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Scott Number: R6c Collection Reference No. for Communications: 3504

Denomination/Type: 2c Bank Check, orange, perforated

2025 Scott Catalog Value (for a single stamp): $ 0.45

Estimated Retail Value: $ 150.00 What is this?

Cancel Method: Handstamped - Script

Cancel Color: Black

Cancel Date: January 10, 1865

Cancel or Company Type: Steamship, Shipping, or Maritime

Company: Merchants Navigation and Transportation Co.

City: Boston

State: Massachusetts

Just a wonderful document! It is a receipt for ship transport via Merchants Navigation and Transportation Co. steamer 'Commonwealth' from Silas Pierce & Co. to the Boston & Providence Railroad. There is a crisp railroad receiving datestamp (unlisted in Tolman) at top right center, and then an absolutely superb 'E.J. Smith' script handstamp cancel tying the stamp to the document. The steamer 'Commonwealth' was destroyed in a fire in December of 1865.

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