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Scott Number: R5b Collection Reference No. for Communications: 2585

Denomination/Type: 2c Bank Check, blue, part perforate

2025 Scott Catalog Value: $ 300.00

Estimated Retail Value: $ 500.00 What is this?

Cancel Method: Handstamped - Oval

Cancel Color: Blue

Cancel Date: ??? 1863

Cancel or Company Type: Express, Carrier, or Delivery

Company: Wells Fargo

Wonderful one-of-a-kind piece! Not only is it a major double transfer (T5), but it is also an R5b that is imperforate vertically rather than horizontally (as with all part perforates, the imperf vertically are far more scarce than imperf horizontally). As of 2023, it is the only reported example of the T5 major double transfer on an imperf-vertical R5b. It is on a piece of a Wells Fargo document, with a California state revenue.

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