large margins all around (position 30), manuscript cancel and tied by red "Boston 5cts 11 Apr" datestamp to cover to New York City, matching straightline "Paid", stamp barely affected by ironed-out vertical filefold, a very fine and rare example of the New York City Provisional originating in Boston (of which Piller recorded 19 and the USPCS census records 26), USPCS Census #20522