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Scott Number: R56a Collection Reference No. for Communications: 2701

Denomination/Type: 50c Foreign Exchange, blue, imperforate

2025 Scott Catalog Value (for a single stamp): $ 75.00

Estimated Retail Value: $ 125.00 What is this?

Cancel Method: Handstamped - Circle

Cancel Color: Black

Cancel Date: May 15, 1862

Cancel or Company Type: Unknown

Company: Charles Taylor

Impossible date on the cancel (Oct. 1, 1862 is when the tax went into effect). Most likely someone accidentally put in an incorrect final digit in the date slug.

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