Lot
1306 
Baltimore, Md., 1845, 5¢ red, lightly inked strikes as is usual for the scarcer Red provisional, blue "Baltimore Md. May 17" cds on circa 1846 manila entire addressed to Miss Susan Julia Mayer in Reading Pa.; couple small toned spots top right, backflap reattached with small part repaired, Fine and rare; with 2008 P.F. certificate. Scott Nos. 3XU2 $10,000.
ONE OF ONLY SIX EXAMPLES OF THE 5¢ RED ON MANILA BALTIMORE PROVISIONAL ENVELOPES RECORDED IN THE HAYES CENSUS.
Realized: $3,250