very unusual, probably given to a route agent aboard the cars of the Baltimore Railroad (Baltimore to Philadelphia), loose letters given the route agent were put in a through bag at the end of the route in Philadelphia, the New York City 2c marking indicates the route agent expedited delivery by handing it to the drop letter clerk, P.F. certificate 23663 no longer accompanies and declines opinion as to use of the stamp

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