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Scott Number: R4c Collection Reference No. for Communications: 3920

Denomination/Type: 1c Telegraph, red, perforated

2023 Scott Catalog Value (for a single stamp): $ 20.00

Estimated Retail Value: $ 25.00 What is this?

Cancel Method: Handstamped - Circle

Cancel Color: Black

Cancel Date: March 30, 1864

Cancel or Company Type: Metallurgical/Mining

Company: Quincy Mining Co. of Michigan

City: Portage Lake

State: Michigan

1864 time draft on onion-skin paper, amount $100, stamped with 1-cent Telegraph (R4c) tied by bold 'QUINCY MINE PORTAGE LAKE' datestamp. Endorsed by signature, turning this into a bearer note used as provisional currency.

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