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Scott Number: R86c Collection Reference No. for Communications: 1106

Denomination/Type: $3 Manifest, green, perforated

2025 Scott Catalog Value (for a single stamp): $ 55.00

Estimated Retail Value: $ 28.00 What is this?

Cancel Method: Multiple Cancel Types

Cancel Color: Blue

Cancel Date: August 30, 1869

Cancel or Company Type: Law Firm, or Federal, State or Local Government

Company: U.S. Customs

City: New York

State: New York

The triangular punch is actually part of the cancel, not damage to the stamp. All examples of this New York Customs cancel exhibit the triangular punch at the center of the handstamp.

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