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Scott Number: R53a Collection Reference No. for Communications: 2890

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

2025 Scott Catalog Value (for a single stamp): $2500.00

Estimated Retail Value: $1900.00 What is this?

Cancel Method: Handstamped - Circle

Cancel Color: Black

Cancel Date: May 16, 1864

Cancel or Company Type: Bank, Banker, or Broker

Company: Tradesman's Bank

City: Chelsea

State: Massachusetts

2013 Philatelic Foundation certificate. Exceptional margins, and one of very few examples with a handstamped cancel. The cancel company and exact date are identical to the stamp on Philatelic Foundation certificate 179017.

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