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Scott Number: RB24p Collection Reference No. for Communications: 3866

Denomination/Type: Proprietary: 1c dark green, watermark 191R, hyphen hole perf. 7

2025 Scott Catalog Value: $ 30.00

Estimated Retail Value: $ 40.00 What is this?

Cancel Method: Handstamped - Other

Cancel Color: Black

Cancel Date: October 17, 1912

Cancel or Company Type: Law Firm, or Federal, State or Local Government

Company: USPS

City: Providence

State: Rhode Island

Two 1-cent pbattleship proprietary revenue stamps used illegally as postage with flag cancel. Proprietary battleships are more scarce used as postage than documentary battleships.

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