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Scott Number: R53c Collection Reference No. for Communications: 1138

Denomination/Type: 40c Inland Exchange, brown, perforated

2025 Scott Catalog Value (for a single stamp): $ 8.00

Estimated Retail Value: $ 5.00 What is this?

Cancel Method: Handstamped - Circle

Cancel Color: Black

Cancel Date: October 1868

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

City: Springfield

State: Massachusetts

Trimmed top and bottom in an attempt to pass it off as an R53b, but the cancel date is far too late anyway.

If you have any information or comments about this cancel or stamp, please email me.