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Scott Number: R48c Collection Reference No. for Communications: 3625

Denomination/Type: 25c Power of Attorney, red, perforated

2025 Scott Catalog Value (for a single stamp): $ 1.00

Estimated Retail Value: $ 50.00 What is this?

Cancel Method: Handstamped - Circle

Cancel Color: Blue

Cancel Date: December 11, 1863

Cancel or Company Type: Metallurgical or Mining

Company: The American Coal Co. of Allegheny County

City: New York

State: New York

Cox Railroad Stock/Bond Catalog Number: AME-320 S-30

Cox Railroad Stock/Bond Catalog Value: $25-$50

This blue handstamp cancel is found fairly often, but this is the first document I have found that attributes the cancel.

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