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lot # 2415 - United States "Back of the Book" Stamps and Postal History local stamps

Wednesday Dec 09, 2020 09:00 America/New_York

134L1, Stringer & Morton's City Despatch, Baltimore Md, (1c) Gold on black glazed, affixed but not tied on an undated folded letter locally addressed in Baltimore, stamp creasing and tiny scrapes, cover toned, despite all that a rare use of this local issue, Roth's census included just 14 covers; 2009 PF certificate (Scott $650)rnStringer & Morton operated for only about three months (October 1850-January 1851) in Baltimore and was apparently suppressed by the Baltimore Post Office.Sale 3036: General Sale Session 1 - United States Stamps and Covers

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