Postmasters’ Provisionals Cover Census

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From State/Country (Help)USA: Use the two-letter standard abbreviation for the state. Spell out country if not USA.
To City
To State/Country (Help)USA: Use the two-letter standard abbreviation for the state. Spell out country if not USA.
Addressee
Pf Number (Help)1st Character Legend: #=P.F., A=APEX, and E=PSE
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Fake (Help)Philatelic opinions of bad or suspect covers (NG = Not Genuine, ? = not sure)
No. of Stamps (Use number or ?)Enter a numeric quantity or a single question mark (?) to find entries with quantity > 0.
Plate Position (Use number or ?)Enter a numeric quantity or a single question mark (?) to find entries with quantity > 0.
Initials (Help)Shape of the bisected stamp: T, RH, LH, B (half) or LR, LL, UR, UL (location of remaining corner)
Other Stamps (Help)Scott cat # or description of other stamps and handstamps on the cover.
Scott # (Help)The Scott Catalogue Number
Date Range (MM/DD/YYYY)Enter start date (##/##/####) and end date to define a range. Will not return dates with unknown entries (containing x). Blank field will return all covers to the end of the list.
Date (Use 0-9, x, ?)Enter month, day and year as numerals. Use x for unknown or ? for single character wildcard. Leave any field blank to get all possibilities. Year is 4 digits (1849).	/ /

Click for details, hover for ID	Date	From City	From State/ Country	To City	To State/ Country	Addressee	Scott #	PF #	Fake	Qty	Plate Pos.	Init	Other Stamps	Click for details, hover for ID	Month	Day	Year
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Click for details, hover for ID	Date	From City	From State/ Country	To City	To State/ Country	Addressee	Scott #	PF #	Fake	Qty	Plate Pos.	Init	Other Stamps	Click for details, hover for ID	Month	Day	Year

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