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Scott Number: R164 Collection Reference No. for Communications: 2717

Denomination/Type: 2c carmine rose, rouletted 5.5

Estimated Retail Value: $ 15.00 What is this?

Cancel Method: Handstamped - Ornate/Complex

Cancel Color: Magenta/Purple

Cancel Date: November 21, 1898

Cancel or Company Type: Manufacturer or Industrial Trade

Company: H.B. Smith Co.

City: Westfield

State: Massachusetts

Nice ornate handstamp cancel. H.B. Smith was a boiler manufacturer. Note the image of a boiler at the center of the check in brown (enlarged below).

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