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Scott Number: R79a Collection Reference No. for Communications: 3828

Denomination/Type: $1.60 Foreign Exchange, green, imperforate

2025 Scott Catalog Value (for a single stamp): $1400.00

Estimated Retail Value: $2000.00 What is this?

Cancel Method: Manuscript

Cancel Date: April 15, 1865

Cancel or Company Type: Unknown

Company: Failing & Hatt

City: New York

State: New York

Wonderful and scarce usage of an R79a bottom sheet margin single on a promissory note taxed as an inland exchange, dated the day of Lincoln's assassination. I have only been able to find records of three other examples of R79a still on documents. Ex-Curtis.

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