An 1852 Baltimore Maryland Groceries Circular measuring 8.25 x 10.5 in. sheet of thin paper printed one side with U.S. #9 1851 Franklin, Deep Blue imperforate Type IV
(First One-Cent US postage stamp) affixed - this being the first year of documented use in June of 1852; Printed by: Toppan, Carpenter, Casilear & Co. in near fine used and with manuscript address "S S Masters & Son Alexandria Va [Virginia].Circular entitled "Baltimore Prices Current of Provisions, Breadstuff, Groceries, Liquors Etc. for the week ending November 20, 1852".
Printed for "Page, Sharp & Co., Produce Brokers, Exchange Building" printed by Hedian & O'Brien, Printers Booksellers and Stationers 82 Baltimore St. Balto."
Circular originally folded to approx. 3 x 5 in. with small embossment upper right verso left of stamp reading "BATH".
Circular in generally very good condition, with folding and along left margin of recto chipping and sunning; all text however legible and extant.
