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Stamp of the Alexandria Postmaster.
This stamp was discovered by the present author, and was first chronicled in an article by him in Le Timbre Poste, of February, 1873. A second specimen is chronicled in Durbin's Philatelic Monthly, of August, 1879. They are both postmarked with the ordinary dated hand stamp of Alexandria, D. C., the word "PAID," and large numeral "5." The first postmark is dated July 10th, that of the second is illegible, but the letter was dated Sept. 9th, 1846.
ALEXANDRIA POST OFFICE.
Issue of 1846.
Large round stamp, 30 mm. in diameter, with border of 40 six-rayed stars. Within "Alexandria," above, and "Post Office," below, in heavy block capitals, a six-rayed star separating the words, on each side. In the centre "PAID," in smaller capitals, with the numeral "5" beneath.
Impression from wood block, 30 mm. in diameter, on yellow paper.